Waiting times at the Dorohusk crossing rose to over 30 days.
Society
Polish speaker faces criticism for posing with Belarus border crossers in parliament
Szymon Hołownia invited homeless people, migrants and others in need to parliament for a Christmas event.
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Number of immigrant workers in Poland growing at “record rate”
Poland has had one of the EU’s highest levels of immigration in recent years.
Highest ever number of doctors apply to leave Poland
There will “be a catastrophe” unless the government takes action, says the Supreme Medical Council.
Government Security Centre accidentally leaks data of 20,000 Polish officials
Police officers and members of the State Protection Service were among whose information was shared.
Poland falls to record low in World Press Freedom Index
It has fallen every year since 2015, when it reached its highest ever position.
Polish census discriminates against disabled, LGBT and ethnic minorities, warns human rights official
The census is inaccessible to visually impaired people, does not allow trans people to choose gender identity, and forbids non-Polish letters.
Police issue fines as hundreds gather for anti-lockdown protest in Polish city
Participants called for the government to be put on trial and businesses to reopen.
Prime minister and state TV join national Bible reading day in Poland
The education minister announced plans to make biblical studies an academic discipline.
The legal definition of rape in Poland needs to change – but so do cultural attitudes
Magdalena Grzyb
The burden is on rape victims to prove they demonstrated resistance to the act, and many perpetrators escape justice.
Mystery tree “creature” reported to animal services actually a croissant
Residents were scared to open their windows.
Polish constitutional court rules human rights commissioner must leave office
Adam Bodnar must vacate his position within three months.
Polish mother who abandoned infant in baby hatch now fighting to get him back
The “window of life” is run by nuns in Łódź.
Polish bishops express “serious moral objection” to AstraZeneca and J&J Covid vaccines
They were produced using cell lines derived from aborted foetuses.
