Poland’s ruling conservatives say files cast new shadow over Walesa | Reuters
Newly-publicised documents have revived claims Lech Walesa, the giant of Poland’s struggle to overthrow communism, was a secret police informant in the 1970s – allegations still fuelling an old feud among post communist leaders.
Poland’s ruling cons…
Thousands protest Polish government, defend former president | News | DW.COM | 28.02.2016
The latest in a series of anti-government protests in Poland has brought thousands of people into the streets. But this time they also came out to defend the man who led the pro-democracy movement that toppled communism.
Poles protest against government
Thousands of Poles chanting "We will defend democracy!" and "Lech Walesa!" have rallied in Warsaw to protest moves by Poland’s three-month-old conservative government that they say undermine freedoms and the constitution.
Saturday’s march was organised by the Committee for the Defence of Democracy, which was formed in November in reaction to moves by the ruling Law and Justice party that have essentially paralysed the Constitutional Tribunal, preventing it from acting as a check on new government legislation.
Venice Commission warns that democracy in Poland at peril in draft opinion – Radio Poland :: News from Poland
The Venice Commission was called to Poland by Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski for an opinion on the legal solutions contained in the amendments to the Constitutional Tribunal.
The draft report said that “as long as the situation of constitutio…
’We are unwilling to accept the breaking of our constitution’ | World news | The Guardian
Saturday 27 February the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD) are planning a “We, The People” march in Warsaw. The protest movement was formed in the wake of the Polish parliamentary elections in October 2015, when the rightwing Law and Jus…
I made a mistake, says Polish politician accused of being communist-era informant – Telegraph
Lech Walesa, the former Polish president credited with helping to bring down the eastern bloc, has admitted he made a “mistake” after his signature was found on a document saying he had agreed to work as an informant for the country’s communist reg…
Poland to change its street names in bid to 'de-communise’ the country – Telegraph
Hundreds of streets, squares and bridges across Poland could have their names changed in a new effort to “de-communise” the country and rid it of anything that could promote totalitarian systems.
Poland’s leading daily feels full force of Jarosław Kaczyński’s anger | World news | The Guardian
arosław Kaczyński, the leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, has a very special place in his heart for Gazeta Wyborcza, the leading Polish daily newspaper. He hates it.
The most powerful politician in the country gave a hour-long lect…
Families welcome Poland’s new child benefit, economists sound alarm
Families in Poland are anxiously waiting to receive their first 500zl (€114) monthly benefit for each second and subsequent child. This was one of the most talked-about election promises announced by the ruling Law and Justice party ahead of its gene…
What is the current mood like in Poland? Share your experiences | Community | The Guardian
Since the election of the conservative Law and Justice government last October, we’d like to hear your views on what it’s like living in the country
Academics Furious at Poland President’s Threat to Strip Holocaust Scholar of State Honor – Jewish World News – Haaretz – Israeli News Source Haaretz.com
The office of President Andrzej Duda said recently it might strip Princeton-based historian and sociologist Jan Tomasz Gross of the Order of Merit he received in 1996.
The conspiracy theorists who have taken over Poland | Christian Davies | World news | The Guardian
Jarosław Kaczyński has convinced Poland that it is threatened by a shadowy leftwing cabal – and become the country’s most powerful man
Divisive Polish party leader Kaczynski pulls the strings – US News
The mysterious meeting recently in a guest house on Poland’s southern border enhanced the perception that Kaczynski, rather than Prime Minister Beata Szydlo or President Andrzej Duda, is the main decision-maker in Poland today, and that, like Hungarian…
Poland’s Liberals Strike Back | Foreign Policy
Here’s how Poles are fighting back against their authoritarian-leaning new government.
JURIST – Human rights commission investigating Poland changes to constitutional court
The international Venice Commission, a branch of the Council of Europe , began an investigation Monday into Poland’s recent changes to its Constitutional Court.
EU puts on brakes on Polish democracy talks? – Radio Poland :: News from Poland
“This is an orientation debate which will determine the way things develop and they will decide on the next steps,” said European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas, referring to the commissioners’ meeting on the subject planned for Wednesday.
POLAND: NEW SURVEILLANCE LAW A MAJOR BLOW TO HUMAN RIGHTS
This document contains Amnesty International analsyis of and response to a new law governing surveillance powers by police and other agencies in Poland, which will seriously undermine the right to privacy in the country. The law, which could come into …
Why Are Poles Marching Against Surveillance Laws? — Red Herring
Thousands of Poles have been marching through their country’s major cities, in protest of online surveillance laws proposed by the new right wing government.
Foreign Policy yesterday accused the Law and Justice Party, which swept to election victo…
