Oct 26 Women’s groups lead more protests over Poland’s abortion law By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Women’s rights activists are holding a fifth day of protests across Poland after a top court tightened the predominantly Catholic nation’s already strict abortion law. Continue reading
Oct 23 Poland sees more protests over stringent abortion ruling By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Protesters have assembled in Poland for a second day to vent anger over a court ruling that declared abortions of fetuses with congenital defects unconstitutional. Continue reading
Oct 22 Poland’s top court rules out abortions due to fetal defects By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Two judges in the Constitutional Court did not back the majority ruling and the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner tweeted to say it was a "sad day for women's rights."… Continue reading
Sep 28 Poland rejects international criticism over LGBTQ rights By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Ambassadors to Poland from some 50 countries and international organizations have expressed their support for the LGBTQ community in the country and cited a need to work for “non-discrimination, tolerance and mutual acceptance.”… Continue reading
Sep 16 Official says Polish ‘LGBT-free zones’ have no place in EU By Associated Press About one-third of Poles now live in communities that have passed resolutions declaring their opposition to the promotion of LGBT rights. Continue reading
Aug 07 Arrest of Polish LGBTQ activist leads to scuffle with police By Associated Press According to Polish media reports, the activist was placed under two-months arrest Friday for protest actions against anti-homosexual attitudes. After the person was arrested in central Warsaw, protesters surrounded the police car. Continue reading
Aug 06 LGBTQ people leaving Poland as post-vote mood grows hostile By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press As President Andrzej Duda was sworn in to his second term on Thursday, some members of Poland's LGBT community already had moved to European countries where they expect to find greater acceptance. More are making plans to do so. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 9:31 How authoritarianism has spread since the coronavirus pandemic began By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran According to pro-democracy institutions, authoritarianism was on the rise globally even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. But experts say the distraction of the crisis has allowed some leaders to indulge their dictatorial impulses without attracting much attention from the people… Continue watching
Jul 27 Poles split over government’s plan to exit domestic violence treaty By Associated Press Poles are bitterly divided over steps being taken by the right-wing government to exit the Istanbul Convention, a European treaty against domestic violence, claiming it promotes gender “ideology” and links violence to religion. Continue reading
Jul 15 Poland’s LGBTQ community feels fear and anger after election By Vanessa Gera, Dorothee Thiesing, Associated Press President Andrzej Duda won re-election in a divisive campaign that cast LGBT activists' movement for equal rights as a dangerous “ideology” that threatens families in the deeply Roman Catholic country. Continue reading