Jolanta Brzeska fought for the rights of evicted tenants in Warsaw.
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Warsaw park built on mound of WWII rubble wins European Prize for Urban Public Space
“The Warsaw Uprising Mound innovatively integrates the area’s history to create a public space that combines memory, leisure and ecology.”
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Poland marks 80th anniversary of Jedwabne massacre of Jews by their Polish neighbours
At least 340 Jews were killed by non-Jewish Poles, most of them burned alive in a barn.
EU applicants to UK universities fall 43%, including 73% decline in Polish students
From the start of the new academic year there are higher post-Brexit tuition fees for EU students.
New database produces genetic portrait of Poles
The project aims to help with medical advances by identifying key genetic differences.
Polish PM proposes making drink drivers pay compensation to families of victims
His pledge follows an accident in which a drunk driver killed the parents of a two-year-old child.
Abortion ban forces Polish women to seek terminations abroad and mental health support at home
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The number of abortions has not declined, say doctors and NGOs.
Polish ruling party approves opposition candidate for human rights commissioner
The decision breaks a long-running deadlock between PiS and the opposition.
“Vaccines are gift from God,” says Polish church as bishops encourage faithful to get Covid jabs
The government last week appealed for the episcopate to support its flagging vaccine drive.
Son of Polish opposition MP detained for “promoting communism”
He reportedly “called for a revolution and the creation of a communist state” on social media.
New Polish ID cards blocked after fingerprint scanners raise security concerns
The new cards were due to be introduced in August and bring Poland in line with new EU rules.
Ban on gatherings during pandemic was unlawful, rules Polish Supreme Court
In the latest successful challenge to Poland’s Covid restrictions, fines against two men who protested the abortion ban were overturned.
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund intervenes over media freedom in Poland
Norway’s Oil Fund owns a minority stake in Orlen, the Polish state firm that has bought hundreds of newspapers.
Poland marks 75th anniversary of “Europe’s last pogrom” of Jews in Kielce
More than 40 were killed following rumours Jews had kidnapped a Christian child.
