A man dressed as a soldier was spreading false claims that the army was planning to detonate flood defences.
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Floods prompt Poland’s first-ever state of natural disaster. What does this mean?
Jakub Jaraczewski
The government has invoked the emergency measure for 30 days.
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Nationalist leader convicted for violence against Polish abortion protester “Grandma Kate”
The incident occurred when Robert Bąkiewicz led a “Catholic self-defence” that defended chuches from abortion protesters.
Syrian shot by Polish soldier after crossing Belarus border in “unfortunate accident”, say authorities
Meanwhile, the dead body of another man, also believed to be Syrian, has been found nearby
Pushing for abortion ban was a “mistake”, admits Polish prime minister
Mateusz Morawiecki claims he “he has always been a supporter” of the previous abortion law.
Homemade liquor should be legalised for personal use, says newly elected Polish farmers’ leader
Such moonshine, known as bimber in Polish, is an “important element of our cultural landscape”, he argues.
Poland’s first ever resolution declaring area “free from LGBT ideology” withdrawn
Of the 105 anti-LGBT resolutions introduced in 2019 and 2020, currently only 15 remain in force.
Only one student signs up at conservative Polish university established to educate new “elite”
Collegium Intermarium was created by Ordo Iuris with backing from the Polish government.
Warsaw university suspends Norwegian student over “Keep world clean” banner at Palestine march
“There is no place for any forms of hate speech or violence at the Medical University of Warsaw,” says its rector.
Journalist convicted of attacking police while covering Polish abortion protests acquitted on appeal
Her detention three years ago prompted protests from fellow journalists and international press organisations.
Poland detains Norwegian “neo-Nazi extremist” trying to enter Ukraine and join war
He has been detained in a guarded facility and proceedings to extradite him to Norway have been initiated.
Polish PM accuses EU of “unacceptable blackmail” over unblocking funds for new government
It comes after Donald Tusk suggested EU funds could be unlocked even before legislation to restore the rule of law is passed.
Tusk meets von der Leyen in Brussels, pledging to restore rule of law and unblock frozen EU funds
“The new government will have to demonstrate very quickly that it is capable of restoring the rule of law in Poland.”
Poland violated female judges rights by making them retire earlier than men, rules European court
The measures in question were made as part of the PiS government’s contested overhaul of the judiciary.
