“This is not how a Polish soldier behaves,” said the judge.
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Poland’s oldest news magazine to distribute subscriptions through parcel lockers
Tygodnik Powszechny hopes the partnership with InPost can be “revolutionary” for a press industry that has struggled amid falling paper sales.
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Poland’s territorials face accusations of abusing journalists and aid workers at Belarus border
Michał Kranz
A spokesman for the Territorial Defence Forces denies wrongdoing.
Polish parliament unexpectedly passes bill forcing sale of US-owned TV network
“The United States is extremely disappointed,” said the American embassy.
Poland passes law to allow continued ban on journalists and NGOs at Belarus border
A state of emergency had been due to shortly expire, but has now effectively been extended.
Polish defence minister “awards” soldiers accused of attacking journalists as new recording emerges
A Polish army general has also defended the soldiers’ actions.
Reporters claim Polish soldiers “broke the law” in “attack” near border
A new recording revealed shouts and offensive language during the search.
Turning propaganda into public service broadcasting in Poland
Janek Lasocki
State television has always been under political influence, but the current government has taken that to unprecedented extremes.
Poland must end ban on media reporting from Belarus border
Daniel Tilles
An unprecedented crisis is unfolding, yet journalists cannot visit the area.
Law to protect Poles from social media “censorship” added to government agenda
“Our citizens are often defenceless in the fight against internet giants,” says a minister.
US-owned TVN24 receives last-minute renewal of broadcasting licence in Poland
But the future of TVN still remains in doubt as parliament considers legislation to restrict foreign media ownership.
“Press freedom state of emergency” declared in Poland by Reporters Without Borders
A ban on reporting from the Belarus border and a proposed media ownership law add to concerns over press freedom in Poland, says RSF.
Rights groups “alarmed” over charges against journalists for reporting from Polish border
Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders have commented on the treatment of reporters in the border emergency zone.
US-owned TVN sues Polish ruling party deputy leader for calling it “pro-Russian Soviet creation”
Poland’s largest private broadcaster says Antoni Macierewicz is “disseminating false information”.
