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Added on the 28/12/2020 11:30:47 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of Warsaw's city centre as most shops and cultural institutions close in order to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. IMAGES
Start of partial lockdown measures in Warsaw. Poland's Prime Minister has asked people to "stay home" if possible, as he announces a raft of restrictions in major cities to stem a record spike in coronavirus cases. IMAGES
A shopping centre in Warsaw reopens to the public as Poland allows access to some public spaces such as museums and hotels in a bid to ease the COVID-19 lockdown. IMAGES
Poles take to the streets of Warsaw on International Women's Day to demand free access to contraceptives. Although pro-Western parties managed to oust the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government in October 2023 elections, women are voicing anger and frustration over delays in changing the laws on women's reproductive rights. The PiS's eight-year rule saw access to abortion, in-vitro fertilisation and emergency contraception tightened. IMAGES
Around one thousand tractors are expected to block the city centre of Poznan in Poland in protest against EU measures to tackle climate change. Polish farmers are blocking roads and staging protests at border checkpoints with Ukraine, in a new wave of protests against farming imports from the neighbouring war-torn country. IMAGES