Riots took place in the Polish town of Lubin after a police officer murdered a young man under arrest, asphyxiating him by placing a knee on his neck. Hundreds arrived at the local police station, chanting "Murderers!" and hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot police. At the end of the day, more than 50 arrests were made by riot police.
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Thousands of protesters in Warsaw took to the streets after the Constitutional Court of Poland tightened restrictions on abortion further than they already were, removing abnormalities in a fetus as cause for a termination of pregnancy. Demonstrators marched across the city, blocking several metros and major roads, before arriving at the Constitutional Court and condemning its decision before dispersing.
Hundreds of Polish workers went on strike inside an Amazon facility in Wrocław demanding a Christmas bonus of 2000 zloty. Supporters meanwhile blockaded the outside, stopping trucks from making deliveries and halting operations for a total of 3 hours. Hundreds of Polish workers went on strike inside an Amazon facility in Wrocław demanding a Christmas bonus of 2000 zloty. Supporters […]
The feminist Manifa Łódź collective in the Polish city of Łódź protested against police brutality during the Strajk Kobiet, or National Strike, prompted after the ruling conservative party banned abortions in most cases. The demonstration took place in front of the local police station, with protesters dispersing before police arrived. The feminist Manifa Łódź collective in the Polish city of […]
Hundreds of Polish anarchists in Wrocław gathered to protest against the restriction of abortion by the ruling conservative party, as part of a national strike that has persisted for more than a month in the major cities of the country. Hundreds of Polish anarchists in Wrocław gathered to protest against the restriction of abortion by the ruling conservative party, as […]
Protesters gathered in Warsaw to continue the Strajk Kobiet, or National Strike, against an abortion ban by the leading conservative party. Police assaulted demonstrators about halfway through the march, arresting at least 3 people and injuring many more.
Protesters across Poland, from Krakow to Gdansk, took to the streets against an abortion ban by the PiS (Law and Justice Party). The government has pulled back on the ban for all fetuses except those with Down Syndrome, which has helped calm the clashes but not the protests.
Warsaw protesters hit the streets in numbers nearing 50,000 during the National Strike against the restriction of abortions. Several fascist gangs also attempted to assault protesters but were beaten back by anarchists and antifascists.
Anarchist black blocs hit the streets in the hundreds on the 28th in Wrocław, against the illegalization of abortion by the Law and Justice Party of Poland. Protesters clashed with police on multiple occasions, but any attempts at arrests were blocked by the crowd.
Protesters and feminist activists in Poland have begun a general strike with hundreds of thousands participating. It began after the government ruled that abortion was unconstitutional, leading to tens of thousands taking to the streets. Police assaulted demonstrators in many areas, also employing pepper-spray and tear gas.
Feminist activists and other protesters took to the streets across Poland after the restriction of abortion, with thousands of demonstrators attending each spontaneous protest that took place. Clashes with police occurred, but nowhere as violent as the ones on the 22nd. Feminist activists and other protesters took to the streets across Poland after the restriction of abortion, with thousands of […]
After the Polish Supreme Court ruled that abortion due to fetal defects was 'unconstitutional', providing a cassus belli to almost completely ban the practice, women's rights activists took to the streets in spontaneous protest across Poland. A confrontation took place in Warsaw, with unarmed protesters being beaten and pepper-sprayed by police.