Poland said Friday that it had launched an information campaign abroad to deter migrants from trying to cross into the European Union through its border with Belarus.
Warsaw has blamed Belarus and its ally Russia for what it calls a hybrid operation to increase migratory pressure at its eastern border in a bid to destabilise the bloc, allegations both countries deny.
In March, the Polish government suspended the right to seek asylum, a move intended to deter irregular migrants that was met with outrage from rights groups.
"Poland protects its borders effectively. We've launched an information campaign in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Pakistan and Egypt that is aimed at illegal migrants," Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X.
He linked to one of the campaign's videos that showed Polish border guards escorting individuals, as well as other images like barking dogs, stop signs, handcuffs and money.
"If someone illegally crosses the border, they will not receive asylum," the narrator says in Pashto.
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