Poland has joined a growing list of EU member states tightening border controls to limit people claiming asylum, against EU and international refugee obligations.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday he would protect his country's eastern border, dismissing criticism that a plan to temporarily stop accepting asylum applications violated human rights.

Polish President Andrzej Duda criticized the government's plan to temporarily suspend asylum rights for irregular migrants, fearing it will block refuge for Belarusians and Russians. The plan, argued to protect borders from hybrid threats,

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has defended his country’s planned tough stance against migrants at the border with Belarus. At Poland’s eastern border, it is not a case of refugees appearing spontaneously and randomly,