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Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located in the east-central region of the country and has a population of roughly 1.8 million.

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Jacek Dehnel, seated and smiling, in front of a table with books. He has glasses and a neat white beard; he is wearing a smart three-piece suit in a brown check, with a brown patterned tie.

Why Polish author Jacek Dehnel feels he can return home

Why Polish author Jacek Dehnel feels he can return home

Polish writer Jacek Dehnel always hoped to return to a "better Poland," now the "PiS refugee" believes it's time.
SocietyDecember 15, 2024
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One woman's quest to keep millinery alive in Poland

One woman's quest to keep millinery alive in Poland

Martyna Maliszewska-Mank is living her childhood dream, creating fashion headpieces for women in her workshop.
SocietyNovember 13, 202404:27 min
Black-and-white photo of three men with arms behind barricades

Poland commemorates 80 years since Warsaw Uprising

Poland commemorates 80 years since Warsaw Uprising

The crushed Warsaw Uprising and Nazi war crimes continue to dog Polish-German relations today.
ConflictsJuly 31, 2024
Fokus Polen Mikroappartment

Living in Poland’s micro-apartments

Living in Poland’s micro-apartments

Tiny apartments are becoming a trend in Warsaw.
SocietyJuly 8, 202404:39 min
People work in a wildflower meadow outside the Jewish Museum in Warsaw

Creating a green oasis in the center of Poland's capital

Creating a green oasis in the center of Poland's capital

Residents of Warsaw have been invited to help turn the area outside the Jewish Museum into a flower meadow.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 16, 202402:59 min
Polen | Ausweisausgabe Ukraine

Kyiv's rules for military-age men abroad causes anger, doubt

Kyiv's rules for military-age men abroad causes anger, doubt

Authorities want to ensure that Ukrainian men between 18 and 60 years old living abroad return home.
ConflictsApril 27, 202402:11 min
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A woman in a white shirt and black jacket (center) reacts after an adjourned hearing in court, flanked by two supporters in red shirts

Polish activist on trial for aiding abortion

A rights activist gave abortion pills to a woman seeking to end a pregnancy. She now faces up to three years in prison.
Human RightsOctober 19, 2022
Stamp marking 25 years of German-Soviet friendship - showing a GDR and a Soviet Union flag and Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev shaking hands

What's behind eastern Germans' empathy for Russia?

For many east Germans, opposition to Russia's war on Ukraine now outweighs historical grievances about the West.
SocietyMay 27, 2022
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