by Gabrielle Young | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
Poland was once the model nation of a communist country fallen apart and in shambles that then came together to become a prosperous democratic country, but now Poland’s democracy is crumbling. The controlling party is discriminating against sexual minorities,...
by Ulrika Brameus | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
A man holds a banner with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) with the slogan “Program of the party program of the nation, Stop Demoktaturze (combine words democracy and dictatorship) of PiS” as he takes part in march demanding...
by Lydia Palmer | Feb 7, 2022 | University of Chicago
This past Thursday, February 3, 2022, President Andrzej Duda of Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party submitted legislation to dismantle the Supreme Court’s Judicial Disciplinary Chamber. This legislation represents the culmination of longstanding pressure on Poland...
by Alexandr Burdian | Jan 20, 2022 | National University for Political Science and Administrative Studies, Bucharest, Romania
In the photo: “LGBT-free zone” sticker in the front of the conservative magazine Gazeta Polska which included it in their weekly editions “Stigmatization of LGBTI people is a long-standing problem in Poland. Homophobic statements by leading public figures, creating an...
by Tay Massey | Dec 1, 2021 | University of Georgia
Migrants seeking asylum in the EU are currently stuck in Belarus and facing multiple human rights abuses. The Belarusian government invites these migrants who are often from worn-torn and impoverished countries in the Middle, Africa, Asia, and other regions. After...
