Participants held up signs showing the names of people who have been killed by Russia during the war.
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Annual right-wing Independence Day march passes through Warsaw
Warsaw city hall estimates that 90,000 took part in the march, but the organisers claim attendance was 250,000.
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The event, which is organised by far-right groups but also attended by mainstream conservatives, passed peacefully.
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Patriotism means “taking responsibility for your community,” say the organisers.
Nationalists clash with police in Wrocław after far-right march called off due to antisemitism
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