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Extraordinary tale of Polish WWII emigration to Africa revealed in striking new photo exhibition

Polish boys sit on a donkey surrounded by locals from around Lake Victoria. Koja, Uganda 1942–1948. Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London, courtesy of the KARTA Center Foundation (Colorized by Mikołaj Kaczmarek)

Organized by the National Institute of Remembrance (IPN), the project, titled ‘Trails of Hope; the Odyssey of Freedom’, was originally undertaken to mark the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the operation that saw both civilians and soldiers evacuated from the USSR as part of the so-called Anders Army.

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Corpus Christi celebrations explode into colour

The small town of Łowicz will erupt into colour today as locals take to the streets to celebrate Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało). 

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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