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Poland Is Trying to Make Abortion Dangerous, Illegal, and Impossible
Ireland voted to liberalize abortion laws. The far-right government in Warsaw is moving in the opposite direction.
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How the Spring party is reviving the Polish left
Spring has come to Poland – in the form of a new left-wing party....The new party, named Spring (Wiosna in Polish)...aspires to remake Poland as a secular, diverse and egalitarian country “where no one is left behind”, in the words of its founder, Robert Biedron.
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Warsaw’s Middle Eastern Failure
Recently, the Polish government agreed to host a gathering in Warsaw on the Middle East that was held the day before the Munich Security Conference, which typically brings together all the sides of major conflicts in the world; however, the Polish conference would be exclusively focused on an anti-Iranian agenda and based on the current narratives espoused by the Trump administration and Israel.
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9 Polish Movies That Almost Won an Oscar
Close, but no cigar! There was always something – politics, money, or the works of the great masters of cinema – that stood in the way of a Polish triumph at the Academy Awards. Culture.pl presents nine Polish movies in which almost won an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
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Polish PM cancels trip to Israel over Holocaust row
Morawiecki pulls out after officials voice anger at Netanyahu comments.
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A political battle over history now grips Poland’s proudest memory
How the fall of the Berlin Wall began in a beautiful Baltic port city in Poland with the Solidarity movement
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The WWII Polish deportations – still an untold story
For years few spoke about it. Many shared the feeling “You didn’t want to tell them because they wouldn’t understand or would laugh so you just closed yourself up.” The story of the horrifying crime carried out by the Russians during WWII on the people of Eastern Poland wasn’t well known and still isn’t.
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The Future of Politics Is Coming to Poland
Promising newcomers are threatening to tear apart the country’s two-party system in every direction.
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Poland plans to tighten vet control after export of ‘unfit’ beef
Warsaw is scrambling to preserve the country’s reputation as a reliable meat exporter.
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Poland: Women’s Rights Activists Targeted
The Polish government is targeting women’s rights activists and organizations, putting women’s rights and safety at risk. Activists have targets on their backs simply for helping survivors of abuse or for supporting basic rights to reproductive health and peaceful protest.
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'Everything changed in 2016': Poles in UK struggle with Brexit
Members of Britain’s largest group of foreign nationals tell how love and admiration for their adopted country is turning sour
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The Magazines Publishing One Another’s Work
Polarization is everywhere. But it’s being challenged in Poland by a handful of magazines across the political spectrum. They’ve begun sharing articles, to show readers a variety of viewpoints.
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Poland’s progressive hope
Robert Biedroń wants to revitalize Polish politics but risks splitting the opposition.
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Poland’s Teflon Populists Can Survive a Tape Scandal
The latest revelations about Jaroslaw Kaczynski won’t be as damaging as those that helped to topple the previous government.
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Poland’s democratic spring: the fightback starts here
Citizens across the country are taking on the authorities – and winning, says Warsaw-based journalist Christian Davies
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Secret filming shows sick cows slaughtered for meat in Poland
Undercover film raises fears of serious health risks from major EU exporting country
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On the Way to Auschwitz, I Found ‘Heil Hitler’ Signs For Sale
On a Holocaust education trip in Poland, a writer discovers Nazi memorabilia at a flea market, in apparent violation of the law. But nothing is quite that simple.
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Mayor’s Funeral Unites Gdansk. His Killing Exposed Poland’s Deep Divides.
Even before the mayor, Pawel Adamowicz, was laid to rest on Saturday, it was clear that his death could have profound political consequences.
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‘We feel orphaned’: Polish city mourns Paweł Adamowicz
Gdańsk mayor’s funeral revealed a nation in shock, bereft of a man who stood for openness
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Poland’s transformation is a story worth telling
It’s one of the world’s most successful economies — just don’t tell the right-wing government.
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