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On Wednesday, thousands of women went out to march against a new law that bans abortion. The protests have been going on for 7 days, with no apparent end in sight.

Like many other Polish cities, Krakow's streets are full of angry people who want to make a change to this injustice. Here is my photoreportage covering it. The protesters have chosen the symbol of red lightning, used red and white-colored makeup and signs of red hoods, which represent the series Handmaid's Tale, in which the authoritarian state violates the rights of women.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the ruling Law and Justice party leader, has called on his supporters to "defend Poland" against protesters that want to "destroy the nation." Things have been escalating rapidly, and riot police were deployed a day ago. Many critics call the use of such martial methods undemocratic and unfair to its citizens, to say the least.

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Law and Justice (PiS) is suspicious.

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"#Striking women
Hope your d**k steps on a LEGO"
"#Women's hell"

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"Rights for people with uterus"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also on this photo: "You'll not be alone, I'm going with you" and "You've blood on your hands"

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poster with ***** ***: "Not every Kaja is like Godek". Kaja Godek is Polish extreme anty-choice activist, who helped to force almost complete abortion ban in Poland into life.

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"A drunk"
"My p***y is not Jarusia's (Jaroslaw Kaczynski's)"

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"This government topples women over"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, it's exactly the other way around: "Women will topples this government over"

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Destroy the infamous.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Posters on right: "I'm afraid to start a family in my own country", "God with you, f**k us", "Pissed off Pikachu"

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"UJ (Jagiellonian University) apologizes for Duda (Polish president)" Andrzej Duda is a graduate of this university.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From left to right: "My uterus, my choice" --> "Kaczor (Jarosław Kaczyński, Polish Politic) to the sack, sack to the lake" --> "I've fu**ing had enough of you" --> "Shut up and turn Twitter off"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"wypie***j/wypie***ć" means "go the f**k out" and it's the most common slogan during those protests. it's rude, but, well, everybody knew "kurwa" one before... it may be your second polish word, congrats.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Banner on front: "If you want to play with someone's life, buy The Sims"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poster with scythe: "I was already nice". Poster with top of church: "Away with backwardness"

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm almost sure I'm translating this incorrectly, since it has two idioms in it, but it's more or less something like: "The women are upset: 'Oh, the curse on the Duck!'". (It's a word-play: 'Kaczka' - Duck - is an allusion to "Kaczyński", last name of Polish politic). Also, the slogan is a quote from poem written by Jan Brzechwa.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"We don't need Tinder, Pis (Law and Justice, Polish party) is f***ing us every day"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On left: "He stole a moon and women's rights" (It's an alusion to a movie in which Jaroslaw Kaczyński was playing as a child). In the centre: "I study I feel I decide"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Left: "The power of pu**y". Center: "You've every reason to be afraid of women"

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Form left to right: "22.10.2020 Polish women won't forgive you" --> "Criminal, not a saint" (poster with pope) --> "It's my pu*sy, not Jaroslaw's" --> "I hate you because you taught me how to hate"

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The main government switch" (allusion to polish TV and conservative politicians, who says the symbol of protests, lighting, is an allusion to a Nazi symbol). On right: "Freedom of choice"

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