Thousands of Jewish athletes gather in Budapest as European Maccabi Games get under way
Budapest, Hungary – On Tuesday evening, Hungarian president János Áder officially opened the 15th European Maccabi Games in front of thousandsContinue Reading
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Why Polish cities are declaring themselves ‘LGBT-free’
Warsaw, Poland – Dozens of Polish cities, municipalities and provinces have declared themselves “LGBT-free” as the debate surrounding gay rightsContinue Reading
‘LGBT indoctrination’: Poland’s Catholic Church weighs in on IKEA controversy
Warsaw, Poland – Polish bishops weighed in on the controversy surrounding the local Krakow branch of IKEA after the SwedishContinue Reading
IKEA in trouble in Poland amid spiraling LGBT controversy
Warsaw, Poland – The iconic and world-famous Swedish-founded brand IKEA is facing a lawsuit and possible boycott after its controversialContinue Reading
Anti-Semitism on the rise in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Antisemitism in the Czech Republic has been steadily increasing these past few years, a new reportsContinue Reading
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s son discreetly joins the army
Budapest, Hungary – Gáspár Orban, the son of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has quietly joined the army earlier thisContinue Reading
Vatican envoy and Polish bishops hold conference on sexual abuse
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Episcopal Conference was held last week in the city of Wałbrzych, in south-western Poland, withContinue Reading
Aung San Suu Kyi slammed after cozying up to Viktor Orban
Budapest, Hungary – The Central European tour of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi didn’t restore her tarnished international standing, especiallyContinue Reading
Polish fans applaud Israeli anthem at football game in “inspiring sporting spectacle”
Warsaw, Poland – Thousands of Polish football supporters attending Monday’s Euro qualifier in Warsaw between Poland and Israel applauded the Israeli anthemContinue Reading
Poland: Catholic priest stabbed in front of Wroclaw church
Warsaw, Poland – On Monday, a Catholic priest was attacked and knifed on the church steps in the city ofContinue Reading
Poland: Spokesman for Church sexual abuse victims forced to resign amid scandal
Warsaw, Poland – Marek Lisinki, the founder and head of the Polish organization “Have No Fear”, has been one ofContinue Reading
LGBT rights in Central Europe (2/2): Poland and Hungary, gay rights in Europe’s illiberal strongholds
Brno, Czech Republic – The question of LGBT rights in Central Europe, including in Poland and Hungary, is not asContinue Reading
Vatican sends top investigator on priesthood pedophilia to Poland
Warsaw, Poland – On Thursday, the Polish episcopate announced that Charles Scicluna, the Canadian-born Maltese archbishop and the Vatican’s topContinue Reading
Polish ambassador to Israel assaulted and spat on in Tel Aviv
Warsaw, Poland – A 65-year-old man spat on the Polish ambassador in Tel Aviv, Israel, Marek Magierowski on Tuesday whileContinue Reading
Poland’s patriotic Muslim community
Article published in EL PAÍS by María Hervás. Copyright: María Hervás/EL PAÍS poland muslim community Numbering around 3.000 in the entireContinue Reading
Orbán’s moment, Poland’s child abuse, Czech discontent… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going onContinue Reading
Poland: Activist arrested over posters of Virgin Mary and Jesus with rainbow halo
Warsaw, Poland – According to local media, a 51-year-old woman has been arrested and accused of profaning the Black MadonnaContinue Reading
Kaczynski labels LGBT rights as foreign import that threatens Polish identity
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ruling party and its chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski have found in the LGBT community a new scapegoat.Continue Reading
Slovakia’s Smer, Czech EU scepticism, Poland’s catechism… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going on:Continue Reading
Jewish Congress outraged by Poland’s ‘anti-semitic’ Judas lynching ritual
Krakow, Poland – The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has expressed its outrage over a Polish town’s Good Friday ritual lynching of aContinue Reading