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The ghosts of Muranow: A journalist’s mission to illuminate Poland’s haunted past

When Polish journalist Beata Chomatowska walks the streets of Muranow, she can’t stop thinking about the horrible things that happened there.

Present-day Muranow, a district of Warsaw, Poland, is built on rubble and the remains of Jews who perished there during World War II, but many residents are ignorant of the area’s past. Continue reading

Polish police say 22 officers were hurt and 176 arrest made in right-wing march

Police said Monday that 22 officers were injured and 176 people were arrested in clashes with right-wing protesters marching on Poland’s Independence Day.

The disturbances broke out Sunday evening when right-wing protesters, some of whom were masked, threw stones and metal objects at police in Warsaw. Police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. Continue reading

Clashes mar Poland’s independence day celebrations

Right-wing nationalists clashed with police Sunday as they marched in central Warsaw to marks Poland’s independence day, AFP reporters at the scene said.

Ignoring appeals for calm from demonstration organisers, a masked minority in the crowd of more than 10,000 began throwing stones, fire-crackers and flares at riot police, who fired tear-gas and rubber pellets in response.

“We have arrested over 130 individuals, including those who physically attacked our officers,” Warsaw police spokesman Mariusz Mrozek told AFP. Continue reading

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