On the outskirts of the Białowieża forest – which bestrides the border between south-east Poland and Belarus – a group of seven Iraqi Kurds makes their weary way towards the Polish hamlet of Grodzisk.
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A refugee (C, background) is seen attempting to communicate with an interpreter separated by a police cordon over 300 meters away in Usnarz Gorny near Bialystok, eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus, on Aug. 26, 2021.