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- www.theguardian.com Architects look to Warsaw for lessons on rebuilding Ukraine from rubble
An exhibition highlights the Polish city’s innovative reconstruction effort after the second world war
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Polish ruling party unveils referendum question to let "ordinary Poles" not "German politicians" decide
>The referendum itself has not yet been called, with parliament set to consider the issue later this month. Nevertheless, PiS today published a video featuring Kaczyński unveiling the first of four questions the party wants to ask the public to vote on.
>While up to now the idea of the referendum has been linked to the EU migration pact, the question announced today is on a completely different topic: “Do you support the sale of state-owned enterprises?”
>“For us, the voice of ordinary Poles is always decisive,” said Kaczyński. “The voice of foreign politicians, including German ones, does not have any meaning.”
- www.reuters.com Poland to vote in privatisation referendum, likely alongside October election
Poles will vote on whether they support the privatisation of state companies, Poland's ruling party leader said on Friday, as he announced the first question in a number of referendums likely to be held on the same day as parliamentary elections.
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Poland to send 2,000 troops to reinforce Belarus border
Source: Reuters.com >WARSAW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Poland will send 2,000 troops to its frontier with Belarus, the deputy interior minister told state-run news agency PAP on Wednesday, twice the number requested by the Border Guard, to stem illegal crossings and maintain stability.
- www.aljazeera.com President Duda sets Poland parliamentary election date for October 15
Polls for the parliament’s upper and lower houses come amid rising tensions on country’s eastern borders.
On the same topic: politico.eu: Poland’s president announces election date
- theconversation.com Ukraine war: what young Poles think about their nation's role – here's what our survey shows
More young Poles want the country to stay neutral in the Ukraine war than in 2022, a survey says.
- www.politico.eu Mushrooms cloud Polish election campaign
Foragers turn on Kaczyński for picking a fight over forest management.
- www.politico.eu Poland goes to war (verbally) with Europe’s conservative chief
Polish prime minister challenges EU’s overarching conservative party leader to a debate as they vie for control of the right.
- www.rescue.org 58% of Ukrainians in Poland have been asked to work below minimum wage, new IRC survey reveals
More than a half of Ukrainian respondents in Poland declared they had been asked to work below the minimum wage in Poland, reveals a new survey published by United for Ukraine in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
- www.theguardian.com No 666 to Hel: Polish bus route drops ‘devil’s number’ after Christian protests
Operator announces route to town of Hel has been redesignated as No 669 – a change that has prompted public outcry
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Eight Polish abortion rights cases inadmissible -European court
www.reuters.com Eight Polish abortion rights cases inadmissible, European court saysA group of abortion rights cases filed by eight women against Poland was inadmissible, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Thursday, citing a lack of strong medical evidence, among other factors.
- www.theguardian.com Poland: hundreds of thousands march against rightwing populist government
‘We’re half a million here,’ says Donald Tusk at what he says is biggest political gathering since Poland regained independence
- www.jta.org Lecture on Holocaust in Poland canceled after far-right lawmaker storms podium - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
“Nothing like this has ever happened to me," said the Holocaust scholar whose lecture was interrupted.
- www.theguardian.com ‘I will do the same again’: activists continue fight against Poland’s strict abortion laws
Justyna Wydrzyńska, who was convicted for providing abortion pills, refuses to give up campaign for legal terminations
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Interview with a comrade about the current situation at the border Poland/ Belarus (April 2023)
cross-postowane z: https://szmer.info/post/317511
>Interview with an comrade from no borders Poland about the current situation at the border – Poland/ Belarus. The Interview was done during a live show at a Street Festival ( just to explain the background – sounds)
- kyivindependent.com Former Polish PM: Ending war in Ukraine with compromises would lead to 'new dangers'
Former Polish Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński said there is a risk of the war in Ukraine ending with compromises rather than a definitive resolution, the Polish Press Agency reported on April 24.
- www.reuters.com Poles march to defend Pope John Paul II against abuse cover-up accusations
Thousands of Poles marched through Warsaw and other cities on Sunday to show their support for the late Pope John Paul II in the face of what they said were false allegations that he concealed child abuse in the Catholic Church.
- www.theguardian.com Polish court convicts activist for helping woman get abortion pills
Justyna Wydrzynska sentenced to community service after telling court she sent pills to victim of domestic violence
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- culture.pl Not for Profit: An Interview With Tosia Ulatowska of the FLAUTA Collective & Radio Kapitał
With Tosia Ulatowska, we discuss the emergence of Radio Kapitał – the first Polish community radio station – and the FLAUTA collective, both created to fill a gap in the need for a space for events that would – through electronic music – ‘capture the emotion and spirit of today’s world.’ How does mu...
- www.theguardian.com Poland’s police chief wounded after gift from Ukraine official explodes
Warsaw seeking explanation from Kyiv after Jarosław Szymczyk taken to hospital with minor injuries
Contrary to the sanitized narrative of the article, most likely he fired off a grenade launcher in his office either by accident or not expecting (or checking) it's loaded. Nearly killed a cop in another room.
- www.euractiv.com Polish state TV instigates hate campaign against Brussels journalist
Polish state channel TVP has unleashed a hate campaign which has led to death threats against Dorota Bawolek, a well-known and respected Brussels journalist, who works for Polsat, the first private channel in Poland, widely considered as the most neutral.
- www.reuters.com I won't stop, says Polish abortion activist as court hearing adjourned
A court on Friday adjourned a hearing on whether a prominent activist broke Polish law by supplying pills to trigger an abortion, as she pledged to continue helping women terminate unwanted pregnancies.
- amp.cnn.com 'No matter the law, no matter the stigma, no matter the cost.' This European network helps people access abortions
Meet the B&B owners, the doctors and activists who form part of a grassroots web, working around the clock to assist those who need to travel to the Netherlands for a second-trimester termination.
- lovinmalta.com Abortion Without Borders Activist May Be Sentenced For Supplying Abortive Pills At Upcoming Hearing
Polish Abortion Without Borders activist Justyna Wydrzyńska may be sentenced at a hearing this week for having supplied abortion pills. What might be the last hearing of the case will take place later this week, with this trial marking the first time in Europe that an activist has been prosecuted fo...
- jpost.com Neo-Nazi head of Goyim Defense League arrested in Poland
Jon Minadeo was arrested while he was protesting against Jews outside of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, where 1.1 million Jews were killed.
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We won't let Germany "lecture us on democracy" and "spit in our face", says Polish PM
Seems like polish gov is going into substite subject overdrive, or uncovers itself for being russian assets.
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« Je ne fais que tendre la main à d’autres femmes » : le combat pour le droit à l’avortement de la Polonaise Justyna Wydrzynska [FR]
www.lemonde.fr « Je ne fais que tendre la main à d’autres femmes » : le combat pour le droit à l’avortement de la Polonaise Justyna Wydrzynska« Liberté, j’écris ton nom » (4/6). Justyna Wydrzynska lutte pour le droit des femmes à avorter en Pologne. Elle a choisi d’aider les autres, et, dans ce pays ultraconservateur, elle doit passer devant un tribunal en octobre après avoir été dénoncée.