Image from this weekend's protest. Czarek Sokolowski / AP
Poland's legal system
Polish TV criticized for downplaying massive protest
Polish state television has come under fire for how it reported on the massive anti-government protests in Warsaw this weekend, AP reports.
Both the size and significance of the protests have been greatly downplayed, according to critics. Organizers estimated that more than half a million people took part, which would mean that it was the largest anti-government protest in decades. Films and images show a kilometer-long train winding its way through the capital's streets.
However, the television channel TVP claimed that it was a maximum of 150,000 people. The channel also referred to the protest, which had been peaceful, as a "hate march".
The demonstration was organized by opposition leader Donald Tusk in order to express dissatisfaction with the government's restructuring of the judiciary, which the EU has criticized as undermining democracy in the country.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. Vladimir Voronin / AP
Political situation in Kyrgyzstan
30 arrested in Kyrgyzstan - accused of planned coup
More than 30 people have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan, the country's security service announced according to AFP. The authority states that those arrested belong to a group of people who plan to organize riots with the goal of seizing power in the country.
The arrests took place on Monday, just one day after the country's President Sadyr Japarov was visited by European Council President Charles Michel.
According to human rights groups, the media and civil society in Kyrgyzstan are under increasing pressure.
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