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Poland Marks an Anniversary, Not in Solidarity, but Division
Three decades after the first elections after Communism, a struggle over control of the narrative of the past could determine the country’s future.
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Rokiczanka - W moim ogródecku (Official HD Video)
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Poland to double jail terms for paedophiles
Convicted paedophiles could now face 30 years in prison amid outrage over sex abuse by priests.
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Five Key Takeaways from the European Elections in Poland
by Daniel Tilles Poland’s European elections resulted in a clear victory for the ruling national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, which won by an even greater margin than polls predi…
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Poland has filed a complaint against the European Union’s copyright directive
The directive was approved in April, and goes into force in June
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Will a Documentary Take Down the Polish Government?
A film exposing sex abuse by Catholic priests also exposes the corrupting ties between the church and the ruling political party.
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Polish activist detained for 'offending religious beliefs' over LGBTQ Virgin Mary
An activist in Poland has been detained after police found posters depicting the Virgin Mary with a halo consisting of the colours of the LGBTQ flag. The activist, Elżbieta Podleśna, confirmed on Facebook in the early hours of Monday morning that she had been arrested, and her phone confiscated.
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Casimir Pulaski, Polish Hero of the Revolutionary War, Was Most Likely Intersex, Researchers Say
Disputed remains were the right height and age and showed injuries consistent with the general’s life. There was just one catch: “The skeleton looked very female.”
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Auschwitz Memorial asks visitors to stop posing for photos on rail lines
Learn some manners.
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How the World Changed Music: Ewa Demarczyk – the Dark Angel BBC Sounds
The story of Poland’s most celebrated but reclusive singer
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Here comes the sun: the future looks bright for solar energy in Poland
Last year saw a boom in the solar-panel market with over 50,000 Poles installing them on their roofs as people looked for alternative and greener sources of energy. The thousands of putting up the panels reflects a rocketing desire in the country for solar energy. Back in 2015 only 3,000 homes had panels but come the end of 2016 that number had grown to 10,000 and has kept on growing ever since.
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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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A Polish online retailer was giving away copies of Fallout 76 for free with $5 PS4 thumbsticks
In a limited-time promotion to rid itself of a load of PS4 thumbsticks, Polish retailer X-Kom threw in a free copy of Fallout 76. The retailer is still carrying Fallout 76 PS4 stock, but thanks to the promotion (presumably), it’s now all out of the thumbsticks, which were priced at $5/ £4. The page for the timed-out promo is still live, but Redditor u/Zupa84PL captured a screenshot while it was still available, and the bundle’s price was slashed from $70/ £54 for a short time.
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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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Poland's political leader on unprecedented defensive
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland’s most powerful politician who has built his position on a reputation of honesty and anti-communist convictions, suddenly finds himself embroiled in revelations over his involvement in complex business dealings and the presence in his inner circle of people with alleged communist ties. The stakes are high, given two crucial elections this year — for the European Parliament in May and for the national parliament in the fall.
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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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