November 11th marked the 101th anniversary of the restoration of Polish sovereignty from the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires. The most famous event of the day is the Independence March in Warsaw. An event initially created by the far-right organization … Continue reading The parade. Independence Day March in Warsaw 2019
– On June 5th, a district court in Warsaw launched anti-censorship proceedings against Facebook. The case was issued by Maciej Świrski, chairman of the Polish League Against Defamation (altenratively also called the Good Name Redoubt – Polish Anti-Defamation League), a right-wing, … Continue reading Polish academia against climate change, and the ECJ returns a verdict
– 30 years ago, on April 5th, 1989 round table negotiations ended in Poland with the signing of an agreement between the communists and representatives of the democratic opposition and Catholic Church. The Polish Round Table Talks were groundbreaking, launching a … Continue reading Teachers strike, and supreme court reforms draw warnings
When the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, now the Republic of North Macedonia, declared independence in 1991, a new state emerged but kept many of the habits of its communist past, including a highly centralized government. In political science, centralization … Continue reading When will the grip loosen? Centralized government in North Macedonia
– On March 3rd, hundreds of protesters gathered in Gdynia, Katowice, Łódź, Warsaw, and Wrocław in support of women’s rights such as equal pay and the right to an abortion. Protesters displayed counter-patriarchal slogans like “Sex, not sexism” and showed support for … Continue reading NATO anniversary, and LGBT+ rights controversy
