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By fully embracing the legal concept of 'chilling effect', Brussels can help judges, activists and journalists in countries like Poland to resist autocracy (Photo: Helena Malikova)

First aid for Polish democracy

Parallels with the Soviet era are increasingly evident in Poland where the ruling coalition hounds judges and captures courts.

Adam Bodnar, the country's human rights commissioner, lambasts European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for a "lack of leadership" amid an antidem...

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EU Scream is the progressive politics podcast from Brussels. Produced by James Kanter with graphics by Helena Malikova and music by Lara Natale.

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By fully embracing the legal concept of 'chilling effect', Brussels can help judges, activists and journalists in countries like Poland to resist autocracy (Photo: Helena Malikova)

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EU Scream is the progressive politics podcast from Brussels. Produced by James Kanter with graphics by Helena Malikova and music by Lara Natale.

You may also follow via @euscreams subscribe via iTunes, Spotify or from the EU Scream website.

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