It started with a firecracker – and ended with a knife to the stomach. The tragedy in Elk is the result of extreme right-wing propaganda.

Making sense of the latest news and events in Polish politics, culture and society.
It started with a firecracker – and ended with a knife to the stomach. The tragedy in Elk is the result of extreme right-wing propaganda.
The situation in Poland has calmed down considerably and nothing seems to have changed much. But maybe there is a place for a new political power…
While the Polish parliamentary crisis has not ended in tragedy yet, the situation is desperate.
The latest standoff between Poland’s right-wing party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) and the opposition is edging the country to the verge of a constitutional crisis.
After having taken over public prosecution, state-owned companies and public media, the PiS government has set its sights on non-governmental organizations.
Poland’s government cracks down on democracy again – and again – and again.
Artifacts on display at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk paint a powerful pluralist picture of war experiences. But the museum’s future is currently in jeopardy.