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12 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 12, 2025, Marian Zmarzly, Deputy Minister of Energy, participates in a miners' protest in front of the Ministry of Energy in response to the deteriorating financial condition of Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa (JSW). The National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' organizes the protest in response to the actions of JSW. The miners raise concerns about the reduction in the payment of the Miner's Day allowance and the risk of further cuts in employee benefits. They state that JSW is in a difficult situation and its current actions are delayed and do not solve the problem. The protesters meet with Undersecretary of State Marian Zmarzly, who receives their list of demands. The Senate approves the government's proposed amendment to the Mining Act, which allows for the gradual phasing out of mines extracting hard coal other than coking coal, as well as protective aid and severance payments. The act has not yet been signed by the president.

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#13086855

12 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 12, 2025, Marian Zmarzly, Deputy Minister of Energy, participates in a miners' protest in front of the Ministry of Energy in response to the deteriorating financial condition of Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa (JSW). The National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' organizes the protest in response to the actions of JSW. The miners raise concerns about the reduction in the payment of the Miner's Day allowance and the risk of further cuts in employee benefits. They state that JSW is in a difficult situation and its current actions are delayed and do not solve the problem. The protesters meet with Undersecretary of State Marian Zmarzly, who receives their list of demands. The Senate approves the government's proposed amendment to the Mining Act, which allows for the gradual phasing out of mines extracting hard coal other than coking coal, as well as protective aid and severance payments. The act has not yet been signed by the president.

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#13086858

12 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 12, 2025, Krzysztof Labadz of WZZ August '80 and Karol Granatyr, Chairman of the National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' Coal Mine, participate in a miners' protest in front of the Ministry of Energy. The protest responds to the deteriorating financial condition of Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa (JSW). The National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' organizes the protest to address the actions of JSW. The miners raise concerns about the reduction in the payment of the Miner's Day allowance and the risk of further cuts in employee benefits. They state that JSW is in a difficult situation and its current actions are delayed and do not solve the problem. The protesters meet with Undersecretary of State Marian Zmarzly, who receives their list of demands. The Senate approves the government's proposed amendment to the Mining Act, which allows for the gradual phasing out of mines extracting hard coal other than coking coal, as well as protective aid and severance payments. The act has not yet been signed by the president.

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#13086859

12 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 12, 2025, Krzysztof Labadz of WZZ August '80 and Karol Granatyr, Chairman of the National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' Coal Mine, participate in a miners' protest in front of the Ministry of Energy. The protest responds to the deteriorating financial condition of Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa (JSW). The National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' organizes the protest to address the actions of JSW. The miners raise concerns about the reduction in the payment of the Miner's Day allowance and the risk of further cuts in employee benefits. They state that JSW is in a difficult situation and its current actions are delayed and do not solve the problem. The protesters meet with Undersecretary of State Marian Zmarzly, who receives their list of demands. The Senate approves the government's proposed amendment to the Mining Act, which allows for the gradual phasing out of mines extracting hard coal other than coking coal, as well as protective aid and severance payments. The act has not yet been signed by the president.

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#13086856

12 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 12, 2025, Marian Zmarzly, Deputy Minister of Energy, meets with union members during a miners' protest in front of the Ministry of Energy. The National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' organizes the protest in response to the actions of Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa (JSW). The miners raise concerns about the reduction in the payment of the Miner's Day allowance and the risk of further cuts in employee benefits. They state that JSW is in a difficult situation and its current actions are delayed and do not solve the problem. The protesters meet with Undersecretary of State Marian Zmarzly, who receives their list of demands. The Senate approves the government's proposed amendment to the Mining Act, which allows for the gradual phasing out of mines extracting hard coal other than coking coal, as well as protective aid and severance payments. The act has not yet been signed by the president.

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#13086857

12 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 12, 2025, trade unionists leave the ministry building after a meeting with Marian Zmarzly, Deputy Minister of Energy, during a miners' protest in front of the Ministry of Energy. The National Commission of the WZZ 'August 80' organizes a protest in response to the actions of Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa (JSW). The miners raise concerns about the reduction in the payment of the Miner's Day allowance and the risk of further cuts in employee benefits. They say JSW is in a difficult situation and its current actions are delayed and do not solve the problem. The protesters meet with Undersecretary of State Marian Zmarzly, who receives their list of demands. The Senate approves the government's proposed amendment to the Mining Act, which allows for the gradual phasing out of mines extracting hard coal other than coking coal, as well as protective aid and severance payments. The act has not yet been signed by the president.

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#13006100

19 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 19: A view of the Revolution Monument located in the heart of Rzeszow, on November 19, 2025, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. Completed in 1974, the monument features a sculpture of Nike on one side and the faces of a peasant, soldier, and worker with the flag of revolution on the other, and has been enclosed with a metal fence since end of December 2022 due to its deteriorating condition.

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#13006125

19 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 19: A view of the Revolution Monument located in the heart of Rzeszow, on November 19, 2025, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. Completed in 1974, the monument features a sculpture of Nike on one side and the faces of a peasant, soldier, and worker with the flag of revolution on the other, and has been enclosed with a metal fence since end of December 2022 due to its deteriorating condition.

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#13006126

19 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 19: A view of the Revolution Monument located in the heart of Rzeszow, on November 19, 2025, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. Completed in 1974, the monument features a sculpture of Nike on one side and the faces of a peasant, soldier, and worker with the flag of revolution on the other, and has been enclosed with a metal fence since end of December 2022 due to its deteriorating condition.

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19 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 19: A view of the Revolution Monument located in the heart of Rzeszow, on November 19, 2025, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. Completed in 1974, the monument features a sculpture of Nike on one side and the faces of a peasant, soldier, and worker with the flag of revolution on the other, and has been enclosed with a metal fence since end of December 2022 due to its deteriorating condition.

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#12991007

15 November 2025

A demonstrator holds a placard featuring a portrait of Rached Ghannouchi, the jailed leader of the Islamist Ennahda party, with the word ''Freedom'' during a demonstration that brings together supporters of the National Salvation Front, the Republican Party, and families of imprisoned prominent opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 15, 2025. The demonstration aims to show solidarity with prominent opposition figures sentenced to long prison terms at first instance in the case known as the ''conspiracy against state security,'' and who are currently on hunger strike in prison. For more than two weeks, political opponent and law professor Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, who is sentenced to a long prison term in the same case, is on a wild hunger strike in his prison cell. According to his lawyers and family, his health deteriorates, and he is reportedly violently assaulted in prison by both inmates and prison officers. In solidarity with Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, other prominent political figures including Rached Ghannouchi, Ghazi Chaouachi, and Issam Chebbi, imprisoned in the same case, as well as former judge and lawyer Ahmed Souab, also start a hunger strike. They all decry the 'politically motivated' convictions, the poor conditions of their incarceration, and a trial that does not meet the standards of a fair and impartial process.

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#12991003

15 November 2025

Protesters attend a demonstration that brings together supporters of the National Salvation Front, the Republican Party, and families of imprisoned prominent opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 15, 2025. The demonstration aims to show solidarity with prominent opposition figures sentenced to long prison terms at first instance in the case known as the ''conspiracy against state security,'' and who are currently on hunger strike in prison. For more than two weeks, political opponent and law professor Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, who is sentenced to a long prison term in the same case, is on a wild hunger strike in his prison cell. According to his lawyers and family, his health deteriorates, and he is reportedly violently assaulted in prison by both inmates and prison officers. In solidarity with Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, other prominent political figures including Rached Ghannouchi, Ghazi Chaouachi, and Issam Chebbi, imprisoned in the same case, as well as former judge and lawyer Ahmed Souab, also start a hunger strike. They all decry the 'politically motivated' convictions, the poor conditions of their incarceration, and a trial that does not meet the standards of a fair and impartial process.

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15 November 2025

Demonstrators hold up placards featuring portraits of imprisoned political figures and reading 'Freedom' during a demonstration that brings together supporters of the National Salvation Front, the Republican Party, and families of imprisoned prominent opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 15, 2025. The demonstration aims to show solidarity with prominent opposition figures sentenced to long prison terms at first instance in the case known as the ''conspiracy against state security,'' and who are currently on hunger strike in prison. For more than two weeks, political opponent and law professor Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, who is sentenced to a long prison term in the same case, is on a wild hunger strike in his prison cell. According to his lawyers and family, his health deteriorates, and he is reportedly violently assaulted in prison by both inmates and prison officers. In solidarity with Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, other prominent political figures including Rached Ghannouchi, Ghazi Chaouachi, and Issam Chebbi, imprisoned in the same case, as well as former judge and lawyer Ahmed Souab, also start a hunger strike. They all decry the 'politically motivated' convictions, the poor conditions of their incarceration, and a trial that does not meet the standards of a fair and impartial process.

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#12962703

8 November 2025

Members of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's defense team, Samir Dilou (left) and Ezzedine Hazgui, father of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, pose for photos during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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#12962697

8 November 2025

The member of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's defense team, Samir Dilou, delivers a speech during a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a wild hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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8 November 2025

Jaouhar Ben Mbarek's father, Ezzedine Hazgui, attends a press conference organized by the Coordination of the Families of Political Prisoners in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 7, 2025, to warn about the deteriorating health of Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor, prominent opposition figure, and leader of the National Salvation Front, an opposition coalition. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek receives an initial sentence of 18 years in prison in what becomes widely known as the ''Conspiracy Against State Security'' case. On a hunger strike for a week from his prison cell, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek is in critical condition, according to his family members and lawyers. According to his lawyers, the hunger strike stems from what he perceives as the politicization of the judiciary and the ill-treatment he suffers in prison. He also protests the holding of his trial remotely, via videoconference.

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