Over 6,000 asylum seekers are receiving social assistance in Poland, up from an average of 3,900 last year.
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Far fewer Ukrainian refugee children started school in Poland than expected after benefits change
Only 20,000 new Ukrainian children signed up, compared to estimates of up to 80,000.
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Hundreds of police interventions as crowds flock to Poland’s winter capital after restrictions eased
An estimated 20,000 tourists descended on Zakopane.
Under 6% of train stations in Poland are fully adapted for disabled users
The infrastructure ministry says work is ongoing to make public transport more accessible.
Israel protests appointment of former far-right activist to head Polish state history body
The IPN defended its appointee, saying he has “apologised” for his “mistakes”.
“This is now the frontline of defending Polish democracy”: five expert views on Poland media protest
Agnieszka Wądołowska
Responses to Poland’s media blackout.
Polish government “attacking independent media”, finds International Press Institute report
Poland is following Hungary’s example in seeking to “muzzle” reporting, says the IPI.
Poland’s first “social stores” offer goods to low earners at half market price
The store will also feature a cafe for elderly people to socialise.
Leader of Poland’s abortion protests charged with “insulting police” and “causing epidemic threat”
Marta L. could face up to eight years in prison.
Fire rages for days in Kraków archive, destroying documents and raising safety questions
The fire was made worse by the modern construction of the newly built archives.
Polish cities use coffee grounds to clear ice instead of salt
The idea for the experiment came from Lviv in Ukraine.
Man wrongly imprisoned for 18 years wins Poland’s highest ever compensation payout
Tomasz Komenda served almost two decades for a rape and murder he did not commit.
A quarter of children in Poland born out of wedlock as Poles increasingly marry later or not at all
In the early 1990s, less than 7% of children were born outside marriage.
“We can only count on ourselves”: Poland’s sex workers struggle amid pandemic
Kate Martyr
Lack of regulation and protection has left them vulnerable.
