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… Read More »Ukraine: Part 1
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… Read More »Ostatnie Pokolenie: Part 1
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… Read More »Far Left vs. Far Right Protests. Warsaw, Poland
On the evening of the 12th August, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, joins scientific observers and members of the public at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw to watch a partial solar eclipse. At its maximum,… Read More »Solar Eclipse 2026. Warsaw, Poland
On his first foreign visit, the new Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Magyar, met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The visit symbolically marks the opening of a new phase in Budapest’s relations with Europe. During the meeting the Prime… Read More »Péter Magyar and Donald Tusk meet. Warsaw, Poland
On the 7th of May 2026, Scotland goes to the polls for the Scottish parliamentary elections. The day before, Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney visits Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, the constituency… Read More »Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2026
On the weekend of the 11th and 12th of April Hungarians prepare to go to the polls. On the eve of the general election, the political party Fidesz, headed by Viktor Orban, holds a rally at Budapest’s Fisherman’s Bastion square.… Read More »Hungarian General Election. Budapest, Hungary
On the morning of Friday, March 20th, LGBTQ+ activists and supporters speak to the press before the Polish Supreme Administrative Court rules on a landmark human rights case concerning same-sex marriage. In a huge victory for LGBTQ+ rights, the court… Read More »Gay Marriage Court Decision. Warsaw, Poland
On the afternoon of International Women’s Day, the 8th of March, Varsovians march through the streets of Warsaw for the 27th annual Manifa, an annual feminist street demonstration. Under the slogan “Solidarity in Times of Capitalypse”, activists march with placards… Read More »Manifa 2026. Warsaw, Poland
On the afternoon of 20th February, the Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, meets with Varsen Aghabekian, the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, on her visit to Poland. After the meeting, the ministers… Read More »Polish and Palestinian Foreign Ministers Meet. Warsaw, Poland
