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Nearly half of Poles believe women face discrimination

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Close to 50 percent of Poles believe women are discriminated against in public and private life in Poland, a new opinion poll has found.

European court issues judgment over LGBT work discrimination

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled that sexual orientation cannot be a reason to refuse to conclude a contract with a self-employed person, in a case brought by a Polish man.

Opposition leader accuses gov't of discriminating against single parents

An opposition leader has accused the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) of discriminating against single parents in its new tax law.

German minority files discrimination charges against Poland

Poland's German minority has filed a complaint against Poland to the European Commission (EC) over a decree that cuts German language classes for minority children from three hours per week to one.

Left wants explanation over police text that calls LGBT a pathology

The parliamentary caucus of The Left political grouping has asked Poland's police chief for an explanation as to why a new textbook for police officers lists the transgender and LGBT community among social pathologies.

Polish priests speak out against "political abuse" of Church

Dozens of priests have put their names to a letter published in a magazine stating their opposition to what they call "abuse by politicians and the sins of the Church.

Gov't official says no laws discriminating LGBTI people in Poland

Polish government commissioner for demographic policy, Barbara Socha, on Thursday said she "has not heard anything about a law discriminating LGBTI persons in Poland," and underlined that "reports and data show their organisations receive huge sums of money."

Warsaw holds women's equality conference

To mark the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) held a conference on Wednesday on equal opportunities for women in public life.

Children and Youth Parliament against discrimination and social exclusion

The participants of the first session of the Children and Youth Parliament (SDiM), in a resolution adopted on Friday, are demanding actions to counteract social exclusion and discrimination.

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How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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

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