The demonstration was led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the exiled Belarusian opposition leader, who called the vote a “farce”.
Society
Poland’s biggest charity fundraiser sets new record with €42 million raised so far
The donations will be used to purchase medical equipment for paediatric oncology and haematology wards in Poland.
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Sean Penn teams up with Polish city to help Ukrainian refugees
His NGO, CORE, will provide Kraków with organisational and material support.
Poland “heading for education tsunami” with new Ukrainian refugee pupils, warns teachers’ union
Up to 50,000 new teachers may be needed, says the head of the union, who has appealed for salaries to be raised.
Warsaw man dresses as dinosaur every day to cheer up Ukrainian refugee children
Tomasz Grzywiński is now joining forces with other dinosaurs to spread some joy to children forced to flee their homes.
More “people killed by abortion” than dying in war, warns Polish Catholic shrine
“Despite the cruelty of war, the world still divides children into ‘wanted’ and ‘unwanted’.”
Ukrainian 7-year-old who sang Frozen song from bunker opens charity concert in Poland
Amelia Anisovych is one of over two million Ukrainian refugees who have fled into Poland.
The previous wave: how Polish civil society helped migrants and refugees amid the Belarus border crisis
Shannon Listopad
Over two million have fled from Ukraine to Poland since Russian invasion
A new polls finds that 94% of the Polish public favour accepting the refugees with only 3% opposed.
Warsaw’s population has risen 17% due to refugees from Ukraine
President Andrzej Duda yesterday “appealed to the international community to help Poland” deal with the refugee crisis.
Ukrainian refugee medics could boost Poland’s understaffed health system
The government has simplified the procedure for Ukrainian medics to start working in Poland and is offering courses in medical Polish.
Polish city uses award-winning cubicle design at refugee shelter in former supermarket
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban visited Chełm to oversee construction of the shelters he designed.
Polish schools hunt for new teachers as tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees join classes
The government hopes to tempt teachers out of retirement while local authorities are seeking teachers among Ukraine refugees.
Free clothes “shop” for Ukrainian refugees opens in disused Polish mall
The Kraków Plaza mall has also been turned into a temporary shelter for hundreds of refugees from Ukraine.
