The opposition has called on the UN’s Committee against Torture and Amnesty International to investigate.
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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.
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MPs propose changing communist-era alcohol law to allow online sales in Poland
The government has signalled its opposition to the change.
Poland celebrates EU budget success but confusion remains over rule-of-law conditionality
The final deal also dropped demands for Poland to sign up to climate goals in exchange for green transition funds.
Poland removes statute of limitations on communist crimes
The statute of limitations for some communist crime cases had been to expire next month.
Kaczyński aims to “repolonise” foreign-owned media but admits “international reaction” a problem
He also hailed Duda’s re-election as a “civilisational” victory in which Poles rejected “slavery”.
Polish parliament removes requirement for MPs to declare earnings for outside work
A judge warns that the new rules could “roll out of the red carpet for corruption”.
Defeated opposition demand “unfair election” be annulled by Supreme Court
The losing candidate and his party had previously indicated that they accepted the result.
Polish courts annul “LGBT ideology-free zones”, finding they violate constitution
The commissioner for human rights’s office hailed the rulings as unprecedented.
Opposition to file protests at Supreme Court regarding presidential election following defeat
Trzaskowski’s party had also launched a website to help citizen’s lodge complaints.
“Half of Poles made a mistake”: domestic and foreign reactions to election results
Polish president Andrzej Duda was re-elected for another five-year term on Sunday.
Foreign correspondents in Poland condemn president’s attack on German journalist
Die Welt’s Warsaw correspondent has “received thousands of threatening messages” as a result.
Can Poland’s latest political outsider “break the duopoly”? We ask six experts
Maria Wilczek
After an impressive showing in the presidential election, Szymon Hołownia has launched a new political movement.
Incumbent conservative Andrzej Duda re-elected as president of Poland
With results reported from 99.97% of districts, Duda has an unassailable lead.
