Recruits were hired on Telegram and paid to carry out tasks including painting vulgar slogans against the then ruling PiS party.
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Humpback whale freed from fishing nets on Poland’s Baltic coast
Humpback whales are extremely rare in the Baltic Sea.
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Jewish valuables buried during WWII found during construction work in Polish city
A third of Łódź’s population were Jews before the Holocaust and the city was home to the second largest ghetto in German-occupied Europe.
Members of the Polish state TV board submit complaint over its “biased” coverage of opposition march
TVP’s news coverage regularly described Sunday’s anti-government demonstration as a “march of hate”.
Polish Supreme Court rejects president’s pardon of minister accused of abusing powers
“The application of the right of pardon before a conviction becomes final does not have legal effect,” found the Supreme Court.
Judges who joined anti-government march violated constitution, say ministers
Poland’s constitution stipulates that judges “shall not perform public activities incompatible with the principles of independence”.
Poland’s disciplinary system for judges infringed European law, finds EU court
The ruling ends a long-running case that has seen Poland fined over half a billion euros.
Cat carer ordered to remove enclosure from city-owned garden despite neighbours’ support
“If we agreed to the enclosure for cats, we would then also have to allow for unsightly fences or wooden bike sheds,” says the building’s manager.
Hundreds of thousands join anti-government rallies in Poland
“We are here today so that the whole world can see how strong we are and how many of us are ready to fight for democracy,” said Donald Tusk.
Poland recorded EU’s largest emissions decline in 2022
Poland produced almost 8 million tonnes less of CO2 equivalent last year, according to new EU data.
Polish constitutional court confirms president’s pardon of government minister
President Duda pardoned government minister Mariusz Kamiński while he was still appealing a conviction for abuse of power.
Polish president proposes overhaul of Russian influence law days after signing it
His U-turn follows concern from the US and EU that the commission could be used for political purposes against the opposition.
Marciniak kept as ref for Champions League final after apologising for appearing at far-right leader’s event
Szymon Marciniak spoke this week at a business conference organised by Sławomir Mentzen, a leader of the far-right Confederation party.
Polish scholar wins Nine Dots Prize and Cambridge book deal
Joanna Kusiak beat out over 600 other entries responding to the question “Why has the rule of law become so fragile?”
