Articles

  • 1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Will Vernon

    En un campo militar cerca de la ciudad de Wroclaw, un grupo de civiles polacos están en una fila y esperan que les entreguen armas y les enseñen a disparar. "Una vez que la munición está cargada, el arma está lista para disparar", dice el instructor, un soldado polaco que tiene la cara pintada para camuflarse. Ancianos y jóvenes, hombres y mujeres, padres e hijos, todos ellos han venido por una razón: aprender a sobrevivir una invasión.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Will Vernon

    'Go back to Ukraine': War refugees complain of abuse in PolandWill VernonEPAAt least 2.5 million Ukrainians live in Poland - making up nearly 7% of the country's total populationSvitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland. "Even when we moved to another area, she didn't want to change schools," says the 31-year-old Ukrainian mother. "She liked it so much. There was no bullying."Now she says the atmosphere at the school – and in Poland overall – has changed.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Will Vernon

    How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion Will VernonReporting fromWroclaw, PolandBBCOrdinary Poles have been signing up for military training days anticipating a military attack At a military training ground near the city of Wroclaw, ordinary Poles are lining up, waiting to be handed guns and taught how to shoot. "Once the round is loaded, the weapon is ready to fire," barks the instructor, a Polish soldier, his face smeared with camouflage paint.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Will Vernon

    'He kept saying I'm a murderer': Polish doctor targeted for legal abortionWill VernonGrzegorz Braun/YouTubeActivists led by Grzegorz Braun were filmed preventing the doctor from leaving her officeA leading Polish doctor has told the BBC she fears for her patients' safety after being targeted by anti-abortion activists.

  • Mar 28, 2025 | bbc.com | Will Vernon

    Polish presidential candidate ridiculed for donning disguise to promote bookWill VernonEPAThey say writers are their own worst critics - but for the man who could become the next President of Poland, nothing could be further from the truth. Karol Nawrocki has been widely ridiculed after it emerged that several years ago, he donned a disguise to praise his own book on TV. Written by a mysterious author called Tadeusz Batyr, the book documented the life of a gangster from 1980s communist Poland.