President Andrzej Duda was among those who joined the annual March for Life and Family in the center of the Polish capital on Sunday.
President Andrzej Duda (center, wearing a face mask) attends the annual March for Life and Family in downtown Warsaw amid the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański
The event was held amid the coronavirus pandemic under the motto "Let's Defend the Family Together."
It saw participants call for traditional Christian values to be upheld while opposing gay rights, broadcaster TVP reported.
Marchers also called for tougher abortion laws and appealed to authorities “to draw up rules to prevent attempts to desecrate religious and national symbols,” according to Paweł Ozdoba, a spokesman for the organizers.
Warsaw police last month detained individuals suspected of hanging up rainbow flags on a string of monuments in the city.
The appearance of rainbow flags on statues in the Polish capital at the time caused anger among right-wing commentators, who accused LGBT activists of a lack of respect for Polish history and symbols.
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Source: PAP, IAR, TVP