Current Affairs Archives - Neil Milton Photography https://neilmilton.scot/category/photojournalism/current-affairs/ A life in monochrome, mostly Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:26:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://neilmilton.scot/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sig-150x150.png Current Affairs Archives - Neil Milton Photography https://neilmilton.scot/category/photojournalism/current-affairs/ 32 32 212787569 Animal liberation march. Warsaw, Poland https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/animal-liberation-march-warsaw-poland/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/animal-liberation-march-warsaw-poland/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:26:42 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5816 Activists and supporters of animal rights march through the streets of Warsaw to raise awareness of the dire suffering of animals trapped within factory and industrial farming. The march is billed as an opportunity for the community to come together and make their voices heard, chanting about the importance of equality for animals. As the participants marched, pro-animal, anti-factory farming slogans were chanted along with encouragements for the public to "go vegan".

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An animal rights advocate holds a placard during the demonstration. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester carries a placard during the demonstration. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters chant while carrying a large banner during the march. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/animal-liberation-march-warsaw-poland/feed/ 0 5816 Occupy Warsaw University: Part 2 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/occupy-warsaw-university-part-two/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/occupy-warsaw-university-part-two/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:47:56 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5784 Since the beginning of Israel's brutal and cynically ongoing genocide in Palestine following October 7th 2023, they have razed Gaza to the ground, destroying all universities. Israel has murdered hundreds of thousands of people, wiping out whole Palestinian family bloodlines. Infants have been shot in the head. In May and June 2024, students at Warsaw University, already involved with the Palestine movement, agreed to occupy the university grounds. Beginning with a series of protests from the 17th of May then forming an encampment on the 24th of May until they were forcibly removed from the campus on the 12th of June, the students demonstrated in support of the University's divestment from investments in Israel, and the severing of any connection with academia in Israel. The genocide continues to this day.

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Student protesters are seen inside their tents during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester chants from the top of scaffolding on a faculty building during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A student protester is seen in her tent during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A student protester hangs a large keffiyeh used to block a road during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A student protester wearing a keffiyeh and a Palestinian flag gestures towards a placard during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Student protesters light flares during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A statue set into the institution’s walls is dressed in a Palestinian flag during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police remove protesters blocking entry to the university campus during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police remove a protester blocking entry to the university campus during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Student protesters light flares high on scaffolding on a faculty building during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police advance to end the weeks-long action and remove the student protesters during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Student protesters are seen inside their tents waiting for the police to remove them during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police remove protesters from the university campus during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police remove protesters from the university campus during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A student protester climbs the University gates and hangs a Palestinian flag from the top during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/occupy-warsaw-university-part-two/feed/ 0 5784 Palestine: Part 2 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/pj-palestine-part-two/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/pj-palestine-part-two/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:41:36 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5777 Since the beginning of Israel's brutal and cynically ongoing genocide in Palestine following October 7th 2023, they have razed Gaza to the ground. Israel has murdered hundreds of thousands of people, wiping out whole Palestinian family bloodlines. Infants have been shot in the head. In that time, Pro-Palestine and anti-Zionism activists in Poland have protested this slaughter with a series of protests, demonstrations, and direct action. The genocide and the protests continue to this day.

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A protester holds a placard outside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester carries a placard during a demonstration march in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A list of the named dead from the Israeli genocide of Palestine stretches into the distance during a protest in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester carrying a Palestinian flag gestures a peace sign during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester sheds a tear while carrying a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester confronts police during an unauthorised deviation of a protest in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A pro-Palestinian protester chants through a megaphone during a march in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A pro-Palestine protester speaks through a megaphone while shrouded in red smoke during a march in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester wearing a keffiyeh holds a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A Kia Picanto riddled with bullet holes is driven past the Polish parliament during a 2026 march to mark the anniversary of the murder of 5-year-old Hind Rajab. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester chants while another shelters from the sun under a keffiyeh during a march in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester wearing a keffiyeh gestures towards the Israeli embassy during a demonstration in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A large Palestinian flag is carried in front of Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science during a protest in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters light flares outside a Warsaw hotel hosting a weapons conference attended by Israeli weapons manufacturers in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police react to lit flares outside a Warsaw hotel hosting a weapons conference attended by Israeli weapons manufacturers in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police and protesters clash outside a Warsaw hotel hosting a weapons conference attended by Israeli weapons manufacturers in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester screams while holding a Palestinian flag outside a Warsaw hotel hosting a weapons conference attended by Israeli weapons manufacturers in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/pj-palestine-part-two/feed/ 0 5777 Ukraine: Part 2 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ukraine-part-two/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ukraine-part-two/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:36:08 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5769 Following the illegal invasion of Ukrainian territory by Russian forces on the 24th of February 2022, many Ukrainians fled to Poland to escape the violence. In the years that followed, many formed groups, including Euromaidan Warsaw, to protest against the war and support Ukraine. Protests and demonstrations have been held outside the Ukrainian, American, and Russian embassies as well as in various locations around Warsaw. The war and the protests continue to this day.

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A woman holds a placard containing damaged clothing and a dismembered doll during a protest in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A young boy holds a picture of Ukrainian soldiers during a protest in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A woman stands in front of a large flag of the EU during a protest in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A woman wears a Ukrainian flag while her partner puts an arm around her waist. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters carry a large prop receipt that is headed with the text “Make Russia Pay, during a protest in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A woman holds a Ukrainian flag during a demonstration in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A man holds a Ukrainian flag during a demonstration in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A man wearing a Polish flag around his shoulders, puts an arm around a woman wearing a Ukrainian flag during a protest in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A graphic on a t-shirt shows a hand coloured in the Polish flag shaking another coloured in a Ukrainian flag during a protest in 2026. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ukraine-part-two/feed/ 0 5769 Ostatnie Pokolenie: Part 2 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-2/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-2/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:32:47 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5762 In the wake of the climate emergency, Polish climate activists, Ostatnie Pokolenie (The Last Generation), followed the example of other European chapters of the group in organising many protests across 2024 and 2025. While orange cornstarch paint was used to cover various monuments and buildings during this time, the primary form of protest was roadblocks. The group advocated for cheaper and wider public transport options to reduce Polish reliance on private commuter travel. Supported by many, the group was also widely considered divisive and provoked a great deal of debate in the Polish media. The group ended their activities in 2026 after a draft citizens' bill, the so-called "Lex Ostatnie Pokolenie", was introduced to parliament submitting the organisation's proposals.

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Climate activists block the road with a banner during the protest on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry motorist remonstrates with the climate activist during a protest on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police struggle to remove a climate activist from the road during the roadblock protests on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist yells in pain as the police try to free his hand that is glued to the road during the roadblock protests on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A motorist roughly manhandles a climate activist away from the road during the protest at Dworzec Gdański in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Motorists roughly manhandle an older climate activist on the road during the protest at Dworzec Gdański in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry commuter remonstrates with a climate activist during a roadblock protest in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry commuter remonstrates with a climate activist during a roadblock protest at Ratusz Arsenał in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry commuter pulls a limp climate activist from the road during a roadblock protest at Ratusz Arsenał in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
The police pull a climate activist from the road during a roadblock protest at Ratusz Arsenał in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist is seen on the hood of a car at a protest on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Frustrated and angry motorists attempt to remove protesters during a roadblock demonstration on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A commuter assaults the protestors with pepper spray during a roadblock demonstration on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester gestures for the traffic to stop during a roadblock protest on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-2/feed/ 0 5762 Occupy Warsaw University: Part 1 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/occupy-warsaw-university-part-one/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/occupy-warsaw-university-part-one/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:19:52 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5782 Since the beginning of Israel's brutal and cynically ongoing genocide in Palestine following October 7th 2023, they have razed Gaza to the ground, destroying all universities. Israel has murdered hundreds of thousands of people, wiping out whole Palestinian family bloodlines. Infants have been shot in the head. In May and June 2024, students at Warsaw University, already involved with the Palestine movement, agreed to occupy the university grounds. Beginning with a series of protests from the 17th of May then forming an encampment on the 24th of May until they were forcibly removed from the campus on the 12th of June, the students demonstrated in support of the University's divestment from investments in Israel, and the severing of any connection with academia in Israel. The genocide continues to this day.

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Student protesters march together through the main gate during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration outside of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration outside of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration outside of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester speaks through a megaphone during a demonstration outside of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A student protester holds a placard during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Student protesters sit next to a Palestinian flag during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester hangs a Palestinian flag from a tree in the encampment during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Student protesters sit together to discuss their encampment during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
The student encampment is seen behind a Palestinian flag during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester speaks to police while denying them entry to the encampment during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds his fist high in solidarity while others drum during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
The student encampment seen during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Student protesters gather and wear keffiyehs during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters gather to discuss the demonstration during the occupation of Warsaw University in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/occupy-warsaw-university-part-one/feed/ 0 5782 Palestine: Part 1 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/pj-palestine-part-one/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/pj-palestine-part-one/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:45:06 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5775 Since the beginning of Israel's brutal and cynically ongoing genocide in Palestine following October 7th 2023, they have razed Gaza to the ground. Israel has murdered hundreds of thousands of people, wiping out whole Palestinian family bloodlines. Infants have been shot in the head. In that time, Pro-Palestine and anti-Zionism activists in Poland have protested this slaughter with a series of protests, demonstrations, and direct action. The genocide and the protests continue to this day.

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Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
During a roadblock outside the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in 2025, a policeman attempts to remove a flare from a protester. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Warsaw, Poland. 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/pj-palestine-part-one/feed/ 0 5775 Ukraine: Part 1 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ukraine-part-one/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ukraine-part-one/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:05:26 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5767 Following the illegal invasion of Ukrainian territory by Russian forces on the 24th of February 2022, many Ukrainians fled to Poland to escape the violence. In the years that followed, many formed groups, including Euromaidan Warsaw, to protest against the war and support Ukraine. Protests and demonstrations have been held outside the Ukrainian, American, and Russian embassies as well as in various locations around Warsaw. The war and the protests continue to this day.

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Water gushes through a model dam as red smoke rises from it during a demonstration outside the Russian embassy in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester dressed as a blindfolded soldier sits within a cage during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A woman dressed in a “blood-stained” white shift with the names of Ukrainian cities written on it, holds a Ukrainian flag during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A group of protesters pose for a photograph during an anti-Russian demonstration in 2024 (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An unrelated, though topical, bear-costumed street performer is seen behind an anti-Russian protester during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Young children pose as injured outside Warsaw’s children’s hospital during an anti-Russian protest in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Demonstrators hold posters outside Warsaw’s children’s hospital during an anti-Russian protest in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Demonstrators hold placards and posters outside Warsaw’s children’s hospital during an anti-Russian protest in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard high during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds a placard high during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A woman holds a photograph of a Ukrainian soldier during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Flowers sit beside lit candles during a commemoration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A woman wears a Ukrainian flag around her shoulders during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters hold a large banner during a demonstration in 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ukraine-part-one/feed/ 0 5767 Ostatnie Pokolenie: Part 1 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-1/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-1/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:48:28 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5760 In the wake of the climate emergency, Polish climate activists, Ostatnie Pokolenie (The Last Generation), followed the example of other European chapters of the group in organising many protests across 2024 and 2025. While orange cornstarch paint was used to cover various monuments and buildings during this time, the primary form of protest was roadblocks. The group advocated for cheaper and wider public transport options to reduce Polish reliance on private commuter travel. Supported by many, the group was also widely considered divisive and provoked a great deal of debate in the Polish media. The group ended their activities in 2026 after a draft citizens' bill, the so-called "Lex Ostatnie Pokolenie", was introduced to parliament submitting the organisation's proposals.

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Climate activists spray orange paint onto the glass facade of the shopping mall during an action at Złote Tarasy in August 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate activists sit with fire extinguishers during an action at Złote Tarasy in August 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate activists seen detained by police officers after an action at Złote Tarasy in August 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate protestors sit in the road to block traffic at Plac Trzech Krzyży in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A frustrated motorist tries to remove a protester glued to the road by force during a demonstration on Prosta in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters begin their roadblock during a demonstration on Prosta in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A motorcyclist forces past the roadblock knocking a protester to the ground during a demonstration on Prosta in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters block a main transit route outside a courthouse in Warsaw during a demonstration in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters block the road outside the court during a demonstration in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester is removed from the road by the police officers during a demonstration outside court in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds on to their banner as they are removed from the road by the police officers during a demonstration outside court in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate activists, wearing orange vests and with their hands glued to the road, block vehicle access to the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist has her hand glued to the road while blocking vehicle access to the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist is removed from the road by the police during a demonstration at the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist wearing an orange vest sits on the side of the road surrounded by the police, after having been removed from the place of demonstration at the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-1/feed/ 0 5760 Far Left vs. Far Right Protests. Warsaw, Poland https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/far-right-versus-far-left/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/far-right-versus-far-left/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:29:40 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5758 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.

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A protester makes gestures and chants antifascist slogans during the demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Antifascist protesters hold placards and face the far-right agitators across the street during the demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police work to keep the far-right protesters and the antifascists apart during the demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A far-right demonstrator seeks to intimidate the news camera operator during the demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A masked far-right agitator remonstrates in the direction of the left-wing activists at the demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Far-right demonstrators walk towards an opposing antifascist protest with a banner in Polish that says “Stop immigration” during the demonstration in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Muslim women wearing the hijab watch as the far-right, anti-immigration march passes in 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
The police stand between the antifascist protesters and the far-right march further up the road. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Antifascist protesters are surrounded by police as they hold aloft a placard that says, in Polish, “Poland for all”. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An antifascist protester holds a placard that says “Refugees Welcome”. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An antifascist demonstrator gestures towards the far-right group. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An antifascist protester gestures towards the far-right march as it passes. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
The far-right anti-immigration protest marches towards the Polish Parliament and past the offices of the United Nations Migration unit. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A far-right protester wears a hat that says “Refugees not welcome” during the protest. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An anti-immigration protester steps on the European Union flag. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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