Poland

The activists helping Polish people access safe abortions
Activism

The activists helping Polish people access safe abortions

Fighting for choice — With abortion effectively banned in Poland, campaigners are assisting people in crossing borders and ending unwanted pregnancies.

Written by: Severija Bielskyte

Coming of age in a small Polish town in the ‘90s
Culture

Coming of age in a small Polish town in the ‘90s

Memories of Goleszów — Photographers Michal Solarski and Tomasz Liboska reflect on their transition from boyhood to adulthood in a post-Soviet world.

Written by: Miss Rosen

LGBTQ+ zines from places where being gay is condemned
Culture

LGBTQ+ zines from places where being gay is condemned

Queer resistance — From Russia to India and Hong Kong, we take a look at the zines which are carving out vital spaces of self-expression for queer people in countries where same-sex relationships still remain taboo.

Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh

Inside the fight against Poland's abortion ban
Activism

Inside the fight against Poland's abortion ban

#AbortionWithoutBorders — The Polish government has delayed its abortion ban amid nationwide protests, but activist groups are keeping on the pressure and helping women access legal procedures overseas.

Written by: Alexander Durie

The LGB Alliance threatens more than trans rights
Opinion

The LGB Alliance threatens more than trans rights

#LWithTheT — In the wake of a popular British gay magazine sharing several tweets from a transphobic organisation last month, writer Jack King argues that these attempts to stoke division are a danger to us all.

Written by: Jack King

The activists taking on Poland's 'LGBT-free zones'
Activism

The activists taking on Poland's 'LGBT-free zones'

Polish Stonewall — One-third of Poland has declared itself free of "LGBT ideology", as state-sanctioned hatred towards queer people escalates under the ultra-conservative Law & Justice party. Writer Jake Hall speaks to the local activists fighting back.

Written by: Jake Hall

Capturing shared humanity across cultural divides
Photography

Capturing shared humanity across cultural divides

A lifetime of photography — Whether he’s photographing miners in Bolivia or a village disco in Poland, Witold Krassowski is ultimately drawn to the things that unite us.

Written by: Eva Clifford

Inside the plight of Poland’s LGBTQ Activists
Activism

Inside the plight of Poland’s LGBTQ Activists

An uncertain future — With state-sanctioned homophobia on the rise, the country’s queer community are on the defence: ‘if you even look gay, it’s wise to carry tear gas with you. You never know what’s going to happen.’

Written by: Jake Hall

The untold stories of Britain’s Polish community
Photography

The untold stories of Britain’s Polish community

Polska Britannica — After moving with his parents from war-torn Poland to Leicestershire, Czesław Siegieda took up photography to document the day-to-day of immigrant life.

Written by: Jacob Charles Wilson

The fight to save Krakow’s DIY club community
Music

The fight to save Krakow’s DIY club community

‘People want us to survive’ — The scene is an important part of Poland’s musical heritage: a close-knit underground community that has been blossoming since the fall of the Berlin Wall. So why is it now under so much threat?

Written by: Emma Finamore

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