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Poland Makes $250,000 Payout To Torture Victims

May 16, 2015 Vanessa Gera, www.bigstory.ap.org , , ,
Poland is paying a quarter of a million dollars to two terror suspects allegedly tortured by the CIA in a secret facility in this country — prompting outrage among many here who feel they are being punished for American wrongdoing. Europe's top human rights court imposed the penalty against Poland, setting a Saturday deadline. It irks many in Poland that their country is facing legal repercussions for the secret rendition and detention program which the CIA operated under then-President George W. Bush in several countries across the world after the 9/11 attacks. So far no U.S. officials have been held accountable, but the European Court of Human Rights has shown that it doesn't want to let European powers that helped the program off the hook. The court also ordered Macedonia in 2012 to pay 60,000 euros ($68,000) to a Lebanese-German man who was seized in Macedonia on erroneous suspicion of terrorist ties and subjected to abuse by the CIA.

Polish Farmers Block Motorways For Land Rights, No GMOs

February 11, 2015 Oliver Tickell, www.theecologist.org , ,
Poland's biggest ever farmers' protest is now entering its second week after closing down key motorways and main 'A' roads. Rallies and blockades have so far taken place in over 50 locations across the country involving thousands of small and family farmers. Over 150 tractors have been blockading the A2 motorway into Warsaw since the 3rd February and hundreds more have closed roads and are picketing governmental offices in other regions. The farmers are vowing to continue the struggle until the government agrees to enter talks with the union and address what the growing crisis in Polish agriculture, and roll back measures that unfairly discriminate against smaller family-run farms.

400 Days Of Protest Stops Shale Gas Exploration

August 13, 2014 Political Critique, www.politicalcritique.org , ,
On Monday, July 7th, 2014, at 4 AM, the employees of the American company Chevron left the village Żurawlów in the Lubelskie Region. After 400 days of persisting protest, the farmers, inhabitants and activists managed to stop shale gas drilling. It was the longest local protest against shale gas drilling in the world. Various factors contributed to that. First, before Chevron came to Żurawlów, it operated in Rogów. After seismic surveys, the walls in some houses there cracked and then they left. Even before drilling, something has already happened. It also turned out that the local government was not informed at all. Its members did not know anything about the boreholes and threats associated with them, they were not able to answer any of the questions. Because of that the reluctance to drilling was rising. The most important are the people, who started and led this protest.

Neo-Nazi Groups Terrorize Warsaw, Poland On Independence Day

November 11, 2013 Staff, www.revolution-news.com ,
Neo nazi fascists are active in a place where nazis tortured and killed about 6 million Polish citizens between 1939 and 1945. A nazi march that attacked the Przychodnia squat in Poland today was disbanded hours ago, and the march has been deemed illegal by the police. Also, the Syrena squat was attacked with machetes, bottles and blunt weapons. During the attack, there were 8 children aged 3-14 in the squat. Four police officers were sent to a hospital after heavy clashes. Fascists used Molotovs against the squat and have set fire to cars nearby. Water cannons were used against the nazis, and police have called for people not to come out of their houses if they’re in the centre of city, since they’re afraid there might be more serious clashes. In another act of hate, fascists have burned a monument referred to as “the rainbow.” They have also reportedly attacked Russian embassy workers. Statement issued by Przychodnia Skłot Around 3:45 pm the participants of the independence march attacked Przychodnia social centre. It is owing only to our own determination and calmness that we managed to resist the nationalist aggression. A few people were injured but nobody’s life is in danger....

Tens Of Thousands Protest Labor Reforms In Poland

September 16, 2013 Staff, www.dw.de ,
At least 100,000 workers marched through Warsaw on Saturday in protest against Prime Minister Tusk's labor reforms, which have raised the retirement age, placed some private pension funds under state control, and lengthened the work week. Led by the iconic Solidarity trade union and the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ), workers from across Poland have descended on the capital to participate in the demonstrations, which began four days ago. Some protesters have pitched camp in front of parliament since Wednesday. "We want pensions at the age of 65 as before and not at the age of 67 as Tusk's reform would have it," said Marek Lewandowski, a spokesman for Solidarity. "We want better social policy and guarantees for employees."
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