Poland

Five people face up to five years in prison for offering humanitarian aid at the Polish-Belarusian border. Scheduled to appear in court in Hajnówka, Podlasie on 28th January, they are charged with providing food, clothing and transport to a family of nine from Iraq and a man from Egypt.

These people need material aid now. There have been numerous deaths leading up to this and that’s before winter hits. The British response has to send army engineers to see if they can improve the border fence.