Daniel Tilles
Ewa Kłobukowska won Olympic gold aged 18 but three years later her career was over.
Daniel Tilles
Blame game starts as Poland finishes Olympics with lowest medal haul since 1956
The disappointing result in Paris has already resulted in a political fallout.
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Poland launches contest for school students to “promote truth” about Soviet massacre
The 1940 Katyn massacre saw 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia murdered by the Soviet secret police.
Prosecutors reject applications to ban Polish radical nationalist group ONR
Two opposition mayors and a party leader had applied for ONR to be delegalised.
Poland suffered 29% excess death rate in 2021, with more deaths than any year since WWII
Almost 520,000 people died in Poland last year.
Priest and two soldiers among five arrested for trading fake Covid passports in Poland
They are accused of charging between 100 and 1,000 zloty to around 100 people for fake documents, and could face prison sentences of one to 10 years.
Polish government informs Facebook of “strong opposition” to ban on far-right party
The government says it will press ahead with its “Freedom Act”, intended to guarantee free speech on the internet.
Three quarters of Poland’s Covid council resign in protest at government inaction
They expressed frustration at the “growing tolerance” for Covid deniers and anti-vaccine sentiment.
Poland may seek to block EU climate package, says deputy PM
This week, a state-owned energy supplier sent customers information that 67% of their bills result from EU policies.
Covid infections jump 160% in Polish New Year’s Eve party town
In Zakopane, around 30,000 people attended a concert organised by state TV while tens of thousands more came to party.
Church asks court to determine abuse victim’s sexuality and if relationship with priest “pleased” him
A Catholic diocese is challenging a claim for compensation from a former child victim of abuse by a priest.
“Communists will hang” sing football fans at annual pilgrimage to Poland’s holiest shrine
“The future of Europe depends on the blood we shed and our determination,” said the priest who organises the event.
Covid vaccines are “experiment” with unknown consequences, says Polish school superintendent
Her remarks were condemned by the health and education ministers, and have led to calls for her to resign.
Polish 12-year-old takes own life after being forced to live with alleged abuser
“The entire system has failed, at almost every stage,” says a judge.
