CALL-TO-ACTION: POLISH-BELARUSIAN BORDER

There is an ongoing, urgent humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border. Refugees, who are trying to get to Europe, are pushed back into the primal forest by Polish Border guards and then harassed back into the wilderness by the Belarusian military. They wander without water, food, or shelter, and the weather is getting harsher. Humanitarian activists from NGO Nomada are currently collecting smartphones so people can ping their location and ask for help.

We will be collecting phones this week (29.11. - 10.12.) and then sending them to Poland.

The drop off point is:

Improper Walls Gallery
Reindorfgasse 42, 1150 Wien
Wed - Fri 3:00 - 7:00

Please make sure the phone is working and is unlocked (no Simlock, PIN), the language is switched to English, and preferably comes with a charger.

Further reading in English:

Rethinking Refugees • Global
In the Standoff Between Belarus and Europe, Migrants Are Being Used as Human Weapons (TIME)
West Accuses Belarus of Orchestrating Migrant Crisis at Polish Border (The New York Times)

Thanks to Zosia Hołubowska for initiating.