Polish symbols will be removed from the Katyn cemetery that houses the remains of thousands of Poles.
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Police detain over 100 at Belarusian rap concert in Warsaw and investigate Ukrainian nationalist flag
The displaying of the red-and-black flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) caused anger in Poland.
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Families of Auschwitz prisoners protest appointment of former PM to museum council
Among them are the descendants of Witold Pilecki, a Polish national hero who deliberately had himself imprisoned at the camp.
The interwar years at Warsaw Okęcie airport in pictures
The airport, now known as Chopin, celebrated its 87th birthday this week.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, part 6 (the fall of the Commonwealth)
Stanley Bill looks at the decline and fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eighteenth century.
World’s first pregnant Egyptian mummy discovered in Poland
A team of Polish researchers found the foetus with a CT scan.
Relations with Poland “worst since WW2”, says Russian ambassador amid growing tensions
Recent weeks have seen tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats between Russia and CEE countries.
Poland boosts financial support for former anti-communist activists
This is “an act of historical justice”, says President Duda.
Palaces, fortresses and factories: 10 abandoned spots to visit in Poland
Maria Wilczek
Poland’s turbulent history has left a landscape filled with sites for intrepid tourists and ruin hunters.
Mural honours “forgotten” female fighters on Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary
A number of events were held to mark the largest Jewish act of resistance during the Holocaust.
Three resign from Auschwitz council following “political” appointment of former PM
Beata Szydło says it is “an honour and great responsibility” to be chosen.
March of the Living Holocaust commemoration held at virtual Auschwitz amid pandemic
This year’s event honoured the medical community.
Jewish museum condemns Catholic university for not disciplining professor over ritual murder claims
“Blood libel” claims are a longstanding antisemitic canard.
German minority in Poland oppose monument to Poles who died in separatist Silesian uprising
They want both sides in the conflict to be commemorated.
