Assim vai a Europa: "This new political party in Poland wants to 're-Christianise' Europe" - Lidia Kurasinka

Father Rydzyk controls a media empire accused of amplifying homophobic and sexist views. Now, he’s seen as the driving force behind a new party aiming at the European parliament elections in May.

"The Left Will Decide Poland’s Future" - Slawomir Sierakowski

Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party has long been the beneficiary of political infighting among the country's divided opposition parties. But with important local, national, and European elections approaching, an emerging star on the Polish left could soon mount a credible challenge to the country's populists.

"I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d like to pass on" - Stanislaw Aronson

I’m 93, and, as extremism sweeps across Europe, I fear we are doomed to repeat the mistakes which created the Holocaust

Assim vai a Europa! - "Protests staged across Poland as controversial judicial reform law signed"

Demonstrations took place across Poland as President Andrzej Duda signed into law a measure that enables the right-wing ruling PiS Party handpick the next chief justice.

Assim vai a Europa! - "Poland on fire: voices from the provinces" - Irma Allen

There is a growing atmosphere of hatred in which anyone who opposes the current government is labeled the ‘worst sort’, or even ‘Soviet murderers’.

Assim vai a Europa! - "People power and a glimmer of hope"

After days of protests against the government’s plans to control the judiciary, the president has vetoed part of the legislation. That is something – but not enough

"Second-hand Europe: Ukrainian immigrants in Poland" - Kaja Puto

There are already over a million Ukrainians working in Poland. Despite a rise in xenophobic attitudes, their number could grow.

Assim vai a Europa! - "Xenophobic, authoritarian – and generous on welfare: how Poland’s right rules" - Remi Adekoya

The Law and Justice party’s enduring popularity after a year in power should serve as a warning for liberals across Europe

"Two halves: Poland copes with freedom" - Adam J. Chmielewski

On the 35th anniversary of Poland’s modernising transformation, the question arises, how was the emancipatory potential of the ‘Solidarity’ movement squandered?

"Stealing the spectacle" - Adam J. Chmielewski

A new Polish xenophobia cannot be explained only by political economy, but also needs to be understood in terms of political aesthetics.

Assim vai a Europa! - Más notícias vindas da Polónia

Nacionalistas eurocépticos vencem eleições na Polónia

Poland lurches to right with election of Law and Justice party

Livro Recomendado - "O Meu Testemunho perante o Mundo"

Publicada pela primeira vez nos EUA em 1944, esta obra fazia também parte da missão de denúncia e apelo a que o autor se propusera. Jan Karski, membro da resistência polaca, foi nesse ano o mensageiro do povo polaco junto do seu governo no exílio, o mensageiro dos judeus perante o mundo e o homem que alertou para o genocídio judaico, que ele mesmo presenciara, quando ainda era possível detê-lo. Além dos documentos e relatórios que deveria entregar ao seu governo no exílio e aos aliados, conseguiu ainda entregar ao presidente Roosevelt documentos relatando o que vira no Gueto de Varsóvia e no campo de concentração de Izbica Lubelska, os quais fazem também parte desta obra. Apesar de inicialmente ter sido um bestseller, a obra foi acolhida com alguma frieza pelas autoridades ocidentais e acabou por cair no esquecimento; o mundo não estava então preparado para os relatos de Karski, e o reconhecimento surgiu tardiamente. Obra capital de um Justo entre as Nações, proibiu e proíbe, em definitivo, as palavras «Não sabíamos».

Jan Karski

1 de setembro de 1939