-
President Andrzej Duda's victory further empowers Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, which has worked to weaken the country's independent judiciary and free press.
-
Known early on for his avant-garde works, the composer's challenging music nevertheless found fans far beyond traditional classical music circles.
-
Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party leads its opposition in opinion polls ahead of Sunday's election. "Christianity is part of our national identity," party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said recently.
-
"I bow my head before the Polish victims of Germany's tyranny," Germany's president said last Sunday on the 80th anniversary of WWII's start. "And I ask forgiveness."
-
Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Piotr Wilczek, Poland's ambassador to the U.S., about the NATO and Trump-Putin summits.
-
Under the law, anyone who accuses the country of complicity in Nazi crimes during World War II could face three years' imprisonment. But lawmakers voted to remove that penalty on Wednesday.
-
Survivors and victims' descendants traveled from around the world to the Nazi death camp, at a time when Polish politicians are pushing controversial Holocaust legislation.
-
The measure would make it illegal to accuse Poland of complicity in crimes committed by Nazi Germany. First, the controversial legislation will go to constitutional tribunal for review.
-
NPR's David Greene talks with the BBC's Adam Easton about Poland's Senate's approval of a controversial bill making it illegal to accuse the country of complicity in the Holocaust.
-
In Poland, a new law could put the country's Supreme Court under the ruling party's control. Critics fear this will erode their justice system, now protests have erupted.