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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

'A tragic moment': thousands gather across Poland to mourn Gdańsk mayor

Donald Tusk remembers friend Paweł Adamowicz as debate turns to rise of hate speech

Thousands of people have gathered in cities across Poland after the fatal stabbing of Gdańsk mayor PawełAdamowicz in protest at what some say is a creeping pervasiveness of hate speech in Poland’s national discourse.

In Gdańsk, thousands gathered for a minute’s silence at the statue of Neptune in the city’s Long Market, which also hosts the city hall, where Adamowicz served as mayor for more than 20 years. Adamowicz died after he was stabbed in the chest on stage at a charity concert on Sunday evening.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2RwGq2c

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