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Day of freedom: when Poland regained its independence

Today marks the 103rd anniversary of Poland regaining independence after centuries of foreign rule. Marcin Bielecki/PAP

Today marks the 104th anniversary of Poland regaining independence after centuries of foreign rule.

Gorbachev helped bring freedom to the people of the USSR - foreign min

Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, on Wednesday, commented on the death of the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, on social media. Gorbachev passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91.

'We stand with you', Biden tells Ukraine in his Warsaw speech

US President Joe Biden has said in his address on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine delivered to the Polish people outside Warsaw’s historic Royal Castle that his message to the Ukrainian nation is "we stand with you."

Ukraine fighting for its freedom and Poland's, Zelensky tells Polish parliament

Ukraine, in its battle against Russia, is not only fighting for its own freedom but also for Poland’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, told a special assembly of both houses of the Polish parliament.

Ukrainians are defending freedom of whole Europe, Duda says

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, said in a televised address on Thursday that Ukrainians, by defending their country, are also defending the whole of Europe.

EC says new law threatens media freedom and pluralism in Poland

A spokesman for the European Commission (EC) has said that Poland's new media bill, dubbed 'lex TVN,' could threaten media freedom and pluralism in Poland by forcibly changing the ownership structure of media companies.

Polish president calls for solidarity with Belarusian society

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, appealed for international solidarity with Belarusian society at the online Summit for Democracy organised by his American counterpart Joe Biden.

The GenFree: Three Seas Generation Freedom conference has freedom in its DNA

This international conference called “GenFree: Three Seas Generation Freedom”, held in Warsaw, brought together a number of outstanding politicians, diplomats and business representatives from twelve countries participating in the Three Seas Initiative. The event was also attended by numerous young people representing the titular “Generation Freedom.” They have the potential to become the greatest beneficiaries of a more profound integration of the region spanning the area between the Baltic, the Adriatic and the Black Seas. 

Extraordinary tale of canoeists who battled one of the world’s deepest canyons and fought for Poland’s freedom from South America told in fascinating documentary

VIDEO: Originally intending to explore the rivers of Argentina, by the time they had finished they had survived the 3,400 m deep Colca canyon river in Peru, battled malaria, become local celebrities, opened a network of Solidarity offices across South America and initiated a string of fundraising events to send money back to the movement in Poland.

Poles among MEPs calling for resolution on EU as "LGBTIQ freedom zone"

The European Parliament is to debate a resolution on declaring the European Union an 'LGBTIQ freedom zone', supported by some of Polish MEPs.

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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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