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Court Dismisses Daniel Obajtek's Lawsuit Against "Wyborcza"
In a final decision, the District Court in Warsaw dismissed the claims of Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek who sought to silence "Wyborcza" and prevent it from publishing investigative articles about his...
11-06-2021 15:20 -
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Disputed Disciplinary Chamber Challenges the Authority of EU's Top Court
After more than a year since the CJEU had issued an order temporarily suspending its activities, Poland's Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court will continue hearing judicial disciplinary cases....
10-06-2021 16:14 -
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Government Documents Leaked After a High-Level Official's E-mail was Hacked
On Tuesday, the head of the Polish PM's office Michał Dworczyk confirmed that his email account has been compromised. His statement came shortly after a post claiming that internal government...
09-06-2021 19:38 -
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Criticizing its Democratic Backsliding, Obama Calls Poland "Essentially Authoritarian"
In an interview with CNN on Monday, former US president Barack Obama warned about America's democratic backsliding, citing Poland and Hungary as examples of "functioning democracies" turned...
09-06-2021 12:02 -
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Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court Rules to Uphold the Immunity of Judge Beata Morawiec
In a surprising move, the politicized Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court on Monday reversed its own decision to lift the immunity of defiant judge Beata Morawiec. The decision is final and...
08-06-2021 14:36 -
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Ultraconservative Organization Ordo Iuris Launches International University in Warsaw
Ordo Iuris, the Polish ultraconservative organization known for promoting extreme anti-choice and homophobic policies is launching a university in Warsaw. Its aim? Shaping new conservative elites for...
08-06-2021 11:45 -
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Censorship at the Kraków Photomonth Festival. Museum Cancels Art Installation for Being too "Politically Charged"
An art installation composed of protest signs from the Women's Strike marches has been taken off the museum's exhibition program for being too "politically charged". The artwork was supposed to be...
04-06-2021 08:51 -
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Polish Government is Using Court Cases to Silence Media. Taxpayers Foot the Bill [INTERVIEW]
- Luckily, for now, most of the lawsuits targeting independent media leave journalists largely unscathed, but we can't take this for granted in the future- says Joanna Szymańska from ARTICLE 19, a...
02-06-2021 17:55 -
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Russia Stopped Polish Airplane on the Runway to Arrest Opposition Leader
Russian authorities stopped a Warsaw-bound Polish airliner preparing to take off in St. Petersburg. The aircraft was already taxiing down the runway when its pilot was ordered to turn back to the...
01-06-2021 13:10 -
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Polish Media Urge Government to Support Persecuted Citizens of Belarus
In light of the growing tensions and political repression in Belarus, leading editors and journalists are calling on the Polish government to streamline the processing of asylum applications and help...
31-05-2021 19:28 -
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Defiant Judge Juszczyszyn: Those Who Try to Take Away Our Freedom Will Eventually be Brought to Justice [EXCLUSIVE]
Governments come and go, but remaining true to the rule of law, defending justice, and being a decent person are all values that will stand the test of time. I'm convinced that the current state of...
29-05-2021 18:25 -
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More Polish Towns Repeal Their Anti-LGBT Resolutions
On Tuesday, the city council in Przemyśl voted to withdraw a declaration "opposing the promotion and affirmation of LGBT movements" it has adopted two years prior. By deciding to repeal it, Przemyśl...
28-05-2021 12:19 -
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Polish Minister of Education Announces a "Conservative Counterrevolution"
Schools are supposed to educate and teach tolerance. But the "acceptance of demoralization or sexual deviance and subversion of the social order has nothing to do with tolerance" - argues the...
27-05-2021 12:06 -
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Poland's Ultra-Conservative Lobby Launches Campaign to Further Restrict Women's Reproductive Rights
No more medical abortions, emergency contraception, and "abortion tourism"- The Catholic fundamentalist organization Ordo Iuris is about to launch an extensive policy campaign to further restrict...
26-05-2021 18:10 -
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Poland Wants to Keep Contested Coal Mine Open Despite EU Court Ruling
On Monday, after the special meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, PM Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Poland will be seeking a deal with the Czech Republic to keep the contested Turów brown coal mine...
25-05-2021 12:00 -
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Belarus Forces Down Polish Passenger Plane to Arrest Dissident Journalist. Government Officials Speak of "State Terrorism"
Under the pretext of a bomb threat, the Belarusian regime forced down a Ryanair passenger plane to arrest the prominent dissident journalist Roman Protasevicz. Polish government officials have called...
24-05-2021 15:19 -
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Orlen's Media Takeover: Polska Press Appoints New CEO With Close Ties to the Ruling Camp
Tomasz Przybek, a man with close ties to the ruling camp and connections in government-friendly media, has been appointed as the new CEO of Polska Press- Poland's largest regional media publisher...
21-05-2021 10:53 -
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CJEU Advocate General: Justice Minister's Arbitrary Power Over Judicial Secondments at Odds with EU Law
CJEU Advocate General Michal Bobek has issued an opinion regarding specific legal provisions allowing the Polish Minister of Justice to second judges from one court to another and dismiss them at...
20-05-2021 15:44 -
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Brussels Asks for More Spending Transparency in Poland's Recovery Plan
The EU Commission has asked Poland to include a stronger spending control mechanism into its National Recovery and Resilience Plan. While the draft has already been submitted at the beginning of May,...
19-05-2021 19:24 -
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Poland Ranks EU's Most Homophobic and Transphobic Country for the Second Year in a Row
Marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, ILGA-Europe yesterday released its annual index assessing the legal and social situation of LGBTI people in Europe. For the second...
18-05-2021 14:16 -
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Poland's Ultra-Conservative Lobby Tries to Find its Way into Brussels [LE SOIR]
Ordo Iuris, an ultra-conservative Polish organization promoting anti-abortion and homophobic policies is seeking to expand its influence in the EU. So far, however, even its efforts to find an office...
17-05-2021 12:50 -
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European Commission Pushes for a Media Freedom Act Meant to Protect Media Independence in Poland, Hungary, and Slovenia
Addressing the worrying developments in Poland, Hungary, and Slovenia, EU commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton announced his support for new EU-wide regulations meant to prevent media...
14-05-2021 12:37 -
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Courts Siding With Judges Harassed by the Ruling Camp Face Mounting Pressure from the Ministry of Justice
Following a decision by the District Court in Bydgoszcz, suspended judge Paweł Juszczyszyn has been reinstated to the bench. Meanwhile, by accusing the adjudicating panel of acting illegally and...
14-05-2021 09:17 -
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World's Largest Organization of Auschwitz Survivors Calls on the Polish Prime Minister to Reinstate the International Auschwitz Council [LETTER]
As survivors of the German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau we are highly concerned regarding the conflict within the current national and international bodies whose missions...
13-05-2021 11:46 -
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Local Journalist Fired After Ridiculing Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek in a Sarcastic Opinion Piece
A longtime journalist for the local daily "Nowiny" has been fired after writing a sarcastic piece ridiculing Daniel Obajtek, the CEO of the state-run oil company Orlen. The newspaper is one of 20...
12-05-2021 12:08 -
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Reporters Without Borders Calls For the Reinstatement of Four Editors-in-chief Sacked by Orlen
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the reinstatement of four editors-in-chief with the Polish regional media group Polska Press who were fired by the Polish state-controlled oil company that...
10-05-2021 19:20 -
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Study Finds Only 31 Percent of Poles Believe Their Country is Democratic
According to this year's Democracy Perception Index, an overwhelming majority of Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians declare satisfaction with the state of democracy in their respective countries....
10-05-2021 14:27 -
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Supreme Administrative Court Applies CJEU Ruling Challenging the Validity of PiS-Appointed Supreme Court Judges
Applying a CJEU ruling of March 2, Poland's Supreme Administrative Court overturned two resolutions of the politicized National Council of the Judiciary which pre-selected the Supreme Court...
07-05-2021 13:29 -
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