Poland
How the EU’s Most Homophobic Country Stoked a Culture War and Emboldened the Far-Right
Ultranationalists and football hooligans have become willing foot soldiers in Poland’s neverending culture war. Whereas immigrants were once the main target, now it’s LGBTQ people.
‘We're Their Worst Nightmare’: LGBTQ Sports Team Fights Back Against Far-Right
Homokomando members have faced down violent attacks and threats as they try to create safe spaces for LGBTQ people to exercise.
He Called the President a Moron on Facebook. Now He Could Be Jailed.
Screenwriter Jakub Żulczyk made the comment after Poland's president appeared reluctant to accept that Donald Trump had lost the US presidential election.
The School System Where Kids Get Extra Credit For Anti-Abortion Artwork
While women fight a near-total abortion ban in Poland, the country’s schoolchildren are being rewarded for creating pro-life paintings.
LGBTQ Activists Who Put a Rainbow Halo on the Virgin Mary Narrowly Avoid Jail
The defendants in Poland were facing up to two years in prison.
I'm Gay. My Uncle is Prime Minister of the EU's Most Homophobic Country.
LGBTQ activist Franek Broda speaks to VICE World News about the discrimination gay people in Poland face, in his first interview with an English-language publication.
In the Shadow of Poland’s Abortion Ban, Germany Is a Complicated Haven
An increasing number of Poles are crossing the border to terminate their pregnancies. But Germany has its own growing anti-abortion movement—and a set of policies that have inspired new foreign restrictions.
‘It’s Hard to Believe What’s Happening’: The Polish Women Fighting a Near-Total Abortion Ban
The country is facing a third-straight night of nationwide protests.
Thousands Take to the Streets as Poland Enforces Abortion Ban
The ruling removes one of the last legal avenues for women to terminate a pregnancy in a country that already has some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe.
He Compared Gay Marriage to Bestiality. Now He’s in Charge of His Country’s Schools.
Tomasz Rzymkowski, an MP with a long track record of far-right activism, has been promoted to a senior role in the heart of Poland’s government.
‘We Are Governed By Morons': Poland's Leading Pro-Choice Activist
VICE World News speaks with Marta Lempart, the co-founder of the Polish Women's Strike about the daily threats she receives and the future of the movement.