Poland
Documenting the effects of war on life along the Polish-Ukrainian border
Photographer Tommy Sussex captures the anxieties and fragile sense of peace for local people along Poland’s border with Ukraine and Belarus.
Written by: Alex King
The young activists smuggling military equipment into Ukraine
Secret weapon — A group of Ukrainians living in Poland are helping Ukraine withstand Russia’s brutal invasion by buying supplies and shipping them directly to the war’s frontlines.
Written by: Peter Liakhov
The activists helping Polish people access safe abortions
Fighting for choice — With abortion effectively banned in Poland, campaigners are assisting people in crossing borders and ending unwanted pregnancies.
Written by: Severija Bielskyte
Coming of age in a small Polish town in the ‘90s
Memories of Goleszów — Photographers Michal Solarski and Tomasz Liboska reflect on their transition from boyhood to adulthood in a post-Soviet world.
Written by: Miss Rosen
LGBTQ+ zines from places where being gay is condemned
Queer resistance — From Russia to India and Hong Kong, we take a look at the zines which are carving out vital spaces of self-expression for queer people in countries where same-sex relationships still remain taboo.
Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh
Inside the fight against Poland's abortion ban
#AbortionWithoutBorders — The Polish government has delayed its abortion ban amid nationwide protests, but activist groups are keeping on the pressure and helping women access legal procedures overseas.
Written by: Alexander Durie
The LGB Alliance threatens more than trans rights
#LWithTheT — In the wake of a popular British gay magazine sharing several tweets from a transphobic organisation last month, writer Jack King argues that these attempts to stoke division are a danger to us all.
Written by: Jack King
The activists taking on Poland's 'LGBT-free zones'
Polish Stonewall — One-third of Poland has declared itself free of "LGBT ideology", as state-sanctioned hatred towards queer people escalates under the ultra-conservative Law & Justice party. Writer Jake Hall speaks to the local activists fighting back.
Written by: Jake Hall
Capturing shared humanity across cultural divides
A lifetime of photography — Whether he’s photographing miners in Bolivia or a village disco in Poland, Witold Krassowski is ultimately drawn to the things that unite us.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Inside the plight of Poland’s LGBTQ Activists
An uncertain future — With state-sanctioned homophobia on the rise, the country’s queer community are on the defence: ‘if you even look gay, it’s wise to carry tear gas with you. You never know what’s going to happen.’
Written by: Jake Hall
The untold stories of Britain’s Polish community
Polska Britannica — After moving with his parents from war-torn Poland to Leicestershire, Czesław Siegieda took up photography to document the day-to-day of immigrant life.
Written by: Jacob Charles Wilson
The fight to save Krakow’s DIY club community
‘People want us to survive’ — The scene is an important part of Poland’s musical heritage: a close-knit underground community that has been blossoming since the fall of the Berlin Wall. So why is it now under so much threat?
Written by: Emma Finamore