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COVID-19 statistics: Coronavirus divides Europe like the Iron Curtain
Compared to the pandemic situation in spring, the current coronavirus wave is taking a much greater toll in Eastern and Central Europe than in the West.
31-10-2020 09:38 -
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As violence escalates in Poland, journalists come under attack [INTERNATIONAL PRESS INSTITUTE]
The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned recent aggression and violence against journalists covering ongoing protests in Poland and called for both police and demonstrators to ensure...
30-10-2020 14:30 -
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Almost 500 thousand Poles protested against the abortion ban on Wednesday
General Jaroslaw Szymczak, Chief of Police, announced that according to official police data, 430 thousand people went to the streets in Poland to protest the abortion ban on Wednesday, October 28th....
30-10-2020 11:37 -
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Sauron wants all the rings of justice [OPINION]
Anyone in Poland, from activist to farmer, can presently be arrested and charged for anything if he 'disrupts and does not support' the operation of the state.
30-10-2020 11:17 -
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Our journalists were assaulted. A statement by Gazeta Wyborcza's editorial board
We stand in protest against the barbaric attack on our journalists and guarantee that we will do everything to ensure that the perpetrators responsible for the assault face justice.
29-10-2020 17:54 -
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Joe Biden was right to publicly note the erosion of democracy in Poland. It was Donald Trump's foreign policy that contributed to Poland's drift towards autocracy [OPINION]
The erosion of democracy in Central Europe is the result of Donald Trump's terrible foreign policy. Democracy in the region will not survive unless the US government changes its tolerant and friendly...
29-10-2020 11:30 -
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Kaczyński's nationalist thugs attack protesters [OPINION]
Ever since the Law and Justice party came to power, Polish nationalists have enjoyed the protection of the government. Today, however, Kaczyński let these aggressive thugs off the leash and set them...
29-10-2020 11:07 -
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Poland 'slammed the door shut' on legal and safe abortions: Human rights experts [United Nations]
A group of UN independent human rights experts have denounced a court ruling in Poland that bans abortions on the grounds of fatal or severe foetal impairment, effectively "slamming the door shut" on...
28-10-2020 20:54 -
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Kantar poll for "Wyborcza": Majority of Poles don't support the Constitutional Court ruling on abortion
59% of respondents, including most religious people and nearly half of Jarosław Kaczyński's political base, agree that women should have a right to choose whether they want to terminate a pregnancy...
28-10-2020 15:50 -
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Kaczyński urges his supporters to defend churches, says protests aim to "destroy Poland"
-We must defend Polish churches at all costs. I call on all PiS members and all of our supporters to take part in defending the church- said the Law and Justice party chairman, Jarosław Kaczyński, in...
28-10-2020 12:19 -
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Poland stopped in its tracks as protesters block the streets in hundreds of cities
On Monday, Poland saw a wave of protests on a previously unprecedented scale. Hundreds of thousands of people blocked key streets and intersections of hundreds of Polish cities during rush hours to...
27-10-2020 17:24 -
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Poland signs a US-sponsored anti-abortion declaration joining a group of over 30 conservative and authoritarian governments
On Thursday, as the politicized Constitutional Tribunal ruled abortion in Poland to be practically illegal, the ruling Law and Justice party joined a coalition of largely illiberal and authoritarian...
27-10-2020 13:01 -
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"This is war" - weekend protests against the abortion ban took over Poland
Tens of thousands of people took part in a protest against the abortion ban in Warsaw on Friday. - Since the ruling camp opted for lawlessness, then lawlessness it is. On Sunday, protesters turned...
27-10-2020 12:08 -
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I've had enough. Men shouldn't decide whether women in Poland have a right to live [OPINION]
I don't know about you, dear readers, but I've had enough. The verdict of the so-called Constitutional Tribunal, which introduced - following the example of such human rights giants as El Salvador,...
26-10-2020 11:18 -
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A well known anti-government attorney collapsed during his arrest. He was presented his charges while he was still unconscious
The day before an important court hearing, the Central Anticorruption Bureau arrested Roman Giertych, an attorney for the key defendant. Legal experts argue that the proceedings against Giertych, a...
23-10-2020 14:55 -
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Protests in Poland after the ruling camp-controlled constitutional court further restricts abortion rights
On Thursday, Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled that terminating a pregnancy due to fetal abnormalities violates the constitution. In practice, the decision imposes a de facto ban on abortion....
23-10-2020 13:34 -
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A Handmaid's tale of the Constitutional Tribunal: Women's rights activists protest in Warsaw [REPORTAGE]
Pro-choice activists dressed up as handmaids from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel gathered outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw to protest further restrictions on abortion.
21-10-2020 19:58 -
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EU Commission urges Poland to make sure that the institution of the Ombudsman remains independent
The European Commission urges the Polish government to preserve an independent institution of the Ombudsman for human rights. At the same time, MEPs are criticizing the Commission's lack of action...
21-10-2020 13:21 -
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A practical guide to your rights and responsibilities during quarantine and isolation
As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to grow exponentially, mandatory isolation becomes a reality for ever more people. What are your rights and responsibilities during quarantine or...
20-10-2020 13:51 -
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New Minister of Education and Science sworn in amid controversy over his homophobic statements and anti-Semitic sympathies
Przemysław Czarnek, a member of the ruling Law and Justice party known for his homophobic statements and anti-Semitic sympathies, has been sworn in as the new Minister of Education and Science. The...
19-10-2020 15:22 -
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Poland's largest stadium to be turned into an emergency field hospital
To cope with a rapid spike in Covid-19 cases, the government is turning the National Stadium in Warsaw into an emergency field hospital. The first 500 beds are planned to be made available by the end...
19-10-2020 12:09 -
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New coronavirus restrictions: Warsaw becomes a "red zone", high schools and universities go remote
We need to hit the brake and reduce our social interactions to a minimum- urged the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski. On Thursday, the Polish government announced further restrictions and...
16-10-2020 14:00 -
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Government tries to shift responsibility for a failed coronavirus response onto medical workers: smear campaign in public media
On Tuesday, the Deputy Prime Minister, Jacek Sasin, has accused medical workers of negligence. Responding to the allegations, medical workers are now urging politicians and pro-government media to...
15-10-2020 17:57 -
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Poland extends ban on incoming international passenger flights. Updated list of countries covered by restrictions
The new regulation on international passenger air traffic suspends incoming flights from 29 countries. The list has just been updated. Poland is now also closed for all incoming passengers from...
15-10-2020 10:57 -
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European judges declare solidarity with Beata Morawiec, urge Brussels to take legal action
Responding to the decision of the politicized Disciplinary Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court to revoke the judicial immunity of Judge Beata Morawiec, three international associations of judges...
14-10-2020 17:35 -
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Kaczyński threatens to veto EU budget over the rule of law conditionality. Brussels responds
The leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczyński, has threatened to veto the EU budget and coronavirus recovery package. Brussels, however, reaffirms its conviction that the...
14-10-2020 13:33 -
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The Venice Commission is concerned by the risk of paralysis of the Ombudsman institution of Poland [STATEMENT]
"A situation where the institution of the Human Rights Commissioner is prevented from functioning fully and effectively pending the election by parliament of a new Commissioner would have a...
13-10-2020 16:40 -
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The politicized Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court revokes the immunity of Judge Beata Morawiec
The Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court agreed to start criminal proceedings against Judge Beata Morawiec. Its decision to revoke a judge's immunity is unprecedented. The decision is not...
13-10-2020 16:12 -
There is no freedom without solidarity
