Poland

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News about Poland, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

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DEC. 3, 2014

Robert Biedron, with his election as mayor of Slusk, Poland, becomes country's second openly gay mayor; his victory is sea change in conservative Poland, where Roman Catholic Church has extensive political power. MORE
OCT. 25, 2014

Polish government appeals ruling by European Court of Human Rights that country violated the rights of two terrorism suspects by transferring them to interrogation site in northeast Poland run by Central Intelligence Agency; ruling was first involving a European country that had participated in CIA's 'extraordinary rendition' program. MORE
OCT. 23, 2014

Museum of the City of New York opens exhibition of home movies from pre-Holocaust Poland, arranged into montages, triptychs and split screens by Hungarian documentary filmmaker Peter Forgacs; films give glimpses of a Jewish culture in Poland that would, within a few years, no longer exist. MORE
OCT. 22, 2014

Museum of the History of Polish Jews, most ambitious cultural institution to rise in Poland since the fall of Communism, will unveil its core collection; museum traces history of Jews in country from their first appearance in the Middle Ages to the present day; unveiling comes amid atmosphere of heightened anti-Semitism in Europe. MORE
OCT. 6, 2014

More than 280 bodies, in year of sporadic digging, have been pulled from burial pits behind century-old prison in Bialystok, Poland; they are anonymous victims of the Nazis, the Soviets, or the Polish secret police; some worry Poland's far-right parties might want to make use of bodies as heroes to stir nationalist emotions. MORE

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Dershowitz Seeks to Bring Close to Polanski Case

By MICHAEL CIEPLY and JOANNA BERENDT

Roman Polanski, a film director, wants to have the threat of extradition and jail time lifted, after fleeing the United States before sentencing on a charge of raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

December 16, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON POLAND AND: DERSHOWITZ, ALAN M , POLANSKI, ROMAN ,SENTENCES (CRIMINAL) , SEX CRIMES , EXTRADITION , POLAND

S.E.C. Seeks to Dismiss Insider Trading Lawsuit Involving Herbalife Shares

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN

The Securities and Exchange Commission said it would not be able to proceed with the lawsuit because the two main witnesses it intended to call to testify are in Poland and had no plans to return to the United States.

December 15, 2014, Monday

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Tens of Thousands Protest in Poland Over Results of Local Elections

By JOANNA BERENDT

The leader of Poland’s largest opposition party claimed that the results of last month’s municipal elections had been falsified.

December 14, 2014, Sunday

MORE ON POLAND AND: ELECTIONS , POLAND , WARSAW (POLAND) , CIVIC PLATFORM (POLAND) , LAW AND JUSTICE (POLAND)

Afghan Leader Expresses Shock at Torture Revelations

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and RICK GLADSTONE

Ashraf Ghani said that the C.I.A. abuses “violated all accepted norms of human rights in the world,” adding his name to the global reaction of shock, anger and cynicism that had swelled over the past 24 hours.

December 11, 2014, Thursday

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White House and Republicans Clash Over C.I.A. Torture Report

By MARK LANDLER and PETER BAKER

The Senate’s findings on the government’s use of torture, set for release Tuesday, have spurred clashes over the risk that they will trigger a backlash overseas.

December 9, 2014, Tuesday

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A Gay Mayor in Poland? No Big Deal

By RICK LYMAN

The victory of a gay candidate amounts to a sea change in conservative Poland, where the Catholic Church wields enormous political power.

December 3, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON POLAND AND: BIEDRON, ROBERT , MAYORS , HOMOSEXUALITY AND BISEXUALITY , SLUSK (POLAND) , POLAND , ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ,ELECTIONS

Where a ‘Vampire’ Threat Hit Close to Home

By SINDYA N. BHANOO

A new study in the journal PLOS One indicates that it was locals, not immigrants, whose corpses were feared.

December 2, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON POLAND AND: VAMPIRES , CHOLERA , PLOS ONE (JOURNAL) , POLAND, GREGORICKA, LESLEY A

1914: Russians Dominate in East Poland

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE

From the International Herald Tribune archives: Russians dominate in East Poland in 1914.

November 30, 2014, Sunday

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His Nightmares Starred Communists, Not Nazis

By MICHAEL WHITE

The centenary of the Polish-born composer Andrzej Panufnik will be celebrated at Kings Place in London on Sunday by Panufnik’s family and other artists and performers.

November 29, 2014, Saturday

MORE ON POLAND AND: MUSIC , PANUFNIK, ANDRZEJ (1914-91) , CLASSICAL MUSIC , POLAND , LONDON (ENGLAND)

Home of Polish National Opera Shines Again

By REBECCA SCHMID

Under the leadership of Waldemar Dabrowski, Poland's Wielki Theater, is raising its international profile with new collaborations and some avant-garde productions.