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BBC: Lithuania votes to curb influx of migrants from Belarus

By BBC.
Lithuanians walk with a national flag during a parade to mark the 30th anniversary of the independence from the Soviet Union in Vilnius, Lithuania on March 11, 2020.
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Lithuania has voted in favour of strict new migration laws amid an influx of arrivals from Belarus. Politicians backed the controversial legislation on Tuesday, allowing the mass detention of migrants and limiting their right to appeal. It comes as hundreds of migrants have illegally crossed into Lithuania from Belarus in recent weeks.

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