Tag: Poland
In the cinema: “The Masseur” by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert – culture
The masseur comes from the depths of the forest. He crosses a street, climbs the stairs of an authority and enters an office. An old civil servant is supposed to…
Belarusian athlete: “I want to compete for Poland”
Status: 08/19/2021 5:25 p.m. The Belarusian sprinter Timanoswkaja has been in Poland for two weeks – since she was apparently brought to Belarus from the Olympic Games in Tokyo against…
Belarusian athlete: “I want to compete for Poland”
Status: 08/19/2021 5:25 p.m. The Belarusian sprinter Timanoswkaja has been in Poland for two weeks – since she was apparently brought to Belarus from the Olympic Games in Tokyo against…
LGBT in Poland: leaving the country as a last resort
Status: 08/18/2021 2:18 p.m. The rhetoric of the Polish government against sexual minorities is becoming increasingly harsh, with consequences especially in the conservative south and east. The situation is so…
Warsaw: Holocaust researcher Barbara Engelking wins in court – opinion
Barbara Engelking cannot complain about a lack of attention. The Warsaw historian receives awards for her books. A ranking service places the founder and director of the Center for Holocaust…
Freedom of the press in Poland: “This law is doubly hideous”
Status: 08/12/2021 10:33 a.m. The coalition has broken down and yet the Polish government has managed to get a highly controversial media law through parliament. Only briefly did it look…
Poland: media law passed against stations critical of the government – media
As often as Poland’s national populist government messed with other countries in recent years, Poland has so far avoided a conflict with the USA. One of the largest US investments…
Concerns about freedom of the press in Poland: Parliament votes for new media law
Status: 11.08.2021 9:54 p.m. So now after all: After the hanging game in the Polish parliament, the Sejm MPs passed the controversial media law that evening. It is now getting…
Poland: Gowin leaves, but Kaczyński stays in power – opinion
Poland’s ruling coalition has come to an end – but not the rule of the de facto head of government Jarosław Kaczyński and his national populist PiS. Of course, the…
Broadcasting law in Poland postponed: fiasco for the PiS
Status: 11.08.2021 7:56 p.m. After the dismissal of the Polish Deputy Prime Minister Gowin, the government alliance broke. It is now difficult for the PiS party to push through the…