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4 March 2022

Open to refugees, open to the EU: The week that turned the tables in Poland

Open to refugees, open to the EU: The week that turned the tables in Poland
By Wojciech Cieśla

The Russian assault on Ukraine has allowed the Polish government to present itself as a pro-EU state, even as it remains an illiberal regime. Read more "Open to refugees, open to the EU: The week that turned the tables in Poland"

11 March 2021

Media Freedom in Poland: Critical journalists face oppression and obstruction

Media Freedom in Poland: Critical journalists face oppression and obstruction
By Wojciech Cieśla

State institutions should ensure that journalists have unfettered access to information. But being an independent journalist in Central Europe today is a challenge. And it is not just journalism that is at stake here. Read more "Media Freedom in Poland: Critical journalists face oppression and obstruction"

10 February 2020

Lech Wałęsa: How to deal with populism

Lech Wałęsa: How to deal with populism
By Paulo Pena

"Populists, demagogues and liars know how to talk about people's concerns." Forty years after creating Solidarity in Gdańsk, Poland and playing a decisive role in the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lech Wałęsa tells Investigate Europe: "I don't like what I see.” Read more "Lech Wałęsa: How to deal with populism"

Every year in Poland, between one and two hundred children are put in closed centres, despite not committing a crime

15 December 2019
Newsweek, Poland
1 November 2019 Inside a troll farm

Undercover at a troll farm

Undercover at a troll farm
By Katarzyna Pruszkiewicz, Wojciech Cieśla and Konrad Szczygiel

We all have heard about troll farms. However, much of the reporting about bots and trolls is just speculation. To find out what is really involved, our reporter went undercover to work as a troll for six-months at a troll farm in Wroclaw. This report gives insights about a commercial company that turned the spreading of hate and propaganda into their business model. Read more "Undercover at a troll farm"

Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm

1 November 2019
The Guardian, UK
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