Some criticised the one-year sentences as too lenient, as well as the fact that the case was not treated as terrorism.
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Protester charged for crime of insulting president over banner calling Duda “idiot”
Insulting the president is a crime carrying a potential prison sentence of up to three years.
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Polish court rules campaign linking LGBT and paedophilia is “informative and educational”
A judge threw out a case against an anti-LGBT campaign.
Polish far-right leader indicted for antisemitic hate speech and Holocaust denial
Far-right figure and suspended priest Jacek M. could be jailed if found guilty.
Amazon in “advanced talks” to enter Polish market: report
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Polish ruling party grants more funds to state media described as “propaganda mouthpieces”
PiS argues the money is need to compensate for declining revenues, but critics claim it will be used for government propaganda.
Former PiS politicians indicted for stealing 3 million zloty of clothes donated to Polish Red Cross
Ten people have been indicted for their role in the alleged scheme, including leading figures in the local Red Cross.
Poles see Auschwitz primarily as site of Polish martyrdom not Jewish suffering, finds study
The research also finds significant gaps in factual knowledge about the camp’s victims among Poles.
Poland’s conservative president says he would sign same-sex partnerships law
Duda’s remarks contrast to the anti-LGBT rhetoric of the ruling party, but echo similar statements he has made in the past.
If EU imposes judicial reform on Poland, gay marriage will be next, warns justice minister
If Poland allows the EU to “impose” a justice system, gay marriage, abortion on demand and the euro would follow, warns Ziobro.
Poles trust EU the most and government the least among institutions, finds poll
The church has recorded the biggest drop in trust since 2017.
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Amid the commemorations, politics was never far from the surface.
We must fight anti-Polonism just as we have fought antisemitism, says Polish PM
The prime minister also supported President Duda’s decision not to travel to Israel to “listen to Putin’s lies”.
Nobody “will impose a system on us in foreign languages”, says Polish president
Duda condemned “attacks from abroad” on the Polish government.
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