Poland’s state historical body, the IPN, last year appealed for help identifying the woman in the 1943 photograph.
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Polish education minister retracts statement linking “LGBT ideology” to Nazism after legal action
Przemysław Czarnek linked “LGBT ideology” to Nazism and said that “these people are not equal to normal people”.
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Poland begins to withdraw special benefits for Ukrainian refugees
Free public transport for refugees and payments to households that host them are being withdrawn.
Plants communicate with each other via electrical signals in their leaves, find Polish scientists
Plants use the signals to warn others in their network of danger.
Police raid strip clubs and arrest gang accused of drugging and defrauding clients
Several thousand victims each lost between a few thousand and a million zloty.
“Ornithological sensation” as griffon vulture spotted in Poland for first time in over a decade
The species probably once nested in Poland, but has been declared extinct in the country.
Tusk promises to “separate church from state immediately after winning elections” in Poland
The church is itself to blame for its separation from Polish society, the Civic Platform leader said.
Shopping centre footfall and turnover surpass pre-pandemic levels in Poland
While the figures partly indicate a return to pre-Covid shopping habits, they also reflect the arrival of millions of refugees from Ukraine.
Polish university’s equality policy sparks conservative backlash against “leftist Western ideology”
The elements of the document relating to trans people have caused particular concern.
Poland launches paid voluntary military service
Poland is planning to double the number of troops serving in the armed forces under a new national defence law.
Poland’s EU funds to be unblocked only after reforms to judicial system, says von der Leyen
The European Commission president specified the three objectives that Poland must meet for its post-pandemic recovery funds to be disbursed.
Minister expresses “shame” at Ukraine jury giving no points to Poland at Eurovision
The Ukrainian public awarded Poland a maximum score, but its jury gave their neighbours “nul points”.
Austrian museum returns animal specimens stolen from Warsaw in WWII
The Haus der Natur in Salzberg discovered the items in a warehouse in 2017 and informed the Polish embassy.
Poland falls in World Press Freedom Index for seventh year running
Poland again reached a record low, having fallen every year since 2015, when it reached its highest ever position.
