00:36Migrants stranded at the Belarus-Poland border held a rally near Bruzgi, Friday, with several holding signs requesting assistance from the pope.
Both adults and children could be seen holding placards appealing to EU leaders, as well as to Pope Francis.
On Thursday, Minsk National Airport reported that a flight carrying 427 had departed for the Iraqi city of Erbil.
In November, thousands of migrants set up tent camps on the Belarus-Poland border and attempted to cross the frontier.
The EU has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to pressure the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Belarus: Migrants appeal to pope at Polish border
Migrants stranded at the Belarus-Poland border held a rally near Bruzgi, Friday, with several holding signs requesting assistance from the pope.
Both adults and children could be seen holding placards appealing to EU leaders, as well as to Pope Francis.
On Thursday, Minsk National Airport reported that a flight carrying 427 had departed for the Iraqi city of Erbil.
In November, thousands of migrants set up tent camps on the Belarus-Poland border and attempted to cross the frontier.
The EU has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to pressure the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Migrants stranded at the Belarus-Poland border held a rally near Bruzgi, Friday, with several holding signs requesting assistance from the pope.
Both adults and children could be seen holding placards appealing to EU leaders, as well as to Pope Francis.
On Thursday, Minsk National Airport reported that a flight carrying 427 had departed for the Iraqi city of Erbil.
In November, thousands of migrants set up tent camps on the Belarus-Poland border and attempted to cross the frontier.
The EU has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to pressure the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.