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Poland's Lech Walesa says members of today's Solidarity deserve to be beaten [May 16, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland's former President Lech Walesa says that members of Solidarity, the trade union he once led, deserve to be beaten for a disruptive protest they staged last week in Warsaw. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Museum to host special exhibit [Jan 17, 2012] Visitors are cordially welcome to join the folks at the Polish Museum of Winona for a very special exhibit, ?Phenomenon of Solidarity, Pictures from the History of Poland, 1980-1981,? in the Polish Museum in Winona, January 16-23. [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 >>

Polish master director Wajda to make Walesa biopic [Nov 24, 2011] Poland's famed director Andrzej Wajda unveiled plans Thursday for a biopic about Lech Walesa, his country's communist-era Solidarity opposition leader, Nobel Peace laureate and ex-president. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Polish president Lech Walesa [Jun 09, 2011] Poland?s former president and the founder of Solidarity is hospitalized. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Polish president Lech Walesa hospitalized [Jun 09, 2011] WARSAW, Poland?Lech Walesa, the anti-communist dissident who founded Solidarity in Poland, has been hospitalized in his hometown of Gdansk with a fever and gastric ailments. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Polish president Lech Walesa hospitalized [Jun 09, 2011] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Lech Walesa, the anti-communist dissident who founded Solidarity in Poland, has been hospitalized in his hometown of Gdansk, officials said Thursday. The former Polish president was taken to the hospital at about noon on Wednesday, his office told The Associated Press. The reason for the unplanned visit was not given. Lawmaker Jerzy Borowczak, a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Polish president Lech Walesa hospitalized [Jun 09, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Lech Walesa, the anti-communist dissident who founded Solidarity in Poland, has been hospitalized in his hometown of Gdansk, officials said Thursday. The former Polish president was taken to the hospital at about noon on Wednesday, his office said. The reason for the unplanned visit was not given, but TVN24 television said Walesa was ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Lech Walesa, Poland?s former president and the founder of Solidarity, is hospitalized [Jun 09, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Lech Walesa, the anti-communist dissident who founded Solidarity in Poland, has been hospitalized in his hometown of Gdansk, officials said Thursday. The former Polish president was taken to the hospital at about noon on Wednesday, his office said. The reason for the unplanned visit was not given, but TVN24 television said Walesa was running a high fever. Photographs of the 67 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Filmmaker Wajda receives Poland's top distinction [Mar 21, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Poland's Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrzej Wajda was awarded Monday the nation's highest distinction for having shaped the country's culture and the generation of the Solidarity freedom movement through his art. Wajda received the Order of the White Eagle with a blue sash from President Bronislaw Komorowski in a ceremony at the presidential ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Filmmaker Wajda receives Poland's top distinction [Mar 21, 2011] Poland's Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrzej Wajda has received the nation's highest distinction for having shaped the generation of the Solidarity freedom movement through his art. [via YahooNews] More >>