Lanzmann’s films on the Holocaust
Today is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany.
Poland: fascists storm election authority offices in local polls debacle
Fascists and far right parties have seized on the fiasco of Poland’s local elections – in which results were delayed for a week after the poll last Sunday – to occupy the national electoral offices and demonstrate in cities across the country.
Thousands of Poland’s fascists hijack Independence Day
Thousands of fascist and ultra-nationalist thugs marched through the centre of Warsaw today, hijacking Poland’s annual Independence Day celebrations.
UKIP says European group ‘is back’ – with Polish MEP who defends Hitler
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has announced that his European Parliament group is “back”, after signing up an MEP from Poland’s Congress of the New Right – whose leader is against votes for women and claims Hitler didn’t know about the Holocaust.
The ugly face of Polish fascism
The Independence Day bank holiday on 11 November is an important day in the Polish calendar; it is celebrated with parades and marches across the country.