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Poland: Why are people protesting?

Lavinia Pitu | Magdalena Gwozdz-Pallokat
June 6, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday to mark the 34th anniversary of Poland's first postwar democratic election in 1989. But with many people worried that democracy is being dismantled in the country, the rally turned into a protest against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.

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A woman with long brown hair (Lavinia Pitu) smiles at the camera; in the background is a cityscape with buildings, church towers and a river.
Lavinia Pitu Video editor, investigative journalist, TV presenter