Far Left vs. Far Right Protests. Warsaw, Poland

In 2025, before and following the election and presidential inauguration of former football hooligan Karol Nawrocki, the far-right of Poland organised several anti-immigration demonstrations which were met by antifascist counterprotests. Notably, on one occasion, in Warsaw, a gathering of several thousand, many wearing clothing associated with football hooliganism, meet at the Szymborska Passage in the centre of the city. Antifascist protesters unfurl a banner amid the far-right demonstration, causing temperatures to run high. Less than a kilometre away, an antifascist counterprotest comprising several left-wing groups takes place at the Dmowski roundabout. Later in the afternoon, the atmosphere turns febrile as the far-right groups approach the antifascist demonstration and bottles are thrown.