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Imagining the Ukrainian-Polish La-la land

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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It is not authentic or 'natural,' as some claim; on the contrary, it defies logic, history, and popular sentiment (and resentments). If the situation worsens and the sovereignty of both countries is actually merged, even to...

Poland: Blending refugees to create the ideal authoritarian cocktail

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • Immigration
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As I have previously discussed on several occasions, the problem has been privatized, and authorities are cynically duping citizens who, for the most part, are genuinely opening their hearts and homes to provide shelter and...

What does the overgrowth of surveillance in Evros mean for Greece and Europe?

  • Nikos Vrantsis - Alexandra Bogos Nikos Vrantsis - Alexandra Bogos
  • East Left Media Outlet
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Since July 2021, a zeppelin has been hanging in the Greek sky, surveilling the borderline spanning from the Evros’ river delta to Alexandroupoli’s port. Almost three million euros have been reserved only for the first six months...

A Polish soldier asked for asylum in Belarus

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • Belarus
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This is a special edition of our show. We are here today to discuss an exceptional event taking place in Poland. Emil Czeczko, a Polish soldier mobilized at the border, defected to Belarus and he...

Poland’s dictatorial farce reaches comical proportions

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • Immigration
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The brutal treatment of migrants by the Polish military, police, and border guards has sparked widespread public outrage. Also in Poland, despite the fact that the majority of citizens support the Polish authorities' barbaric reactions. The...

The horror intensifies: the Polish border guard attack migrants with gas and water cannons

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • Belarus
  • 0 Comments
The Polish side is becoming increasingly cruel. Near the closed border crossing Kunica-Bruzgi, desperate migrants threw stones, branches, and empty cans of tinned food at Polish officers and soldiers. On the Polish side, the police...

Poland’s response to the ‘migrant crisis’ is brutal, irrational, and repugnant

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • Belarus
  • 0 Comments
To believe that the Polish response to the migrant gathering on the Polish-Belarussian border could be even remotely rational and meaningful, one would have to be completely insane. Let us begin by recognizing that those...

Migrants pay the price for Poland’s nationalistic posture with their lives

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • Belarus
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The hosts of "On the Barricades," Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski, discuss the situation on the Polish-Belarussian border in this episode, focusing on the Polish authorities' cynical, violent, and downright stupid response to what they...

Humanitarian crisis on the EU’s eastern border and the Polexit humbug

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • Human rights and civic liberties
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The Polish-Belarussian border became a place of utter terror for thousands of Middle Eastern migrants who were enticed by Belarussian dictatorial leader Lukashenko with the prospect of easy access to the European Union. The Polish...

Deaths and debts: Romania’s implosion and Poland’s violent anti-immigrant rampage

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • Coronavirus
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As the fourth wave of the global pandemic hits Eastern Europe, the failure of Romanian statehood becomes more apparent. While the police, military, and intelligence services are flush with cash, hospitals are in disrepair. Recently,...

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