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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

News blackout amid Polish protest over 'blow to free media' tax

Independent media in Poland suspended their news coverage for 24 hours on Wednesday over a planned new advertising tax, which they say will undermine press freedoms.

10/02/2021

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

Poland

Polish MP suspended by ruling party after taking COVID-19 vaccine

Zbigniew Girzyński admitted he had been vaccinated in his role as a university lecturer but said he "did not ask anyone for any priority in the queue".

27/01/2021

My Europe Series

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

Polish officials call for trial over killing of Gdansk mayor

Paweł Adamowicz was stabbed to death by an assailant on stage at a fundraising event on 13 January 2019. Two years on, the suspect has still not stood trial over his killing.

13/01/2021

Poland

Poland charges two suspects for preparing "terror attack" on mosque

The suspects had planned to use "explosives" and "poisonous substances" in the attack on Poland's Islamic community.

07/01/2021

Poland

Krakow funds LGBT shelter despite Polish government hostility

Krakow has become the first city in Poland to finance an LGBT support shelter.

31/12/2020

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

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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

Feeling bl-EU? Budapest and Warsaw light up opposition to budget veto

Budapest's Statue of Liberty and Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science are to be lighted EU-blue for three days starting on Wednesday.

09/12/2020

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

Carrefour withdraws Polish news adverts over LGBT rights

French supermarket chain Carrefour says it has withdrawn advertising campaign from Polish television TVP, saying that the content "did not correspond to the company's values".

27/11/2020

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

Poland

Poland: Police using 'excessive violence' against peaceful protesters

At least 60 protesters, including one as young as 17, have been detained in recent weeks, Eliza Rutynowska, a lawyer who has been representing the demonstrators, told Euronews.

24/11/2020

Poland

Polish scientists identify first cases of COVID-19 at a mink farm

Polish scientists have identified the first cases of the coronavirus in mink at a farm in the north of the country, the Medical University of Gdansk said on Tuesday.

24/11/2020

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New breast cancer therapy promises to destroy tumours inside the body

In partnership with The European Commission

A prize-winning breast cancer therapy developed in Poland promises to destroy tumours inside the body, avoiding the need for painful surgery.

23/11/2020

Poland

World's deepest swimming pool opens its doors in Poland

The previous record belonged to a 42-metre-deep swimming pool in Italy. The new 'Deepspot' pool in Poland won't hold the record for very long, either.

22/11/2020

Poland

'It's emotional torture': Poles look abroad after abortion crackdown

Charities are reporting an increasing number of Polish women calling for help after Poland passed a law putting an almost total ban on terminations.

11/11/2020

Poland

Poland braces for more anti-government protests over abortion law

Police have warned demonstrators that gatherings are banned under pandemic-era regulations.

07/11/2020

Poland

Poland: Eleventh day of anti-government, pro-abortion protests

Marches were held in several Polish cities on Sunday despite coronavirus restrictions, and followed a 100,000-strong protest in Warsaw on Friday.

02/11/2020

Poland

Euroviews. Poland's highest court has legalised the torture of women. We will fight back for our rights ǀ View

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the value and rights of Polish women are still up for debate. But women will not stop fighting for our rights to safe abortions and make decisions about our bodies.

31/10/2020