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Polish court: martial law imposed by "criminal group" [Jan 13, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - The communist leaders who imposed martial law in Poland 30 years ago were part of a criminal enterprise trying to crush the Solidarity trade union, a court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims that they had acted to avert a Soviet invasion. Various Polish courts have struggled over the years to decide whether the communists led by General Wojciech Jaruzelski acted illegally when ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Polish interior minister found guilty [Jan 13, 2012] WARSAW, Poland _ Former Polish Interior Minister General Czeslaw Kiszczak was on Thursday found guilty in a trial revolving around his involvement in the imposition of martial law in Poland in 1981. The judge at the court in Warsaw handed 86-year-old Kiszczak a two-year-suspended sentence. His co-accused, Stanislaw Kania, former secretary general of Poland's Communist Party, was found not guilty. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish court: martial law imposed by "criminal group" [Jan 12, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - The communist leaders who imposed martial law in Poland 30 years ago were part of a criminal enterprise trying to crush the Solidarity trade union, a court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims that they had acted to avert a Soviet invasion. Various Polish courts have struggled over the years to decide whether the communists led by General Wojciech Jaruzelski acted illegally when ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Top News Headlines [Jan 12, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Polish court has handed a 2-year suspended prison term to a communist-era interior minister for his role in implementing martial law in Poland in 1981. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSuspended sentence for Pole in martial law case [Jan 12, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Polish court has handed a two-year suspended prison term to a communist-era interior minister for his role in implementing martial law in Poland in 1981. [via YahooNews] More >>

Suspended sentence for Pole in martial law case [Jan 12, 2012] WARSAW, Poland ? A Polish court on Thursday handed a two-year suspended prison term to a communist-era interior minister for his role in implementing martial law in Poland in 1981. [via YahooNews] More >>

Communist-era official gets suspended 2-year prison term over martial law in Poland [Jan 12, 2012] WARSAW, Poland - A Polish court has handed a two-year suspended prison term to a communist-era interior minister for his role in implementing martial law in Poland in 1981. [via YahooNews] More >>

This week in Riverhead history: Polish Town rallies against martial law [Jan 03, 2012] The following stories were excerpted from News-Review issues published 10, 15 and 30 years ago this week: 30 years ago ? Polish Town rallies against martial law About 300 area residents braved the chilly drizzle on Dec. 27, 1981 to march in support of those living under martial law in Poland in an event sponsored [...] [via YahooNews] More >>

Thousands rally in Warsaw on communist anniversary [Dec 14, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Thousands of Poles, many carrying the national flag, marched in Warsaw yesterday to mark the 30th anniversary of the communist-era martial law crackdown and to protest calls for deeper integration with the European Union ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Thousands rally in Warsaw on communist anniversary [Dec 13, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Thousands of people are rallying in Warsaw to mark the 30th anniversary of the communist-era martial law crackdown and to protest calls for deeper integration with the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

New film recalls German aid during Poland's Solidarity uprising [Dec 13, 2011] Shortly before Christmas in 1981, Poland's authoritarian government declared martial law in an attempt to crush the opposition. Care packages from Germany helped the Polish people cope during this difficult time. [via YahooNews] More >>

FEATURE: 30 years on, martial law still stirs controversy in Poland By Dominika Maslikowski, dpa Eds: Martial law ... [Dec 11, 2011] Warsaw (dpa) - Three decades have passed since martial law was declared in Communist Poland, but the event still stirs emotions and deepens political rivalries as the country looks towards its future in the European Union.The conservative Law and Justice party plans a march Tuesday on the 30th anniversary of the crackdown to honor "the solidarity of that period," opposition leader Jaroslaw ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Walesa visits sick ex-communist leader in hospital [Sep 26, 2011] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland They were once bitter foes: Lech Walesa, the pro-democracy activist, and Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, the communist leader who imprisoned Walesa for 11 months during a harsh martial law crackdown in 1981. In a sign of their reconciliation, Walesa visited the ailing 88-year-old Jaruzelski over the weekend, shaking hands with his former jailer who ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Lech Walesa visits sick former political foe Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski [Sep 26, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - They were once bitter foes: Lech Walesa, the pro-democracy activist, and Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, the communist leader who imprisoned Walesa for 11 months during a harsh martial law crackdown in 1981. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland declares new war on history [Mar 21, 2011] Poland launched a new campaign to revise history. The Constitutional Tribunal overturned the introduction of martial law by communist authorities of the country in 1981. In addition, the trial of the last leader of the Polish People's Republic (PPR) Wojciech Jaruzelski has been resumed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish tribunal rules 1981 martial law 'unconstitutional' [Mar 16, 2011] Warsaw - Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled Wednesday that the 1981 declaration of martial law by the country's communist leadership was unconstitutional, in a ruling hoped to make it easier for victims of the crackdown to seek restitution. [via YahooNews] More >>