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Historians come together to uncover disturbing aspects of Polish and Eastern European shared history.
Ukraine
War in Ukraine spurs new bonds between historians of shared Soviet past
A Ukrainian woman waits for relatives fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Feb. 25, 2022. UN officials said that 100,000 people were believed to have left their homes and estimated up to 4
Ukraine
Poland prepares to accept thousands of refugees from Ukraine
A view of a tent camp set by migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
EU officials accuse Belarus of creating a new migrant crisis
Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere rest on the ground as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
Polish border police push back migrants at Belarus border
Anti-government protesters march in Havana, Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs
Justice
‘Obliged to exile’: Cuban activist Tania Bruguera on the plight of artist Hamlet Lavastida
Two white men in suits stand at podiums in front of the US and Polish flags
Global Politics
As Poland’s Duda seeks election ‘Trump bump,’ Putin looks to revise history
Soldiers guarding a tomb outside in Poland.
Global Politics
Poland invites nationalism in its commemoration of WWII by moving location and inviting Trump
The tops of buildings are barely visible through a thick layer of smog.
Climate Change
Smothered by smog, activists are urging Poland to reconsider coal
A man wearing a hard hat is silhouetted against old heavy windowpanes in a factory.
Climate Change
Poland is a coal country. But for how long?
Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks
Global Politics
Protests persuade Polish president to veto court reforms
WWII
Culture
Poland’s right-wing government thinks this WWII museum isn’t ‘glorious’ enough
Lifestyle & Belief
Video: View of a transgender MP in Poland
Lifestyle & Belief
Video: Pushing for a secular future in Poland
Global Politics
On anniversary of key moment, memories fading about Poland’s traumatic history
Global Politics
Poles looking for lost remains of hero of World War II resistance
Plane crash kills Polish President Lech Kaczynski
Katyn’s tragedies
Conflict & Justice
The Fight for Gay Rights in Poland
Global Politics
The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz
Global Politics
How Poland Keeps Its Economy Booming
Poland as Clean Leader
Global Politics
Poland: a tenacious nation is tested
Global Politics
Peace prize impact on dissident winners
Global Politics
Former Polish leader stands trial