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Five activists in Poland are facing up to five years in jail for helping migrants. (Photo: Mariusz Błaszczak)

Upward trend in people facing EU jails for helping migrants

People continue to face criminal charges for helping migrants, in what activists say is an increasingly common trend through most of the EU.

Picum, a Brussels-based campaigner for migrant rights, says they have documented at least 142 active criminal cases reported by media last year.

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Five activists in Poland are facing up to five years in jail for helping migrants. (Photo: Mariusz Błaszczak)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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