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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.

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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.

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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."…

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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.”…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Aug 04

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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…

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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.

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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.

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