Poland is holding a parliamentary election on Sunday that's seen by many as the most important since the nation threw off communist rule in 1989
Dariusz Stola began working with Poland’s anti-communist Solidarity movement in 1983. He was just 19 but already appalled by the way the regime imposed its harsh censorship, not just on political thought but culture as well. A member of his church choir would give him a stack of 200 opposition newspapers with uncensored texts on culture and history for distribution to locations where flowers in windows or other signs signaled that it was safe.
The Polish government has reversed some contentious changes but not enough to get the money. While many judges remain independent, at times ruling against the authorities, others have been suspended for rulings the government disliked. The judicial takeover has also affected women’s rights. In 2016, when the party tried to impose a near-total ban on abortion with a new law, mass protests erupted and parliament backed down.
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