- The cities that protested include Warsaw, Wrocław, Kraków, Białystok, Łódź, Szczecin and Lublin. Manifestations were also held in many smaller towns
- The judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal echoed in the world’s media. The topic was dealt with by Reuters, CBS or Guairdan
- Onet journalists and photojournalists were there to cover upcoming events
- The activists of the Women’s Strike appeal to attend Sunday masses. The women propose to throw a banknote specially prepared for the occasion on the tray
- The next demonstrations organized by the Polish Women’s Strike are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday
- More such information can be found on the Onet.pl home page
The Women’s Strike urges: go to churches, drop our banknote on the tray
The activists of the Women’s Strike call for Sunday masses to be taken as part of the protest against the decision of the Constitutional Court, which prohibits abortion in the event of severe damage to the fetus. The women propose to throw a banknote specially prepared for the occasion on the tray.
“Take our banknote, go to church and put it on the tray! You don’t want to go inside – stick the poster outside! You want / you can write / say / do something else – act! And most importantly – take a picture, write a post, share with us and that the world! ” – activists are appealing.
Ready-to-download and printed files are available on the Women’s Strike website. The poster shows a crucified pregnant woman and the slogan: Your guilt, your guilt, your very great guilt – and the Strike logo and the slogan: In the name of the mother, daughter and beloved sister, beware of women.
The MP from the Left claims that he fell victim to the police during the protest
There were numerous scuffles with the police in Katowice, and Łukasz Kohut, MEP for Spring, was also identified. The police also intervened against Maciej Kopiec, MP from the Left. – They put me in a bitch. I said that I am an MP. They replied; ch ** not MP. They took me two kilometers by car, threw me out at the provincial headquarters and said; wyp ******* j – says MP Kopiec in an interview with Onet.
A completely different interpretation of these events presented by Aleksander Nowar, the spokeswoman for the Provincial Police Commander in Katowice. In her opinion, it was an intervention due to the aggressive behavior of the MP. – The man started kicking the policemen’s shield and jerking them – he reports. The Silesian police posted a video of the incident on Twitter. According to the spokeswoman, the recording shows the MP – he is wearing a yellow jacket.
Warsaw. The third day of protests over the CT ruling on abortion
Saturday’s protest began at 12 at the PiS headquarters at ul. Nowogrodzka, and ended after 14 in front of the Constitutional Tribunal. “There is no consent to this hell that PiS is preparing for women. Unfortunately, this government behaves in an incredibly cynical way, in the middle of an epidemic it provokes us to protest” – said the president of the capital on a recording published on Facebook.
He emphasized that he was at the protest as the president of Warsaw, he was checking that everything was being done safely and was appealing to the gathered people to behave in accordance with all precautions. He added that, as on Friday, at his request, the events are monitored by special envoys from the Capital City of Warsaw, and now there are also paramedics.
– Fortunately, both yesterday and today are very quiet. I saw crowds of angry, determined people – he said. – I understand this anger and I sympathize with all Polish women – he emphasized. He also admitted that during the demonstrations there were sometimes obscene words, but he justified them with “incredible emotions”.
A protest that has not happened in Gdańsk for a long time
This is a war “,” Women’s hell “,” My body, my choice “,” Where Jarek cannot, he will forbid women there. “And the more severe ones:” Fuck .. PiS “,” Re .. away from my body ” .Some chanted, most on banners, slogans held in hands, stuck to jackets, hung on cars.
As in many Polish cities, also in Gdańsk, their opposition to the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal was manifested.
– Abortion when there is a high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable disease that threatens its life is inconsistent with the Constitution – the Constitutional Tribunal ruled this week.
Candles, inscriptions and hangers also appeared in other cities. Protesters also gathered in front of the parliamentary offices of PiS MPs – Jarosław Sellin and Anna Fotyga.
In Gdynia, fans attacked the parliamentary office of the PiS MP
On Starowiejska Street, in front of the office of PiS MP Marcin Horała, fans of Arka Gdynia gathered. They kicked their way through the door to the envoys office and ran inside. The police followed them, also using gas.
The police called for peace, to which the protesters shouted: “We have the right to protest.”
On Twitter, MP Marcin Horała reacted on Twitter: “The front door to the tenement house in which I have a parliamentary office with Janusz Śniadek was destroyed. Horała admitted that he was waiting for “condemnation of this act of physical aggression on the part of women’s defenders.”
Buried. Protest over the CT ruling on abortion
– We are here for various reasons, mostly to express our solidarity with the women whose rights have been broken. Many of us have come here to show that they do not like the restrictions, because at this point what Morawiecki and the government are doing, they have neither arms nor legs, and we are losing out. Lots of people came here because he’s fed up with propaganda and lies. We keep hearing that it is great, it is fun, and in fact we all know how it is – said one of the organizers of the protest.
The square in front of the Zakopane City Hall was fenced with metal barriers, so the crowd of people stretched out on the pavement along Kościuszko Street. After the speeches, participants of the protest holding banners with the slogans: “Displacement … – bam bah or freedom or fear” or “Never mess with piss … Highlander”.
Roman Wieczorek, spokesman of the Zakopane police, estimated that about 500 people took part in the protest. After a half-hour march, the picketers returned to the City Hall. The police did not record any incidents
Lodzkie. Ok. 1 thousand people demonstrated in the center of Łódź regarding the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Schiller Passage on Saturday. Then they walked along Piotrkowska Street and other streets in Łódź. – We estimate that it was about a thousand people – said Marcin Fiedukowicz from the municipal police headquarters. – Officers IDed the participants. There were also fines. There was a scuffle and a violation of the policeman’s inviolability, but there were no detentions – Fiedukowicz reported.
The manifestation of feminist and leftist organizations was held under the slogan “Women’s Hell”. It was a protest against the CT ruling banning eugenic abortion. The participants of the demonstration carried banners and slogans written on the cardboard: “Keep your distance from my uterus”, “How do you f … not ashamed”, “Wara from my body”.
KGP: 91 assemblies in the country on Friday – protests against the decision of the Constitutional Tribunal
On Saturday, the spokesman of the chief of police, insp. Mariusz Ciarka, asked on Saturday about the scale of the protests in the country, stated that on Friday there were 91 assemblies secured by police officers, ensuring order and security. As he recalled, they occurred during the coronavirus pandemic and related restrictions. – On this occasion, it should be remembered that “it is not places that infect, but groups of people” – said Ciarka.
– Congregation restrictions apply. They were established to inhibit the transmission of infection. Police officers are constantly performing tasks related to combating the epidemic and limiting the transmission of the virus – the spokesman noted.
Abortion. Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal
Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the rule authorizing admissibility abortion in the case of a high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable life-threatening disease, it is unconstitutional.
“Human life is a value at every stage of development, and as a value derived from constitutional provisions, it should be protected by the legislator” – stressed the Constitutional Tribunal in the justification.
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