The opposition has called on the UN’s Committee against Torture and Amnesty International to investigate.
Politics
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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Polish Senate recognises Russia as a terrorist regime
The resolution was passed unanimously.
Support for Polish government falls to record low as polls show public blame it for frozen EU funds
Only 26% say they are supporters of Mateusz Morawiecki’s government while 47% describe themselves as opponents.
New bill to centralise control over Polish schools sparks protests inside and outside parliament
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk says the conservative government “really wants to change the brains of our children”
Poland considering anti-migrant barrier on border with Russia
“We must do everything to prevent this hybrid war involving illegal immigrants from succeeding,” says the secretary general of the ruling party.
Poland’s development bank scraps bond auction after sharp rise in yields
Poland’s 10-year bond yields exceeded 9% for the first time in more than 20 years
Questions in Poland after Macron hands pope book with Polish stamp
Some have wondered if the item was looted from Poland during the Nazi German and Soviet occupations of World War Two.
Miners’ union tries to brick up PM’s office in coal protest
They criticise the government for not allowing more coal mining in Poland to ease the current energy crisis.
Prosecutors indict Polish abortion protest leaders for “causing epidemiological threat”
They could face up to eight years in prison for “causing an epidemiological threat” by bringing people onto the streets during the pandemic.
The VoiCEE podcast: how Poland and the region are coping eight months into the Ukraine refugee crisis
Agnieszka Wądołowska
“We need to ask the Ukrainian refugees in Poland how they want to solve their problems.”
“I’m Andrzej, I’m a man, a father, a Catholic”: Duda hails Meloni on Italy visit
Poland and Italy can now “together change the EU into what we want it to be”, said Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Polish parliament approves caps on coal and electricity prices
The prime minister thanked opposition MPs for supporting the bills, which will provide “real help for Polish families and companies at a time of global energy crisis”.
Almost 12% of dwellings in Poland empty despite housing shortage, finds census
In Warsaw alone there were 207,000 empty dwellings, with a fifth of homes in the capital standing empty.
