Tag: Poland
German court won’t try suspected former Nazi camp guard, 96
BERLIN — A German court has declined to put a suspected former guard at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp on trial, citing concerns over...
Head of Poland’s Shakespeare theater, Jerzy Limon, dies
WARSAW, Poland — Jerzy Limon, a Polish academic who was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for creating and directing a Shakespeare theater and festival...
Slovakia signs deal to acquire 2 million doses of Sputnik V
PRAGUE — Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Igor Matovic said Monday.
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Warsaw opens murder probe into fate of 2 Poles in Mexico
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that authorities in Mexico are investigating the death of a young Pole and the hospitalization of...
Poland drops Holocaust speech case against journalist
WARSAW, Poland — Prosecutors in Poland say they have found no breach of law in an article about the role of Poles in the...
Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s art book hits bookstores
WARSAW, Poland — The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author....
Former Polish dissident Litynski drowns trying to save dog
WARSAW, Poland — Rescue officials were searching Monday for the body of Jan Litynski, a Polish communist-era dissident and democracy-era politician who drowned in...
Polish court rules record compensation for wrongful jailing
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish court on Monday ordered a record high compensation of nearly 13 million zlotys ($3.4 million) to a man who...
Poland’s abortion ruling focus of debate in EU parliament
WARSAW, Poland — Most European Parliament lawmakers on Tuesday lashed out at Poland's near-total abortion ban Tuesday, with several lawmakers arguing it was a...
Yad Vashem concerned over Polish case against researchers
JERUSALEM — Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial said Thursday it was “deeply disturbed” by the implications of a libel case in Poland in which...