Poland's Government Faces Backlash Over Protests and Media Coverage.

Hundreds of thousands of people protested against Poland's far-right government, which has been accused of attacking reproductive freedoms, LGBTQ+ rights, and critical civil society groups and media outlets. The march was called by former Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who is leading the opposition party into an expected October general election. The protest came amid growing alarm over the government's ongoing assault on basic rights, including limited access to abortion, curtailed freedom of expression, eroded independence of the judiciary, and restricted freedom of peaceful assembly.