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Statement of Solidarity with the Staff of Gazeta Wyborcza
Members of the Committee for Editorial Independence of the Economia media house express grave concern at the deepening conflict between the editors of Gazeta Wyborcza and the management board of...
25-11-2021 15:22 -
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They Raised Funds for Poland's Far-Right Independence Day March. Now PayPal Blocked Their Account
On Monday, PayPal has blocked the account of the far-right association behind the contentious Independence Day March in Warsaw. Its leader, Robert Bąkiewicz, called the decision a "fight between...
24-11-2021 13:51 -
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CNN: Poland's Government is Using the Belarus Border Crisis to Distract Attention from its Failures
In an analysis published on its website on Monday, the American news network concludes that the Polish government has largely succeeded in using the ongoing border crisis to divert attention from its...
23-11-2021 12:55 -
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EU Human Rights Commissioner Calls on Polish Government to Let Media and Humanitarian Aid Organizations Access the Border
Following her 4-day mission to Poland, Dunja Mijatović, the EU Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a statement calling for immediate access of international and national human rights actors and...
19-11-2021 14:48 -
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Autocratic Power Grab is No Defence of Sovereignty [OPINION]
The Polish prime minister has dismissed the dispute between Poland and the EU as a difference of opinion over competences. This is nonsense: the rule of law is at stake.
19-11-2021 11:43 -
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Will Poland Be the Only EU Country to Jail a Journalist for Doing Their Job? [REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Gdansk prosecutor's office to abandon its proceedings against Gazeta Wyborcza reporter Katarzyna Włodkowska, who is facing a possible 30-day prison...
18-11-2021 14:39 -
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Leading Media Freedom NGOs Voice Concern Over Possible Restrictions on Right to Information in Poland [STATEMENT]
Partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are highly concerned about new possible restrictions on the right to information in Poland that could further erode press freedom in the country....
18-11-2021 14:20 -
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Michałowo: A Small Polish Town with a Big Heart for Refugees [FEATURE ARTICLE]
In Michałowo, a small border town in eastern Poland, local leaders set up a community-run help point providing stranded migrants and refugees with food, shelter, and clothing. At once far away from...
18-11-2021 11:46 -
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Journalists Assaulted by Polish Soldiers Near Border with Belarus. "They Were Exceptionally Aggressive"
On Tuesday, a group of men wearing Polish Army uniforms attacked three photojournalists covering the Poland-Belarus border crisis. The incident took place in the village of Wiejki, outside the area...
17-11-2021 11:40 -
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Unknown Perpetrators Damage Vehicles of Polish Volunteer Medics Providing Emergency Aid to Migrants at the Border
On Sunday, unknown perpetrators damaged five passenger cars belonging to the "Medics on the Border"- a group of Polish volunteer medics providing emergency aid to migrants and refugees at the...
15-11-2021 14:55 -
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State-Sanctioned Independence Day March in Warsaw: War Rhetoric, Xenophobia, and Anti-EU Sentiment
Despite having been initially banned by the court, the contentious Independence Day march went through Warsaw on Thursday after Poland's nationalist authorities gave it the status of an official...
12-11-2021 16:34 -
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Germany Opens New Immigration Processing Center for Refugees Fleeing Through Belarus
In Frankfurt (Oder), at the border with Poland, Germany has opened a new processing center with the capacity to handle 400 asylum applications in a single day. It was created in response to the...
11-11-2021 11:23 -
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Avoiding Cooperation with Opposition on the Border Crisis, PiS is Hoping to Boosts its Approval Ratings
Despite demonstrative calls for unity in the face of an escalating border crisis, the Polish government is avoiding cooperation with the opposition because it hopes to boost its approval ratings. -In...
10-11-2021 13:27 -
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Poland Turns Down Help from Brussels Despite Worsening Crisis on Border with Belarus
Reiterating its offer to assist Warsaw in handling the escalating migration crisis, the EU Commission encourages Poland to allow Frontex officers near its border with Belarus- unfortunately, to no...
09-11-2021 15:36 -
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Death of Pregnant Woman Sparks Poland-Wide Protests Against Abortion Ban
On Saturday, November 6, thousands of protesters all over Poland took to the streets to pay tribute to the 30-year-old Izabela who died of a septic shock after being denied access to abortion. The...
08-11-2021 17:28 -
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Human Rights Organizations Warn of Escalating Violence on Poland-Belarus Border as Situation Grows Tense
Warning of a "growing risk of violent escalation on the Poland-Belarus border", on Sunday, November 7, an alliance of Polish human rights NGOs and independent activists issued an appeal to various...
08-11-2021 13:08 -
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Prosecution Fines Wyborcza's Reporter for Refusing to Reveal Confidential Source in Gdańsk Mayor Murder Case
The District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk fined "Wyborcza's" reporter Katarzyna Włodkowska for refusing to reveal the identity of a confidential source she relied on while reporting on the Gdańsk...
06-11-2021 11:01 -
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Leading Polish Reproductive Rights NGO: "Pregnant Polish Women Have to Fear for Their Lives"
"A woman died because she had the misfortune of becoming pregnant in Poland, a country where religious fundamentalism trumps women's rights"- The Federation for Women and Family Planning issued a...
05-11-2021 11:50 -
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Pregnant Woman Dies After Being Denied Access to Abortion. Protesters Blame Draconian Reproductive Rights Restrictions
11 months after Poland's politicized Constitutional Tribunal decided to further restrict women's reproductive rights, a 30-year-old woman died because she was denied access to abortion. On November...
04-11-2021 12:58 -
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Prosecution is Forcing Wyborcza's Journalist to Reveal Her Source in the Gdańsk Mayor Murder Case
Wyborcza's journalist Katarzyna Włodkowska was ordered to reveal the identity of a confidential source she relied on while reporting on the Gdańsk mayor murder case. Meanwhile, after nearly three...
29-10-2021 17:54 -
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Two Young Yazidi Refugees Were Hospitalized. Polish Border Guard Officers Came for Them Any Way
Two Yazidi refugees were found dehydrated and in need of medical attention after wandering around in the Polish forests for 10 days. They were taken to a hospital in Bielsk Podlaski, but border guard...
29-10-2021 12:10 -
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In Poland's Legal Row with Brussels, Ordinary Citizens Foot the Bill. Giving EU Money Directly to Local Governments Could Change That
By continuing its rule of law row with Brussels, PiS deprives Polish citizens of the much-needed EU recovery money. But there's a way to fix that- the management of funds could be entrusted directly...
29-10-2021 07:44 -
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Belgian PM: "Poland's Attack on the CJEU is Completely Unacceptable. You Cannot Pocket All the Money but Refuse the Values"
"To those who give incendiary interviews and think it's necessary to declare a new world war in the Financial Times, I want to say: you are playing a dangerous game, you are playing with fire when...
28-10-2021 14:54 -
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CJEU Orders Poland to Pay 1 Million Euros Daily Penalty for Failing to Suspend Illegal Disciplinary Chamber
On Wednesday, Poland was ordered to pay a penalty of 1 million euros for each day it fails to implement the July CJEU ruling telling it to suspend the illegal disciplinary chamber- a key element of...
28-10-2021 11:11 -
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84% of Poles Are Concerned About Climate Change, Want the Government and Big Business to Act, Study Finds
A Kantar public opinion survey conducted on behalf of Gazeta Wyborcza has found that a vast majority of Poles (84%) are worried about climate change. Most respondents want the government and big...
26-10-2021 16:13 -
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Fearing That Polish Border Guards Will Push Them Back, Yazidi Refugee Families are Hiding in the Woods to Survive
Wrapped up in layers and sleeping bags, an entire family of Yazidi refugees huddles together on the forest floor to stay warm. They don't build bonfires, afraid of being spotted by the Polish border...
25-10-2021 12:55 -
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Poland's Former First Ladies Join Mothers Protesting the Inhumane Treatment of Refugees at Belarus Border
Danuta Wałęsa, Jolanta Kwaśniewska, and Anna Komorowska, have joined Polish mothers from all around the country in their protest against the government's inhumane treatment of migrants on the border...
23-10-2021 15:17 -
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Money for Nothing? PiS Appears Ready to Call EU's Bluff Over Recovery Funds Standoff [EXCLUSIVE]
Sources inside the Polish government claim that PiS is ready to risk a head-on confrontation with the EU to put the Commission under pressure. "We're going to call their bluff and get the money from...
22-10-2021 16:15 -
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