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== Background == |
== Background == |
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On 16 December 2016 during the session of parliament opposition deputy [[Michał Szczerba]] (from [[Civic Platform]] party) came to the stage with the card which said "Wolne media w Sejmie" ("Free press in [[Sejm]]"). [[Marshal of the Sejm]], [[Marek Kuchciński]], excluded |
On 16 December 2016 during the session of parliament opposition deputy [[Michał Szczerba]] (from [[Civic Platform]] party) came to the stage with the card which said "Wolne media w Sejmie" ("Free press in [[Sejm]]"). Szczerba [[taking the piss]] "kochany" was caled first by [[Marshal of the Sejm]], [[Marek Kuchciński]] to order on &174 and subsequently after a remark about music and customs, excluded on &175 from debate. After the Sejm pause opposition deputies started the occupation of the podium and the plenary hall and Sejm Marshal chair. The MPs of ruling party, [[Law and Justice]], moved the Sejm to the Hall of Columns, where voted on, among others, budget law for 2017.<ref name="papers.ssrn.com"/> In the voting did not take part MPs of the opposition who still occupied the plenary hall. |
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== Protests == |
== Protests == |
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Revision as of 13:50, 20 December 2016
| December 2016 Polish protests | |||
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| Date | 16 December 2016 – present (7 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) | ||
| Location |  Poland biggest cities | ||
| Caused by | Parliamentarian crisis, law limiting of freedom of the press in Sejm buildings | ||
| Methods | Civil resistance, demonstrations, protest marches, picketing | ||
| Status | Ongoing | ||
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December 2016 Polish protests against law limiting of freedom of the press in Sejm buildings and parliamentarian crisis have occurred in biggest cities of Poland especially in capital city, Warsaw.[2]
Background
On 16 December 2016 during the session of parliament opposition deputy Michał Szczerba (from Civic Platform party) came to the stage with the card which said "Wolne media w Sejmie" ("Free press in Sejm"). Szczerba taking the piss "kochany" was caled first by Marshal of the Sejm, Marek Kuchciński to order on &174 and subsequently after a remark about music and customs, excluded on &175 from debate. After the Sejm pause opposition deputies started the occupation of the podium and the plenary hall and Sejm Marshal chair. The MPs of ruling party, Law and Justice, moved the Sejm to the Hall of Columns, where voted on, among others, budget law for 2017.[2] In the voting did not take part MPs of the opposition who still occupied the plenary hall.
Protests
First groups of protesters appeared in front of the parliament before locking the plenary hall in the protest against restrictions for press in Sejm buildings.[3] The protest is supported by many people associated with the opposition, including Deputy Marshal of the Sejm Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Civic Platform leader Grzegorz Schetyna, Modern leader Ryszard Petru and Committee for the Defence of Democracy leader Mateusz Kijowski.[4]
On 16 and 17 December protests were held in many of big cities in Poland including Wrocław, Kraków, Gdańsk, Poznań, Szczecin, Katowice, Olsztyn, Białystok, Lublin, Kielce and Płock.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Poland protests: Crowds renew calls for press freedom". BBC News. December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ a b The Polish Protests of December 2016 Contextualized as a Participatory Budgeting Problem Chohan, Usman W. (2016). Academic Discussion Paper. Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Accessed 20 December.
- ^ "Opozycja wciąż w Sejmie. "Będziemy tyle, ile potrzeba!" [FOTO]". Radio Zet (in Polish). December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Protesty KOD w Warszawie i innych polskich miastach". Interia.pl (in Polish). December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Wrocław zareagował na wydarzenia w Warszawie. Protest na placu Solnym". Onet (in Polish). December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Wolność Mediów w całej Polsce. Protesty poza Warszawą". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.