Almost 50 cases of fentanyl poisoning have been recorded in Poland so far this year.
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First hospital fined for refusing to provide abortion under new Polish government rules
Last month the government decreed that healthcare providers who receive public funds are obliged to offer abortions.
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Polish influencers fined for failing to cooperate with consumer watchdog in advertising investigation
Some of Poland’s leading social-media stars, with millions of followers, have been fined 140,000 zloty (€30,000).
Number of Belarusians doubles in Poland since 2020 amid surge of refugees
Poland has offered sanctuary to thousands of Belarusians fleeing repression by Lukashenko’s regime.
Polish top court upholds annulment of anti-LGBT resolutions
In the first such legally binding rulings, the Supreme Administrative Court found that the resolutions “violate the dignity” of LGBT people.
Interior minister defends “justified” use of pepper spray on anti-government protesters by police
The incident represented “unjustified aggression by the authorities”, wrote an opposition leader.
Destroyed Russian weapons put on display in Warsaw to “prove Russia can be defeated”
The destroyed weapons puncture the myth that “the Russian army is invincible”, says a Polish official.
Safe houses offer shelter to homeless LGBT youths in Poland
Anna Gmiterek-Zabłocka, TOK FM
One in six LGBT people in Poland have faced homelessness.
Joint Polish-Ukrainian LGBT parade held in Warsaw
This year’s event was held jointly with the KyivPride march.
Woman convicted of offending religious feelings by throwing eggs at church in Polish abortion protest
Mass protests against Poland’s near-total abortion ban sometimes targeted the Catholic church.
Poland only has bomb shelters for 3% of population, but authorities seek to reassure public
However, in one province, Wielkopolska, there is not a single shelter.
Walrus spotted on Baltic beach in first ever sighting in Poland
The marine mammal is thought to be the same young female seen last week on the German island of Rügen.
Polish parliament rejects bill to liberalise abortion law
The proposed law would have allowed abortion on demand up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Poland creates new minister for social integration, focusing on Ukrainian refugees
Agnieszka Ścigaj says she will seek to tackle the issue “beyond Poland’s political divisions”.
