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UNHCR appeals to Poland to admit stranded migrants

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday appealed to Poland to admit a group of Middle Eastern migrants stranded on the Polish-Belarusian border.

Poles no longer fear refugees – poll

A new survey commissioned by the Polish branch of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) shows that Poles are far more open to refugees than they were a few years ago.

President appeals to UNHRC for response to Belarus crisis

President Andrzej Duda in a Wednesday letter to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appealed to the council to call on Belarusian authorities to refrain from violence against demonstrators and release arrested demonstrators.

President will write to UN HR Council on Belarus - top aide

President Andrzej Duda will write to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members with an appeal for them not to show indifference towards the developments in Belarus, Duda aide Krzysztof Szczerski informed on Wednesday. Szczerski said the letter will be sent on Wednesday.

Poland elected to UN Human Rights Council

Poland was elected to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday. It will hold the post for two years from January 1, 2020.

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Life

Mystery surrounds ‘spooky magic witch circles’ found ‘hidden in plain sight’ at opposite ends of the country

The apotropaic medieval signs used to ward off evil spirits were discovered in a secret stairwell at Kraków’s Wawel Castle and in the roof of an old cathedral in Kamień Pomorski by the Polish coast.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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