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Holocaust survivor Stanislaw Zalewski.

‘The consequence of being considered different is active persecution’

On the anniversary of the death camp liberation, Auschwitz survivors warn the hatred that led to the horror is ever present.

  • Rob Harris

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At Auschwitz, a solemn 80th anniversary ceremony is held amid global rise in antisemitism

Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as world leaders gathered to mark 80 years since the Nazi German death camp was liberated.

  • Rob Harris
The house of Rudolf Höss, the Auschwitz camp’s wartime commandant, is seen from the former site of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp in Oswiecim, Poland.

A house at Auschwitz opens its doors to a chilling past

The home of the death camp’s wartime commandant, Rudolf Höss, which was the subject of the Oscar-winning movie The Zone of Interest, will soon welcome visitors.

  • Andrew Higgins
“That is an absurd question”: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus during the press conference.

‘Get politics out of this’: At Auschwitz, Dreyfus tries to put focus back on Holocaust

The attorney-general says attempts to politicise antisemitism are grotesque; opposition frontbencher Jane Hume says if the left had cracked down sooner, it would not be such an issue.

  • Rob Harris
Postcards mean more now since they take some effort to write and send.

The world needs to keep this joyful aspect of travelling alive

The effort involved in sending a postcard has changed its status. Nowadays, when your loved ones receive a postcard, they know you’ve gone to a lot of effort.

  • Tim Richards
A sign marks entrance to Germany at the German-Polish border in Frankfurt an der Oder.

Germany is tightening border controls. How will it affect the EU?

The immigration crackdown will start next week. What happens to the free movement in the European Schengen zone?

  • Sarah Marsh, Jan Lopatka and Alan Charlish
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Migrants at the border of Poland.  Poland’s defence minister said the metal barrier against illegal migration on border with Bealrus is being strengthened.

Poland to clamp down on Russian diplomats’ movement

Relations between Poland and Russia have deteriorated sharply since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022.

  • Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk
The old resort town of Sopot in Poland.

Forget the Med: Europe’s new, surprising, summer holiday hotspot

It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.

  • Sarah Marshall
A university employee presents a fake copy of a first edition of the 1822 book ‘Kavkazskiy plennik: povest’ by Alexander Pushkin at the University of Warsaw library in Poland.

Rare editions of Russian author’s books are vanishing from libraries around Europe

Authorities paint a picture of a network of associates, some blood relatives, travelling across Europe by bus with library cards sometimes under assumed names to scout rare Russian books.

  • Rachel Donadio
Asylum seekers queue at the migrant reception centre in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa.

EU approves new laws to address illegal migration – few admit to being happy with them

The plan was drawn up after 1.3 million people, mostly those fleeing war in Syria and Iraq, sought refuge in Europe in 2015, overwhelming the EU’s asylum system to collapse.

  • Lorne Cook

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