[24] According to lawyer Emilia Barabasz, who is working pro bono for some of those arrested, most of the detainees were charged under Article 254 [pl] of the Criminal Code "active participation in an illegal gathering" and some were also charged with Article 57a, "hooligan misconduct". Its commissioner for human rights, Dunja Mijatović, called it “a sad day for #WomensRights”. Thousands of protesters vented fury across Poland over a top court ruling that declared abortions of fetuses with congenital defects unconstitutional, ... (@CommissionerHR) October 22, 2020. President Andrzej Duda emphasized the issue, stating, "LGBT is not people, it's an ideology", calling it an "ideology of evil" that is "even more dangerous to mankind than communism". An areial view of people continuing to protest against the Constitutional Court ruling on tightening the abortion law on October 30, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. Elsewhere in Poland protesters gathered in main squares, outside PiS premises or near churches. Sat 24 Oct 2020 10.31 EDT Last modified on Sat 24 Oct 2020 14.37 EDT. Activists pinned a rainbow flag to the Copernicus monument[33] and criticized Trzaskowski for not attending the demonstration. "Demonstracje solidarności z Margot i LGBT. On 7 August 2020, a protest against the arrest of LGBT activist Margot led to a confrontation with police in central Warsaw and resulted in the arrest of 47 others, some of whom were peacefully protesting and others who were bystanders to the event, dubbed "Polish Stonewall" in an analogy to the 1969 Stonewall riots. Thousands of people marched in cities across Poland on Saturday in the third straight day of protests against a near-total ban on abortion, with some promising further action in the coming days. [24] All except Margot were released later that weekend after spending the night in jail. ... Election 2020. Widespread protests have roiled Poland since Thursday, after the government imposed tighter restrictions on abortion. Poland’s rightwing government has delayed implementation of a controversial court ruling that would outlaw almost all abortion after it prompted the largest protests since the fall of communism. Women wearing black participate in a nationwide pro-abortion protest on 3 October 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. "[24][28] Campaign Against Homophobia reported that "The police were aggressively pushing the protesters out of the way, knocking people to the ground and holding them down with their boots". Krok po kroku przypominamy, dlaczego doszło do zatrzymania aktywistki LGBT", "Homofobiczne auta i banery – jak reagować? The protesters were reacting to Thursday’s ruling by Poland’s highest court that an existing law allowing the abortion of malformed foetuses was incompatible with the constitution. The writers Szczepan Twardoch [pl] and Łukasz Orbitowski also participated in the demonstration. The court has been reformed by the PiS government, and has since been accused of counting many judges loyal to the party in its ranks. According to Balkan Insight, "testimonies from the detained and their lawyers, as well as independent observers, point to a disproportionate response by the police, who arrested peaceful protesters and even random passers-by while acting violently". "[29][32] and "She will never walk alone!" Hundreds of protestors had showed up, including left-wing MP Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, and the protest moved to another location in central Warsaw, around Krakowskie Przedmieście and Wilcza streets, before another group of plainclothes police tried to arrest Margot. Solidarity protests have occurred in several cities in Poland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Among the detained there were also arbitrary people who in a certain moment were, for example, coming out of a shop with bags. Ranks of police in riot gear barred their way. 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The future is uncertain. [16][40] A 13 August march in Leipzig was attended by 300 people,[41] and Rainbow Slovakia activists hung a rainbow flag on the statue of John Paul II in Bratislava. [23][24] Bodnar said that the authorities' response to a demonstration depended on whether it was "liked by the authorities or not": right-wing demonstrations have not attracted a police response. Protests against the tightening of abortion restrictions in Poland have intensified further in the past week and are developing into a revolt against the PiS government. [30][16] Margot was taken to Płock where she was held in solitary confinement[16] and released on 28 August following an appeal by her lawyer. Teraz się tłumaczą, dlaczego to robili", "Polish court rules campaign linking LGBT and paedophilia is 'informative and educational, "Polish activists fight against anti-LGBT movement", "Mężczyźni najbardziej boją się gejów i Gender, kobiety zapaści ochrony zdrowia. [37][38], During the next week, solidarity demonstrations were held outside the Polish Institute in Berlin[39] and in front of the Polish embassy in Budapest. The protests continue in Poland. [24][26] Some of the people outside Wilcza Street police station were also arrested. According to a 2019 survey, 24% of Poles believe that the LGBT movement is the greatest threat facing their country. [6][7][8][9] According to ILGA-Europe's 2020 report, Poland is ranked worst among European Union countries for LGBT rights. Published Dec. 7, 2020 Updated Dec. 10, 2020; Women have been at the heart of a protest movement that has grown and battled on Poland’s streets since October, ... gender and protest in Poland… The police initially declined to arrest her, but later tried to do so and were physically, but non-violently blocked by activists. [31], After word got out of the arrests, sympathizers gathered outside the police stations to protest, and multiple parliamentarians, including Magdalena Filiks [pl] and Klaudia Jachira of Civic Coalition, visited the police stations to ensure that detainees' human rights were respected. Last modified on Sat 24 Oct 2020 19.37 BST. Newspapers have hailed them "the biggest demonstrations since the fall of communism in 1989". "Rażąco nieproporcjonalna reakcja, "Ziobro zdumiony reakcją opozycji. The changes at the court are part of controversial judicial reforms that have put Poland on a collision course with the EU over concerns they undermine judicial independence and the rule of law. [29] Those arrested were initially not given the reason for their arrest, but later told that they might face charges for "taking part in an illegal gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic". The ruling has provoked an outcry from rights groups in and outside the deeply Catholic country of 38 million people. Ukradli kontrmanifestantom tęczową flagę, drugą spalili", "Tęczowa flaga w ogniu. Opponents of the ruling have called for a referendum on the right to abort malformed foetuses, and some have announced they will block traffic nationwide on Monday. [29][23] On TOK FM radio station, lawyer Michal Wawrykiewicz stated: "The way the police behaved is incompatible with Polish law. [36] On 17 August, there was a solidarity demonstration in Plac Stulecia [pl], Sosnowiec, attended by about 20 people including Modern MP Monika Rosa and local politician Janusz Kubicki. [51], On 8 August, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights released a statement criticizing excessive arrests and police brutality in connection with the previous day's mass arrest, which was signed by dozens of other Polish civil society groups. Thousands of mainly young protesters gathered on Friday night near the Warsaw home of Jarosław Kaczyński, considered Poland’s ultimate powerbroker as leader of the PiS. Pro-bono legal help was offered to many of those arrested. Bodnar added that he thought it was unnecessary to arrest so many people and that the excessive police actions "constituted abuse of human rights". W tle wyzwiska i ataki", "Das 'polnische Stonewall': Solidarität mit der LGBTI*-Community in Warschau", "[Opinion] Europe failing to protect LGBTI citizens", "Na sochu Jána Pavla II. The drivers know where the Stop Bzdurom activists live and target their place of residence. [52] Police actions were criticized in a letter signed by dozens of former Solidarity activists, who compared it to the state persecution of anti-Communists in the Polish People's Republic. Cher 'amazed' at lonely elephant rescue. Some were strip-searched despite no indication that they possessed drugs or any dangerous item, and transgender arrestees were misgendered. Protesters vented anger for a second day across Poland over the new abortion laws. [26] The next day, thousands of mostly young people gathered in Warsaw to protest the arrests, using slogans such as "You will not lock all of us up! In 2020… Włoch stał obok, dostał zarzuty i dozór policyjny", "KMPT wizytuje policyjne miejsca detencji po nocnych zatrzymaniach w Warszawie", "Polish Stonewall? [7] Former prime minister Donald Tusk tweeted, "Jesus has always been on the side of the weaker and the harmed, never on the side of the oppressive governments". ", "Poland: Stop Bzdurom, Queer struggle and the events of yesterday in Warsaw", "Wątpliwości i pytania ws. The demonstrations went ahead in defiance of a government ban on public gatherings imposed as part of measures designed to reduce the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. People demonstrate against police violence and an attempted restriction on abortion rights in Warsaw Poland, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. [7][14][15] Stop Bzdurom activists took a different approach, spray-painting the vans and breaking off their license plates. [24][27], The Polish Ombudsman reported that "among the arrested, there are people who did not take active part in the gatherings on Krakowskie Przedmieście or Wilcza street, but were watching the incident. [3] She is accused of damaging a Fundacja Pro van in late June and assaulting the driver, for which she was arrested, charged, and released after the first judge to hear the case refused the prosecution's request for pre-trial detention. People protest a ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal that imposed a near-total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland [Kacper Pempel/Reuters] 30 Oct 2020 facebook The abortion ruling drew immediate condemnation from the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights body. She presented herself for arrest while hundreds of sympathizers protested the arrest. [16][7], In late July, Stop Bzdurom placed rainbow flags and anarchist bandanas on statues of Nicolaus Copernicus, Józef Piłsudski, the Mermaid of Warsaw, and Jesus in Warsaw. All rights reserved. (Omar Marques / Getty Images) Our new issue, “Failure Is an Option,” is out now. Protests follow ruling that law allowing abortion of malformed foetuses is incompatible with constitution, Sat 24 Oct 2020 15.31 BST Funds", "LGBT campaigners denounce President Duda's comments on "communism, "Poland's Presidential Election Was Close but Voters Remain Far Apart", "Po zatrzymaniu Margot. The letter asks the European Commission "to take immediate steps to defend core European values – equality, non-discrimination, respect for minorities – which are being blatantly violated in Poland" and calls upon the Polish government "to hold accountable those who are responsible for unlawful and violent arrests of August 7, 2020" and "to stop targeting sexual minorities". Elsewhere in Poland protesters gathered in main squares, outside PiS … Poland’s right-wing government is delaying the publication and implementation of a high court ruling that tightens the abortion law and that has triggered almost two weeks of nationwide protests. [19] The action shocked some Polish Catholics,[3] including Law and Justice Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who called the actions "desecration" and posted photographs of himself praying in front of the Jesus statue. [45] The protests in the United Kingdom were organized by members of the Polish diaspora. [24][26] Among those arrested were LGBT activist Bartosz Staszewski, a 52-year-old amateur journalist, Malgorzata Rawinska, who had been reporting on the protest,[24] and an Italian legal resident who happened on the demonstration and was arrested while watching it. 6 Nov 2020 [34], Over the weekend, solidarity demonstrations were also held in Kraków (300 people attended),[33] Lublin, Wrocław, Rzeszów, Białowieża, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Łódź, Poznań, Tarnów, and Zielona Góra. [57][58][59] As of 17 August, neither von der Leyen nor Charles Michel, president of the European Council, has made a statement on the incident. "Częstochowa: Demonstracja solidarności z Margot i LGBT zgromadziła na Placu Biegańskiego około 150 osób", "Zarzut gróźb karalnych dla uczestnika kontrmanifestacji w Sosnowcu", "Mieszkańcy Sosnowca w obronie osób LGBT. Prior to the demonstration, someone had painted a rainbow on the street, which police said was an unknown substance that posed a threat to vehicle traffic. Students protest in home villages Police detained several people as women-led protests … ... 28 October 2020. Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, tested positive for the virus on Saturday as health authorities reported a near-record 13,628 cases over the last 24 hours and a record daily death toll of 179. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have also condemned the ruling. The signatories "express our deep concern about the unprecedented attack on the LGBT + community in Poland" and "call on the Polish authorities to release Małgorzata Szutowicz immediately and to guarantee the rights of LGBT + people". Some protesters chanted: “Freedom, equality, women’s rights.”. image caption It is the second night of protests in Poland. [7][22], On 7 August 2020, a second judge granted an arrest warrant against Margot which provided for two months pre-trial detention,[7] which was considered excessive and politically motivated by some LGBT rights supporters. [60], The events have been dubbed "Polish Stonewall" by some LGBT activists and media, in an analogy to the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York. And finally, access to legal counsel was made difficult for the arrested. Angered protesters block rush-hour traffic at a major roundabout on the fifth day of nationwide protests against a recent court ruling that tightened further ... Poland, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. On 16 August, a right-wing demonstration was held in Warsaw opposing "LGBT aggression". "Jeszcze tęczowa Polska nie zginęła! [34], On Sunday 16 August, nationalist demonstrators held a demonstration in Krakowskie Przedmieście, near the main gate of the University of Warsaw, called "Stop LGBT aggression" ("Przeciw agresji LGBT" or "Stop agresji LGBT"). [3][7] Łania Madej, a member of the group, stated, "We do it only for the queer kids who run with us and they have a little bit of fun and feel brave for 10 minutes. The ruling means abortions will only be allowed in instances of rape, incest or if there is a threat to the woman’s life. 'A backlash against a patriarchal culture': How Polish protests go beyond abortion rights, Poland delays abortion ban as nationwide protests continue, Bagpipes and techno blast at Warsaw pro-choice march, but menace lurks, Pro-choice supporters hold biggest-ever protest against Polish government, Polish hospitals begin turning away women seeking abortions, Poland's abortion ban is a cynical attempt to exploit religion by a failing leader, Polish pro-choice protests continue with blockades and red paint, The price of choice – the fight over abortion in Poland | photo essay. [56] On 18 August, 75 celebrities including Ed Harris, Pedro Almodóvar, James Norton, Slavoj Žižek, and Margaret Atwood published an open letter (addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission) in Gazeta Wyborcza. Nationwide protests Saturday were scheduled to coincide with Polish women gaining the right to vote 102 years ago. “I’m not asking that we forget about the conflict over abortion, but to put it aside for a better time,” he said Friday afternoon.. On the nationalist side, All-Polish Youth leader Ziemowit Przebitkowski, MP Krzysztof Bosak (Confederation) and anti-abortion activist Kaja Godek [pl] gave speeches. Women’s rights activists who have led weeks of protests over a restrictive abortion ruling in Poland are calling on people to join nationwide demonstrations against police violence on Saturday. They are taking place in over 150 cities and towns in Poland, 90 percent of which have less than 50,000 inhabitants. [54] The same day, French MEP Pierre Karleskind stated that he had recruited 64 MEPs to refer the matter of the 7 August mass arrest to the European Commission because "The European Union cannot stand idly by in the face of this new provocation. [49] Trzaskowski stated that the response to the protest was "grossly disproportionate". Nationwide protests … Trzy głosy po brutalnej szarży policji (interview)", "Zatrzymanie Margo. Police had to protect them from a larger group of counter-demonstrators who threatened and insulted the participants in the soldiarity demonstration; one of them was later criminally charged for making threats. [24] Later, police visited the addresses of the arrestees, which a spokesperson for Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights [pl] said was unusual and unwarranted except for serious crime, and could be considered a form of police harassment. [18] Stop Bzdurom later relocated the candle he left behind, placing it where a transgender person had killed themselves by jumping off a bridge. Demonstrators burned a rainbow flag—which counter-demonstrators stated was stolen from them—and shouted, "Away with deviation" and "How's Margot?" Some of them had rainbow emblems – bags, pins, flags. [43] On 15 August, a protest reportedly attended by 100 people was held outside the Polish embassy in London, as well as demonstrations in Manchester and Newcastle the same day,[44] and in Bristol on 18 August. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appealed for people to stop protesting — on a day when Poland noted a record 21,628 COVID-19 cases. [3][4] Between 2019 and 2020, nearly 100 Polish municipalities and regions declared themselves "LGBT-free zones". "[17] Former police commandant of Zgierz district, Iwona Lewandowska, stated that the response "ruined the image of the police". [27] Some of those arrested reported being beaten by police and suffering injuries, questioned without a lawyer present, or denied medical treatment and water. (Image: AP) Declarations of LGBT-free zones in 2019 and 2020 and the 2020 Polish presidential election, which saw President Andrzej Duda use anti-LGBT rhetoric, have led to protest from LGBT rights activists, who adopted direct action tactics. On 7 August 2020, a protest against the arrest of LGBT activist Margot led to a confrontation with police in central Warsaw and resulted in the arrest of 47 others, some of whom were peacefully protesting and others who were bystanders to the event, dubbed "Polish Stonewall" in an analogy to the 1969 Stonewall riots. LGBT rights supporters protest in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. [40], On 2 September, the police crackdown was discussed by the Sejm's internal affairs committee. The excessive arrests and police brutality on 7 August were criticized by the Polish Ombudsman, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights [pl], Council of Europe human rights commissioner, and dozens of celebrities including Margaret Atwood. [29][35] The demonstration in Częstochowa on 10 August attracted around 150 participants, including Democratic Left Alliance MP Zdzisław Wolski. [42] Soldiarity protests occurred on 10 August and 13 August outside the Polish consulate in Edinburgh. The names and ranks of the officers were missing on the uniforms. The ruling Law and Justice party ran an anti-LGBT campaign during the 2020 Polish presidential election. Trwa łapanka obrońców aktywistki LGBT", "Protest w Warszawie. The police then arrested 48 people: Margot, protestors, and others who had not taken part in the demonstration. [3][7] LGBT organizations such as Campaign Against Homophobia and Tolerado have attempted to stop the vans by reporting them to the police; however, these efforts have been mostly unsuccessful due to the lack of recognition of anti-LGBT speech in Poland's hate speech laws. Photo: Getty Images. Women’s groups estimate that as many as 200,000 procedures are performed illegally or abroad each year. Mass demonstrations have exposed underlying anger at political and religious interference in people’s everyday lives, Anti-government rallies continue over court’s ruling to restrict access to terminations, Women’s rights protesters incensed by the country’s strict new laws clash with rightwing gangs in the Polish capital, About 100,00o people take to the streets of Warsaw to oppose tightened abortion law, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Two people sat on the hood of the police car while others blocked the path of the vehicle. 1989 '' Poland ’ s leading human rights body kontrmanifestantom tęczową flagę drugą. Cities and towns in Poland agree with Stop Bzdurom, Queer struggle and the events yesterday. ’ s Constitutional Tribunal that imposes a near-total ban on abortion in Glasgow,.... Of 38 million people in riot gear barred their way 48 people: Margot, another... A sad day for # WomensRights ” of them had rainbow emblems – bags, pins, flags `` auta! 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