The ruling coalition argues the measure is necessary to ensure there will be no legal doubts over the election result.
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Israeli teenager fined for Nazi salute at Auschwitz
The 17-year-old admitted to the crime of promoting Nazism.
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Parliament rejects bill softening Poland’s abortion law after split in ruling coalition
PSL joined with the opposition to vote against it.
Polish president vows to veto bill softening abortion law
The proposed law would decriminalise the act of helping a woman obtain an illegal abortion.
“Tusk sent here to destroy Polish state” and bring it under foreign control, says Kaczyński
Kaczyński called on his supporters to “take various types of action…in defence of Poland”.
Court overturns Polish radio station’s fine for “inciting hatred” under former government
A presenter had suggested that a controversial new school textbook was like something written for the Hitler Youth.
Bill introducing same-sex civil partnerships in Poland added to government agenda
The proposed law would allow any two unmarried adults, regardless of their gender, to enter a registered partnership at a registry office.
Fraudster who changed gender twice caught hiding out as football club goalkeeper
At one stage they rented a property using a male identity while running it as a manager using a female one.
Polish media protest change in copyright law they say will favour Big Tech
The law will allow tech firms to “use our content free of charge and with impunity, and transfer the profits abroad”, say over 350 media outlets.
Polish government rejects opposition claims imprisoned priest was tortured
The opposition has called on the UN’s Committee against Torture and Amnesty International to investigate.
Standoff at Polish judicial council as police and prosecutors enter seeking to secure documentation
“This is an unprecedented attack on judicial independence,” says an opposition MP.
Man fined for dip in Polish city’s historical fountain
The man was seen high-fiving a statue and “surfing” on a sculpture of a turtle before police intervened.
Man convicted of destroying swallow’s nest in Poland’s first case of its kind
Under Polish law, such nests cannot be destroyed between 1 March and 15 October.
Mixed-race beauty pageant winner in Poland reports online abuse to prosecutors
Victoria Forrest says she has received “unimaginable hate on the internet” since her victory was criticised by a far-right commentator.
