Event 494

{
  "attack_type": "Weaponized Migrants",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Belarus",
    "PL-BY"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Border",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Statistics and official commentary from Polish authorities support a clear trend; surge is contextually linked to ongoing Belarus border tactics.",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Belarus"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "79% rise in asylum applications in ??  Poland. The figure came amid a renewed crisis on Poland s border with ??Belarus, where large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers   mainly from the Middle East, Asia and Africa   have been seeking to cross with the encouragement and help of the Belarusian authorities.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-08-02T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Headline and article assert 79% rise in asylum claims in H1 2024.",
    "Nearly two-thirds of applications are from Belarus; border attempts noted as context.",
    "Statistical chart shows recent spike; text references abnormal trends linked with hybrid pressure."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "In the first half of this year, 7,530 foreigners were registered as asylum seekers in Poland, including 5,090 from Belarus.",
    "That was a 79% increase compared to the same period last year.",
    "The surge has coincided with an increase in attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border.",
    "Most applications came from countries that have previously been associated with attempts to use migration as a method of hybrid pressure on Poland."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/08/02/asylum-claims-in-poland-rise-by-79-in-first-half-of-2024/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Weaponized Migrants",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Headline and article assert 79% rise in asylum claims in H1 2024.",
            "Nearly two-thirds of applications are from Belarus; border attempts noted as context.",
            "Statistical chart shows recent spike; text references abnormal trends linked with hybrid pressure."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Asylum claims in Poland rise by 79% in first half of 2024",
  "location_text": "Poland-Belarus border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_494_1763928766_5efaa54f.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Renewed crisis on Poland s border with ??Belarus. Asylum seakers: Ukrainians, Belarusians, plus African & Middle Eastern nationals",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/08/02/asylum-claims-in-poland-rise-by-79-in-first-half-of-2024/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "First half of 2024 saw a 79% jump in asylum applications in Poland, largely from Belarus, highlighting increased border pressure.",
  "url": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/08/02/asylum-claims-in-poland-rise-by-79-in-first-half-of-2024/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Weaponized Migrants",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "PL-BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "2-Aug-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": " ",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Renewed crisis on Poland s border with ??Belarus. Asylum seakers: Ukrainians, Belarusians, plus African & Middle Eastern nationals",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "79% rise in asylum applications in ??  Poland. The figure came amid a renewed crisis on Poland s border with ??Belarus, where large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers   mainly from the Middle East, Asia and Africa   have been seeking to cross with the encouragement and help of the Belarusian authorities.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/08/02/asylum-claims-in-poland-rise-by-79-in-first-half-of-2024/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}