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The murder of Gdansk mayor Paweł Adamowicz reflects Poland’s increasingly toxic political climate


Adamowicz had long been a victim of hate, but was it really the hate that killed him?

In 2017, a far-right youth organisation called All-Polish Youth issued a series of “political death certificates” announcing the demise of high-profile pro-European politicians. Among them was Paweł Adamowicz, the long-serving mayor of Gdansk, famous in Poland for his robust defence of refugees and promotion of LGBT rights. “Cause of death:” it stated, “Liberalism, multiculturalism, stupidity.”

Adamowicz was stabbed on stage at a charity concert on Sunday evening, and died on Monday afternoon. He leaves behind him a country in mourning – …read more

Source: New Statesman

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