no comment One thousand snowmen built in Poland to raise money for toddler Several dozen people gathered beside a frozen lake in eastern Poland this weekend to build a thousand snowmen to raise money for a sick toddler. 21/02/2021
Poland EU must take 'urgent steps over Poland's human rights violations' CIVICUS, which track civic freedoms, put Poland on its human rights watchlist over the government's alleged attacks on judicial independence, women's rights, media independence and LGBTIQ+ people. 18/02/2021
no comment Europe's cold snap freezes Polish shoreline The shoreline in the coastal town of Międzyzdroje froze over, turning the normally sandy beach into an Arctic landscape of snow and ice. 15/02/2021
Poland Women's rights activist charged for role in Polish protests A leader of the Polish Women’s Strike, the movement that has led mass nationwide protests against a near total abortion ban in Poland, has been charged with criminal felonies. 11/02/2021
Poland Protests against new abortion law continue across Poland Protests against Poland's new abortion law take place in cities across the country. 30/01/2021
Poland Fresh protests in Poland as near-total abortion ban comes into force The controversial ban on abortion in nearly all circumstances was delayed by the government due to widespread protests over the measure. 27/01/2021
Unreported Europe Drugs, addicts and dealers: an underworld adapting to a pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has turned logistics and supply-chains upside down for both legal and illicit trade. In this episode of Unreported Europe, we look at how drug addicts are getting their fix and how dealers are bypassing pandemic restrictions. 15/01/2021
Poland Three on trial in Poland over LGBT sign on posters of revered icon The activists could face up to two years in prison if convicted on charges of offending religious sentiment and desecration of Poland's most revered icon, the Mother of God of Czestochowa. 14/01/2021
Poland Poland clamps down on New Year's celebrations with new COVID-19 rules New restrictions brought in by the Polish government are in place for three weeks, and they include a ban on moving around on New Year's Eve. 29/12/2020
no comment Thousands protest in Warsaw against abortion reform and PiS government Thousands demonstrated in Warsaw to protest against a Constitutional Court ruling imposing an almost total ban on abortion in Poland, and also to demand the resignation of the ruling PiS government. 13/12/2020
Poland Poland: Protesters march to PiS leader's home on 1981 anniversary As well as women protesting the country's high court ruling restricting abortion, farmers and entrepreneurs also vented their anger at the PiS government on Sunday's march. 13/12/2020
Poland Poland: Fears for press freedom as state firm buys private media group Critics of the right-wing government called it a dark day for media freedom, since it effectively means the government is seizing control of an important publisher of independent news. 08/12/2020
Poland 'We're standing with you': MEPs slam Poland over abortion crackdown "We can't allow our daughters to have fewer rights than their mothers and that's what's happening right now in Poland," said MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez. 25/11/2020
Poland Poland abortion protests reflect a deep schism in country's society Protests have raged in Poland following a court ruling that imposed a near-total ban on abortion. 25/11/2020
