At the end of October - and in the face of the coronavirus crisis, as well as counter-demonstrations by nationalists - Warsaw came alive with protestors fighting for women’s rights. In the largest...
“Being gay in Poland is like being in constant war,” say Polish couple Jakub and Dawid, who campaign for better LGBTQ freedoms in the conservative country. “You still have to fight for your...
Trundling across Warsaw’s freezing streets and packed tight with weary passengers, the MPP bus looks just like any other in the city. The interior resembles that of all Warsaw’s buses; there’s...
In Poland’s largest ever march of National Independence, more than 200,000 people took to the streets to commemorate 100 years since Poland gained independence after 123 years of partition by...
Warsaw. Castle Square. October 3, 2016. This picture shows one of many protests that gathered that day in Poland and across the globe. #CzarnyProtest — meaning literally the Black...
Good morning! This week we're exploring the shifting character of populist politics in Poland, Catalonia, Africa in the aftermath of colonialism, and the US, examining common threads and the series...
Polish lawmakers are said to have changed their minds about putting forward a proposal to severely limit its citizens’ right to an abortion, following massive demonstrations and strikes in protest....
I arrived in Warsaw by train from Krakow. I forgot to take a book for my train ride, but this was a blessing in disguise, because Polish people have devised a wonderful system for book promotion:...
The fifth most visited city in Europe is the dragon city, otherwise known as beautiful Krakow. Its name dates back to a legend of a terrible dragon, defeated when a simple shoemaker named Krak...