Donation campaigns have collected money and humanitarian aid, while many businesses are offering products and services free of charge.
Agnieszka Wądołowska
Russian ambassador booed in Poland at commemoration of Soviet general
The protesters carried Ukrainian flags and chanted “murderer” and “shame”.
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Poland detains three times more migrants illegally crossing Belarus border at weekend than in 2020
The Polish government has accused Belarus of using migrants as “living weapons” in a “hybrid war”.
Poland accuses Belarus of sending migrants over border as “living weapons” in “hybrid war”
Over 130 migrants have been detained in the last two days after illegally crossing the border from Belarus into Poland.
State auditor calls for investigation into hundreds of millions of spending by Polish justice ministry
The Supreme Audit Office has asked anticorruption authorities to investigate.
Polish president increases pay of MPs and ministers, but opposition moves to block rises
Senior politicians will earn between 40% and 75% more.
Hundreds of Polish journalists sign open letter defending TVN and media freedom
The signatories criticise the actions of the government and call for an intervention from international public opinion.
Poland’s state commission against paedophilia issues first report with 22 recommendations
The commission was created following a documentary on sexual abuse cover-ups.
Poland’s population shrinks by almost 200,000 in past year
To counter the falling birth rates, the government has unveiled a new demographic strategy.
Polish PM proposes making drink drivers pay compensation to families of victims
His pledge follows an accident in which a drunk driver killed the parents of a two-year-old child.
Abortion ban forces Polish women to seek terminations abroad and mental health support at home
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The number of abortions has not declined, say doctors and NGOs.
Poland buys former Soviet HQ to create museum of communist crimes
The site will commemorate the Augustów roundup, during which thousands of Poles were detained and at least hundreds killed.
Poland marks 75th anniversary of “Europe’s last pogrom” of Jews in Kielce
More than 40 were killed following rumours Jews had kidnapped a Christian child.
Polish nationalists given prison sentences for “Zionists will hang on trees” chant
The incident took place at a march organised by the far-right ONR.
