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Norway gives asylum to Polish EU national
By EUobserver
Norway has granted asylum to a Polish man on grounds of political persecution in the first such case since the fall of communism 30 years ago. It said Rafał Gaweł, who used to run an anti-racism NGO and who was charged with fraud and forgery, would not have gotten a fair trial because Poland's right-wing government had seized control of the judiciary, echoing EU concerns on Polish rule-of-law.