As protests continue, Polish government takes a step back in implementing anti-abortion law
Women’s groups and progressive sections are continuing to hold massive protests across Poland against the anti-abortion ruling by the country’s constitutional court.
“The fight for abortion has been the struggle of Polish women for generations”
Last week’s ruling in the Constitutional Court placing further restrictions on abortion access in Poland sent a shockwave through society and brought tens of thousands on to the streets in protest
Post-communism to barbarism: The Law and Justice Party’s bid for absolute power in Poland
Poland’s Supreme Court has upheld the election of president Andrzej Duda. His victory is another step in the consolidation of the ruling Law and Justice Party’s hegemony over the country
Progressives denounce Poland’s plan to quit treaty on violence against women
The conservative government in Poland has decided to quit the Istanbul Convention, which is a Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
Massive protests against controversial judicial reforms rock Poland
The conservative government in Poland led by the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is pushing judicial reforms in an attempt to subjugate the judiciary
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