“This is an unprecedented attack on judicial independence,” says an opposition MP.
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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.
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Students protest Warsaw University’s “hush up” of sexual harassment by leading professor
The university found victims’ claims of sexual harassment by a professor stretching back 30 years to be “credible”.
Poland violated rights of judge removed as part of judicial overhaul, finds European court
The European Court of Human Rights today issued the latest in a series of ruling against the Polish government’s judicial policies.
Poland passes law expanding support for Ukrainian refugees
The measures legalise Ukrainians’ stay in Poland and give them access to healthcare, education and benefits.
Part of European Human Rights Convention inconsistent with Polish constitution, rules top court
The Constitutional Tribunal was ruling in response to a request by the justice minister.
European Parliament calls on EU to block funds for rule-of-law violators
“Germany is blocking sanctions against Russia and the European Parliament votes in favour of sanctions for Poland,” says a PiS MP.
Polish judges face disciplinary proceedings for attending event of anti-government NGO
The four judges attended an event to celebrate the sixth anniversary of KOD, with opposition leader Donald Tusk among the speakers.
Website launched for reporting defamation of Poland and late Polish pope
Publicly insulting the Polish state or nation is a crime punishable by up to three years in prison.
European court rules EU can block funds over rule of law, rejecting Poland and Hungary’s appeals
Polish ministers describe the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism as a “tool for blackmailing member states”.
Pole chosen as first ever non-Dutch head of Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague
Marcin Czepelak, Poland’s current ambassador to the Netherlands, won a majority of the votes cast.
In unprecedented step, EU to deduct funds from Poland for unpaid fines
Poland has accrued almost €60 million in fines since September for failing to comply with an order to close the Turów coal mine.
Polish IKEA manager who fired employee for homophobia acquitted of religious discrimination
The man was fired after quoting biblical passages suggesting that gay people deserve to be killed.
Polish judicial policies violated right to fair trial, finds ECHR, paving way for compensation claims
A deputy justice minister dismissed the ruling as “meaningless” and further evidence that European courts “treat Poland like a colony”.
