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Professor Chazan emerges in a new role

Professor Bogdan Chazan has been nominated as the gynaecology and obstetrics consultant for Świętokrzyskie voivodeship. He is an outspoken opponent of legal abortion and the IVF treatment. In recent years, he has also been mired in scandal.

"We won't leave until our demands are met"

People with disabilities and their parents continue the protest in the Polish parliament. They say they won't leave until their demands are met. The government has proposed a so-called solidarity levy, that would be paid by the wealthiest, to help those most in need. The opposition didn't spare criticism.

Protest in Warsaw as teachers demand higher pay

Teachers from around Poland gathered outside the ministry of education in Warsaw to voice their protest. They are clear in their demands: an increase in salaries by a thousand zloty and education minister Anna Zalewska's resignation.

Murder suspect in custody again after escaping convoy

After a gruelling manhunt, a 30-year-old murder suspect who escaped police custody has been detained. The police claims that although Adam D. was in arm and leg restraints, he managed to free himself and escape. The question how he did that still stands.

"Demagoguery turned against its authors"

"It would have been much different, if the ministers’ bonuses were granted in a more transparent manner," said Waldemar Pawlak in "Fakty po Faktach". The former Polish prime minister was referring to the discretionary awards, the former PM Beata Szydło had given herself and the members of her cabinet.

"Local elections are about local problems, not politics"

Politicians from the ruling Law and Justice party are on a nation-wide meet and greet tour ahead of local elections. This is how Waldemar Pawlak, the former prime minister from the People's Party, commented on it in our "Fakty po Faktach" studio.

MMA fighter a real-life hero

An MMA fighter turned real-life superhero when he defended two boys who had been attacked while waiting at a bus stop. The two bullies from Orzesze near Tychy weren't expecting any real resistance. But they ended up getting a big surprise.

Constitutional tug of war

It's a constitutional tug of war. On one side are those that want more power in the hands of the Prime Minister while others want the President to call the shots. Andrzej Duda wants the constitutional referendum to take place on 11 November.

Donald Tusk will testify as witness in the Polish court on Monday

Poland's former prime minister, currently the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk has been called to Warsaw as a witness in the trial of Tomasz Arabski and four other administration officials. Many people are suggesting, including Mr Tusk himself, that the ruling Law and Justice party has other motives for calling him to testify.

People with disabilities and their caretakers occupy the Sejm

There is hope for people with disabilities and their caretakers. In protest, they spent two nights in the Parliament building and finally got to speak with the President and Prime Minister. The President vowed to help them while the Prime Minister said there would be a new so-called solidarity levy. The tax would help those most in need through the creation of a special fund for people with disabilities.

Radical Nationalists celebrate at historic Gdańsk shipyard

The National Radical Camp, a nationalist organization, has met in the hallowed ground of the historic Gdańsk shipyard. Some are calling it a scandal. But the minister of justice is in no hurry to take action. And the chairman of the "Solidarity" trade union says that there's nothing to discuss.

Justified speeding law waits in Senate

Police officers may be given more leeway in making exceptions for those speeding by more than 50 kilometres per hour, if they feel that it's justified. Local mayors will verify the decisions made by the police. The proposal has been passed by the lower house of parliament, and is now waiting for approval from the Senate.

Czarnecki: opposition MPs lost their immunities for barbaric attacks on PiS

"Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz and Ryszard Petru have been stripped of parliamentary immunities for their barbaric and unjust attacks on the Law and Justice politicians," said Ryszard Czarnecki in "Piaskiem po oczach". The Law and Justice MEP was asked in TVN24, why the Sejm voted for stripping the opposition MPs of their immunities, yet earlier on, it decided otherwise in case of the ruling coalition members.

Rostowski: "Morawiecki’s five" is a big bowl of nothing

"There is absolutely nothing in the so-called Morawiecki’s five. Now he’s up to something new. Clearly, he acts in total panic," said former finance minister Jacek Rostowski in "Fakty po Faktach". On Friday, prime minister Morawiecki proposed to tax the wealthiest in order to help those most in need. A week before that, he had announced launching five new projects.

"They fought so they could die with dignity"

"We pay tribute to a small group of people who were doomed to die in a gas chamber, but they said: no, we will fight for our lives. And that's what they did", said historian and anthropologist, Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski in "Kropka nad i".

Plea for support

Parents of disabled children ask for more support from the state. They came to the Parliament and organized a sit-in, issuing appeal to MPs and demanding a meeting with Jarosław Kaczyński. Protesters say that they struggle to survive and make ends meet.

Yellow daffodils - powerful sign of remembrance

The late Marek Edelman, one of the heroes and leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising laid yellow daffodils in memory of his fallen colleagues. The flowers became a powerful symbol of respect, remembrance and hope.

"They died fighting for dignity and liberty"

"They died fighting for dignity, for liberty and for Poland", said President Andrzej Duda during the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Exactly at noon on Thursday, the official ceremony in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, commenced with the sound of sirens and church bells. The Ambassador of Israel Anna Azari said that her country "today celebrates independence and pays homage to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto".

Shevach Weiss: vengeance was the ultimate goal of Ghetto Uprising

"Vengeance was one of the main goals of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising", said professor Shevach Weiss in "Fakty po Faktach". The former Israeli Ambassador to Poland also said that during the Second World War "the Germans created hell across Europe and inhumanity was a daily bread. It wasn't just war, it was something more profound".

75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. "Their goal was not survival"

Exactly at noon, blaring sirens in the city of Warsaw marked the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Polish President Andrzej Duda commenced the official commemorations in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes. Among other participants were the members of the Polish government and the Ambassador of Israel, Anna Azari.

"Tusk is caught in a dilemma"

18.04 | Amid the dispute regarding the rule of law in Poland, the deputy foreign minister Konrad Szymański said that "Donald Tusk is caught in a dilemma. He needs to choose between what's right for Poland and what's right for his party". The President of the European Council dismissed this opinion as "ridiculous".