A popular protest forced the government back down on its proposed ban, but Poland still has savagely restrictive abortion laws.
A harsh criminal justice system – in particular, more prisons and people behind bars – has apparently become a hallmark of good government.
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Australia has become less compassionate, more punitive and more ready to blame individuals for their alleged failings since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
EU and Polish flags together at anti-government demonstration in Warsaw.
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After years of being hailed as the shining example of post-Communist success, Poland is being depicted going ‘backward.’ What happened? And why is this significant for Europe?
Questions remain about the evidence against Steven Avery.
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With hardliners taking charge of the government and presidency in Warsaw, the migrant rhetoric is looking worrying. But how much will change in practice?
Poland’s president Andrzej Duda taking supreme command over Polish armed forces on August 6.
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