Over 5,000 foreigners submitted petitions in Poland for int'l protection this year

This year, 5,600 foreigners applied for international protection, the highest number since 2016 and twice as many as last year, an Office for Foreigners spokesman said on Monday. Jakub Dudziak said the applications for international protection were submitted by citizens of Afghanistan (1,700), Belarus (1,600) Russia (800) and Iraq (600).