Poland
Secret Amazon Reports Expose the Company’s Surveillance of Labor and Environmental Groups
Dozens of leaked documents from Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center reveal the company’s reliance on Pinkerton operatives to spy on warehouse workers and the extensive monitoring of labor unions, environmental activists, and other social movements.
Poland’s Abortion Ban Is Already Having a Chilling Effect
Faced with huge public opposition, Poland’s government hasn’t enacted a court ruling that would almost completely ban all abortions. But that hasn’t stopped hospitals from cancelling them.
Polish Embassy Backing Grassroots Campaign to Glorify Anti-Semite Buried in London
Władysław Studnicki called for Jews to leave Poland and sought collaboration with the Nazis. Historians and anti-racist groups say they’re shocked at attempts to rehabilitate him.
Poland's Capital Erupts As Far-Right Take Over Streets For Annual Hate-Fest
Violence broke out in Warsaw as hooligans trying to stir up anti-LGBTQ sentiment clashed with police.
'No More Compromise' – Pro-Choice Protesters in Poland Vow to Fight On
Poland's government is desperately trying to bring the largest protests in the country for decades to an end. But protesters are not backing down.
'There Is No Turning Back' – Polish Women Undeterred by Threat of Far-Right Violence
Thousands are expected to take part in a massive pro-choice rally.
Polish Far-Right Forming ‘National Guard’ to Protect Churches Following Abortion Protests
Robert Bąkiewicz tells reporters that his group “will defend every church, every district, every town, every village".
'I'm Feeling Unsafe' – Polish Women Take to the Streets Over Near Total Abortion Ban
Poland has outlawed the most common of few existing grounds for legal termination in the staunchly Catholic country.
Nationalists Are Angry that Poland Isn't Homophobic Enough
Far-right groups came together last week to claim that Poland is currently fighting multiple plagues, including the “rainbow plague”.
'Violent' Arrests Spark Protests Against Polish Government Homophobia
Large groups of demonstrators are gathering outside police stations in support of arrested LGBTQ activist Margot Szutowicz, under the banner of "the Polish Stonewall".
Why People Are Calling for a Tyskie Beer Boycott
Its owner Kompania Piwowarska sponsored an event that crowned Poland's homophobic prime minister Andrzej Duda its "man of the year".
Despite a Close Election, Polish Progressives are Not Optimistic About the Future
Young activists say the country is as divided as ever, and that they fear the further erosion of LGBTQ rights.