Relocated children: Posterchild for Russia’s removal of Ukraine orphans says he was coached, threatened
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Poland’s capital Warsaw earmarks $US30 million for bomb shelters and other security
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Poland’s capital Warsaw will spend 117 million zlotys ($US30 million) in the next two to three years on bomb shelters and other security measures, with war in neighbouring Ukraine in its third year, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. While NATO member Poland has reassured citizens that its place in the alliance […]
Farmers threaten to bring Poland to a halt after police clashes
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Tens of thousands of farmers and their supporters warned on Wednesday they would bring Poland to a standstill, after violent clashes with police outside the country’s parliament in Warsaw. The protesters had gathered at the Prime Minister’s office in the Polish capital, burning tyres and throwing firecrackers as they demanded a halt […]
Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers’ imprisonment
Warsaw, PolandReuters Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland’s parliament on Thursday to protest against the new government’s changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted of abuse of power. The march reflects mounting tensions in the country as the new pro-European Union coalition government led by Donald Tusk […]
Polish ex-ministers head for jail as police swoop on presidential palace
Warsaw Reuters Police entered Poland’s presidential palace to detain two of their former bosses on Tuesday, executing a court order to take the ex-interior minister and his deputy to prison and escalating a row between the head of state and the new government. Prime Minister Donald Tusk had earlier accused President Andrzej Duda of obstructing […]
Snapshot: Christmas in Warsaw, Poland
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Polish opposition holds massive Warsaw rally ahead of tight election
Warsaw, PolandReuters Hundreds of thousands of people held an opposition rally in Warsaw on Sunday, two weeks ahead of an election that the liberal Civic Platform (PO) says may decide Poland’s future in the European Union and its democratic standing. Opinion polls suggest the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government could win the vote but […]
Belarus opposition march in Warsaw on anniversary of contested election
Warsaw, PolandReuters Hundreds of opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko marched through the Polish capital Warsaw on Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of their unsuccessful attempt to unseat him in an election they say was rigged. Protests dragged on for months after Lukashenko claimed victory in the 9th August, 2020, presidential election. Western countries […]
Ukrainians, Belarusians help turn Warsaw into hub of creative arts
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Yulia Krivich is part of a burgeoning community of artists from around the former Soviet Union that has helped turn the Polish capital into a major hub of creative talent, especially after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of her native Ukraine. Krivich, who has lived in Poland for more than a decade, […]