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FREEDOM! Auschwitz museum boss calls victory after Nigerian teen freed from jail

Auschwitz museum head Piotr Cywiński stepped in after Omar Farouq Bashir was sentenced by a Sharia court in North Kano State in August last year for allegedly ‘blaspheming against Allah’. PAP/faceofmalawi.com/Twitter

Auschwitz museum director Piotr Cywiński stepped in to help and offered to serve part of the teen’s jail sentence for clemency after Omar Farouq Bashir was sentenced allegedly ‘blaspheming against Allah’ during an argument with a friend at school.

Poland sends Lithuania message of support to mark 30th anniversary of country’s independence

Freedom Defender’s Day, commemorated in Lithuania on the 13th January each year, honours those killed 30 years ago when unarmed civilians in Vilnius stood up to defend Lithuanian independence against Soviet forces attempting to seize control.

The Freedom Circus: new book explores a clown’s tale of Holocaust survival

From Warsaw to Melbourne via the Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa, The Freedom Circus charts a family’s extraordinary journey to freedom.

EP faction heads write Polish PM over abortion conflict

The leaders of five EP factions in a Friday letter to Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki protested against Poland's recent ban on abortion on foetal damage grounds, which they called an "unprecedented attack on the rights and freedoms of women."

A tale of two cities: Two giant murals commemorate Poland and Czech’s 1980-89 road to freedom

Entitled “Wall of Culture”, the murals in Warsaw and Prague mark 40 years since the establishment of Solidarity, which played such a key role in the changes in the region at the end of 1980s.​

Motorcyclists from Poland manifest solidarity with Belarusians

Motorcyclists from all over Poland gathered near the Polish-Belarusian border crossing in Kuznica, eastern Poland, on Sunday, to display their solidarity with the Belarusian people.

Remembering the Polish anti-Soviet independence movement founded 75 years ago

We take a look at the Freedom and Independence movement formed to combat Soviet terror in Poland following World War 2.

August 1980 cornerstone of a free Poland - president

August 1980 was the foundation of a free Poland and initiated major changes that transformed Europe and the world, President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday, marking the 40th anniversary of the August 1980 worker strikes that gave rise to the Solidarity Union.

Free and democratic Belarus in Poland's interest - Senate speaker

A free and democratic Belarus is in the deepest and most vital interest of Poland, Senate Speaker Tomasz Grodzki said on Thursday after a meeting with Belarusian oppositionist Veranika Tsepkalo.

PM calls for support of Belarusian citizens

Remembering August 1980 and the legacy of 'Solidarity,' we want to support civil society in Belarus and its efforts to achieve full democracy and freedom, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Facebook on Thursday.

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Over 25 ‘priceless’ engravings return to Gdańsk after they were feared lost forever

Dating from between the 16th and 19th century, the director of the National Museum in Gdańsk described the collection as being ‘entwined with the museum’s DNA’. He said: “It is with this collection that the whole institution began.”

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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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