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Indictments filed against judges and prosecutors from communist period

Karol Nawrocki, the IPN president, told journalists on Monday that judges from those times were still adjudicating in Polish courts. Rafał Guz/PAP

A number of Polish judges and prosecutors are facing the prospect of criminal prosecution for their alleged role in supressing opposition to the imposition of martial law in 1981.

New app explores hidden secrets of Poland’s underground printing presses

Titled Szybowcowa ’87, the app which is part of the IPN’s push to make history more understandable and accessible to younger generations allows users to step back in time and explore a printing house hidden inside an apartment on Wrocław’s Szybowcowa street.

Poland to take down FOUR Red Army memorials

Four memorials to the Soviet Red Army will be taken down on Thursday morning, the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), the body charged with investigating wartime and communist-era crimes, said on Wednesday.

Extraordinary life of ‘mystery WWII woman’ whose photo went viral revealed in new documentary

Coinciding with an official funeral ceremony to have her remains placed in her family grave, the documentary entitled Dziewczyna ze zdjecia” (Girl from the Photo), uncovers further details about Maria Barr’s extraordinary life. 

Crew of hero ship honoured in Canada for lifesaving role in WWII

Despite the risks, the crew of the ORP Ślązak saved 85 Canadian soldiers that had been trapped on the beach during the catastrophic Dieppe Raid in 1942.

“Solidarity Lives” graffiti from 1980s found during renovation work

The Institute of National Remembrance said it was now “looking for the heroic author of the Solidarity inscription. Help us find the author of the slogan. If you know something or know someone who could help us, please contact the Lublin Branch of the IPN.

The Witch of Łódź: Harrowing new biography reveals horrifying details of sadistic guard at ‘little Auschwitz’ concentration camp for children

In the first biography ever to be written about Eugenia Pol, who went under the name Genowefa Pohl during the war, author Błażej Torański spent several years in the archives of the Institute of National Remembrance in Łódź analysing thousands of pages of trial files, testimonies and photographs.

Ashes of 8,000 Nazi-German victims found in mass grave

The  grim discovery of around 17.5 tons of human ashes were made near the former Soldau concentration camp, which is now the town of Działdowo by the Institute of National Remembrance.

‘Spy video game’ to be included on national curriculum to make Polish history more appealing

VIDEO: Set during the Polish-Bolshevik War and based on source materials and historical exhibits to ensure accuracy, Gra Szyfrów challenges users to become ‘heroes of Polish intelligence’ by breaking Bolshevik ciphers, safeguarding radio communication lines and neutralizing an armoured train.

‘Cursed soldier’ hero finally laid to rest after long-lost remains found in unmarked grave

Murdered by communists in Lublin Castle in 1949, the whereabouts of Henryk Wieliczko’s body remained unknown for six decades.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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