A Guantánamo detainee is seeking information from two former government contractors in connection with a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
Tag: Poland
In Poland, an L.G.B.T.Q. Migration As Homophobia Deepens
An escalation in verbal attacks by the Polish government, with the support of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the threat of physical violence on the streets of many cities, has triggered an exodus of gay people.
After Going ‘Free of L.G.B.T.,’ a Polish Town Pays a Price
Krasnik voted to be “free of L.G.B.T.” two years ago to satisfy conservative voters. Now, the mayor regrets the move, which has led to censure from other European countries and put funding at risk.
In New Holocaust Survivor Testimony, Hate Speech Is a Dangerous Seed
A new campaign called #ItStartedWithWords features short videos from Holocaust survivors on the origins of World War II and offers a timely message amid an outbreak of anti-Asian hate.
20,000 White Crosses: Marking Covid’s Toll in Central and Eastern Europe
The crosses painted on a Prague street highlight a stark death toll in the Czech Republic as the coronavirus sweeps across the region.
Europe Lifts AstraZeneca Vaccine Suspension Amid New Lockdowns
France, Germany and other countries resumed use of the AstraZeneca shots after concerns about side effects, but the pace of inoculation remained too slow to blunt the latest wave of infection.
AstraZeneca Blood Clot Fears Are Tamped Down but Slow Vaccines in Europe
The suspension impedes Europe’s already troubled vaccination campaign amid a third coronavirus wave. Europe’s top drug regulator said there was no sign that the shot had caused dangerous side effects.
Aleksander Doba, Who Kayaked Across the Atlantic, Dies at 74
He hungered to paddle across an ocean so vast it seemed infinite. He did it three times, setting records and becoming a national hero in Poland.
Polish Court Orders Scholars to Apologize Over Holocaust Study
In a partial victory for nationalists, a libel case ended with two scholars ordered to make a public apology for saying a wartime Polish mayor was complicit in Nazi crimes, but not to pay damages.
A Massacre in a Forest Becomes a Test of Poland’s Pushback on Wartime Blame
Two researchers are on trial for writing that a Polish mayor was complicit in a massacre. Critics say the government is trying to emphasize Polish suffering in World War II and downplay complicity in Nazi crimes.