Rising numbers of migrants have arrived in Lithuania from Belarus. Many of them come from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Belarus is accused of encouraging migrants to illegally cross the border into the EU in retaliation for heavy sanctions. [via DW عربية]

“We’ve never been allowed to speak about politics in sports but all of a sudden it’s allowed… Palestinians have been going through [occupation] for the past 74 years.” Egyptian squash player Ali Farag called out the double standards on Ukraine ⤵️

Europe has been accused of racial bias and double standards in its response to Ukrainian refugees compared to other migration crises involving refugees from the Middle East and Africa. 🔗: aje.io/s6svfp