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...
by Thomas Richards | Nov 28, 2021 | Salem State University
As the Polish government cracks down on foreign media influence, critics question if it is simply an attempt to silence divergent opinions. On August 11th, Poland’s lower house approved a bill restricting media ownership in Poland for non-Europeans. The bill...
by Charlotte Smith | Nov 25, 2021 | University of Georgia
A trend that has become increasingly more noticeable over the past several years is the democratic erosion of Eastern European institutions, which is seen clearly in countries such as Belarus, Hungary, and Poland, the latter of which will be discussed in relation to...
by Grace Wankelman | Apr 13, 2021 | University of Denver
On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Supreme Court of Poland ruled that abortions due to fetal defects or lethal fetal diagnoses are unconstitutional, and that, The woman’s comfort is not a reason for ‘killing the unborn child.” This ruling sparked the largest protest...
by John Lindenau | Apr 9, 2021 | American University
Several dozen members of the National Radical Camp (ONR) demonstrate against immigration in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 24, 2018. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images and Foreign Policy There can be no doubt that in recent years there has been a large restructuring of...
