Protests Against Anti-Ukrainian Violence Held in 25 Polish Cities
Organizers said 180 hate-crime reports against Ukrainians in Poland rose more than 30% as rallies called for action against discrimination.
- On Sunday, August 9, the Committee for the Defense of Democracy organized rallies in 22 Polish cities to protest rising violence against Ukrainians. Demonstrators gathered to show solidarity with victims of discrimination and physical assault.
- Police received 180 reports of hate crimes against Ukrainians in the first half of 2026, an increase of over 30% from last year. A brutal July 26 assault on a Ukrainian couple in Wroclaw exemplified the violence.
- Organizers submitted a petition signed by more than 11,000 people to the government on Friday, demanding decisive action. Participants used the slogan "Don't be indifferent," coined by Marian Turski during the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation.
- Tensions have escalated between Kyiv and Warsaw due to a diplomatic crisis fueled by Ukraine naming a military unit after the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army. This controversial group is associated with mass killings of Poles in Volyn.
- European Parliament member Tobiasz Bocheński of the Law and Justice party stated that if his party came to power, it would ensure the deportation of Ukrainian men of conscription age not legally employed in Poland.
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Protests took place in 22 Polish cities over the weekend.
Protests against anti-Ukrainian violence held in 25 Polish cities
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Demonstrators across Poland have taken to the streets to protest violence and hostility towards Ukrainians, vowing to support the community as anti-Ukrainian sentiment spreads.
In Poland, violence and attacks against Ukrainian refugees have increased this summer. On Sunday, August 9, demonstrations took place in about twenty cities across the country to allow Poles to show their support. Participants refuse to remain silent in the face of the wave of xenophobia, fueled by historical and memorial disputes in recent weeks.
Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in 22 cities in Poland on Sunday to denounce violence and attacks against Ukrainian refugees. Protests are taking place on the basis of increasing diplomatic tensions between Warsaw and Kiev, fuelled by disputes over events in the history of the two countries.
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