Latin Americans are increasingly flocking to Poland for work, lured by the false promise of secure salaries.


Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska is a freelance journalist focusing on the post-Soviet space. She is also the host of the Turan Tales podcast, covering ... underreported stories of people, politics and social change in Central Asia.
Latin Americans are increasingly flocking to Poland for work, lured by the false promise of secure salaries.

Far-right activists blame a ‘flood’ of illegal immigrants for crime, but foreign-born population of Poland is small.

Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further.

As some turn on Kyiv, Nawrocki, a nationalist, says Poland and Ukraine must address ‘overdue historical issues’.

The country’s choice of its next president will likely determine whether government can get vital reforms through.
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As Poland picks its new president, the country’s left is making a new pitch too.

The two main contenders may disagree on the EU, but they have both embraced anti-migrant sentiment.

Residents and officials accuse Russians of ‘human safaris’ with fatal effects in a city they once occupied.

A Polish artist is among those raising awareness about alleged atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza.

Dual Russian-Spanish citizen was greeted by President Putin last week after spending years in a Polish jail.
