The fate of the monument has been subject to a long-running legal and political battle in Rzeszów.
History
Prosecutors drop case in which Wałęsa was accused of lying about being communist collaborator
“Truth has triumphed over an attempt to rewrite history,” wrote the justice minister.
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American Nobel laureate receives Polish citizenship
Victor Ambros says he wants to “help improve the international position of Polish science”.
Polish right-wing opposition MPs call for Independence Day march in Ukrainian city of Lviv
Lviv was historically part of Poland and still has an ethnic Polish minority population.
European Parliament strips Polish far-right leader of immunity to face Holocaust denial charge
It is the sixth time that the EP has lifted Braun’s immunity, and the second time for charges of Holocaust denial.
Polish far-right leader Braun vandalises Ukrainian monument with hammer
The memorial is dedicated to soldiers from the UPA, which fought against Soviets but was also responsible for massacring Poles.
“We remember where Germany in the hands of a far-right, pro-Russian party can lead,” says Polish FM
The rise of the far-right AfD in Germany has been watched with particular concern in Poland.
Poland’s oldest operating electric train, 63-year-old “Granny”, returns to the tracks after a refurb
The train has been in operation since 1963.
Poland grants Ukraine permission to search for remains of Ukrainians massacred by Polish partisans
The decision marks the latest step towards reconciliation over a difficult shared history.
Polish WWII massacre victims reburied in Ukraine at ceremony attended by officials from both countries
The 55 victims, half of whom were children, were among around 100,000 killed by Ukrainian nationalists.
Polish “vampire” burial sheds light on 17th-century efforts to keep the dead in their graves
The remains of a teenage girl were found with a padlock fastened to her toe and a sickle placed across her neck.
Polish far-right leader charged with Holocaust denial for calling Auschwitz gas chambers “fake”
Denying Nazi crimes is a criminal offence in Poland that carries a prison sentence of up to three years.
Ukraine to establish new national pantheon as Poland warns against honouring massacre figures
President Zelensky reiterated that “only Ukrainians will decide who is a hero to us”.
Warsaw Uprising veteran and activist Wanda Traczyk-Stawska dies aged 99
In her later years, Traczyk-Stawska became a vocal advocate for the rights of women and disabled people.
