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In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, migrants stand behind a fence inside a Lithuanian refugee camp near the Belarusian border.

Video. Lithuania challenged on migration law changes amid Belarus border row

Updated: 24/08/2021 - 17:53 GMT+2

The Council of Europe says the changes "remove, in the case of an emergency situation, significant safeguards in the asylum procedure".

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