Polish far-right's anti-migrant rhetoric sparks racist incidents

Excluding war refugees from Ukraine, Poland has the European Union’s second-lowest share of third-country nationals, recent data show.

Protesters at an anti-immigration rally in Warsaw on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz

Yet anti-migrant fearmongering by the Polish far right, particularly targeting Muslims, is on the rise, fueling a wave of racist incidents across the country in recent days.

Marcin Matuszewski has the story.

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