Progressive sections in Poland denounce attack on LGBT activists
A masked mob of around thirty people attacked a training session of the LGBT sports club Homokomando in the city of Gdansk on March 17
Protests continue in Poland against anti-abortion court ruling
Progressive sections from across the world have expressed solidarity with Polish women who are protesting against the constitutional court order banning abortions in case of fetal defects. Solidarity events have been organized in several cities
Right-wing incumbent Andrzej Duda fails to gain first-round victory in Polish presidential election
Andrzej Duda, backed by the incumbent right-wing Law & Justice (PiS) party, failed to obtain 50% of the votes in the first round of presidential polls held on June 28, Sunday. He will face Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski from the Civic Platform in the second round
Widespread criticism forces right-wing Polish government to postpone presidential polls
The opposition-dominated Polish Senate rejected the decision to hold the presidential polls by postal voting on on May 5
Polish government’s decision to hold presidential polls draws severe criticism
The Polish government led by the Law and Justice Party has decided to hold the presidential elections on May 10 despite close to 4,000 COVID-19 infections being recorded in the country. The opposition has demanded it be postponed
Polish organizations condemn law that gives free rein to boar hunters
The law which was approved by Polish president Andrzej Duda gives hunters a free hand to kill boars and penalizes anyone who obstructs or hinders them
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