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Former death camp secretary who skipped trial is caught after police launched manhunt

The 96-year-old woman widely named in German media as Irmgard Furchner was to stand trial today for assisting in the murder of 11,000 prisoners at the Nazi-German Stutthof camp during WWII. PAP/ Federal Archives

The 96-year-old woman who went on the run after getting in a taxi to stand trial for WWII war crimes has been captured. 

Polish barrister wins case against Poland in ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a Polish barrister, saying that she had not been given a fair trial as guaranteed under an article of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Pole charged with setting deadly fire in Iceland

A 60-year-old Pole has been charged with setting fire to a multi-family house, in which three Polish nationals lost their lives.

Wrongly-accused Pole gets EUR 2.86 mln in return for 18 years in jail

Tomasz Komenda, a Pole that was wrongly-sentenced to 25 years in prison for a murder he had not committed, will get a total of PLN 12.8 million (EUR 2.86 million) in compensation, a court has ruled.

Trial of women accused of insulting religious feelings of others starts

Three women have gone on trial for insulting religious feelings by producing and distributing stickers of the Virgin Mary with the LGBT rainbow added to her halo.

Tusk criticises delay in Adamowicz killer trial

Donald Tusk, the leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament and a former Polish prime minister, has criticised delays in the trial of the man accused of murdering the mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz.

Forgotten history of “Little Nuremburg” trials revealed in fascinating new book

With clues suggesting that Auschwitz beast Josef Mengele may have also stood trial in the little town of Świdnica, author Agnieszka Dobkiewicz said: “Something extraordinary happened in 1946 in a small town near Gross-Rosen, something that stands to change our knowledge of Mengele’s immediate post-war life. Certainly, it now seems plausible that he returned to this former concentration camp because of an unfinished affair…”

First patients receive potential COVID-19 jabs - Pfizer Poland head

A group of 12 people have received a potential vaccine against the COVID-19 disease as part of clinical trials carried out in Germany, Pfizer Poland Country Manager Dorota Hryniewiecka-Firlej has said in an interview with PAP.

Former SS death camp guard goes on trial

According to prosecutors, 93-year-old Bruno Dey was a “cog in the murderous machine” and is guilty of complicity in the murder of 5230 of the camp’s victims.

Top 5 articles:

  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
History | Life

Zofia Posmysz: acclaimed writer and Auschwitz survivor laid to rest in Oświęcim

One of Poland’s major chroniclers of the Holocaust, Posmysz survived three years in German captivity to become an award-winning journalist and author.

The first report:

  • No evidence of illegal discharges into Odra says minister
  • Polish labour market in good shape says minister
  • Polish women's team wins silver medal at European rowing championships
  • Over 20 pct of young Poles want no children
  • World Bank to invest in Polish technology companies

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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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