Cases
● Discrimination
On or around 11 September 2026, during a taxi ride in Poland, a passenger demanded that the driver speak Polish to her instead of Ukrainian. The driver is a Ukrainian…
● Discrimination
In early September 2026 a women's handball team from Rivne, Ukraine, was refused service at a petrol station in Kalisz (Wielkopolskie voivodeship) because the players were Ukrainian. The club was…
● Discrimination
On 28 August 2026, in a public administration office (urząd) in Warsaw, a Ukrainian woman who was waiting in the queue with her infant was pushed back in favour of…
● Discrimination
In August 2026, in a hospital in Warsaw, a few-month-old Ukrainian infant was admitted at night in critical condition with suspected urosepsis, a systemic infection that is rapidly fatal in…
● Discrimination
On 24 August 2026 in Warsaw, a Russian-speaking foreign woman went to an appointment at a LuxMed private medical centre. She had been referred to the specialist by her internist…
● Discrimination
On or around 23 August 2026, in central Warsaw (Śródmieście), a Belarusian-Polish man, his wife and two friends visiting from Belarus took shelter from the rain under the awning of…
● Discrimination
In Wrocław, a Ukrainian hair stylist was refused a place to rent in a hair salon because of her nationality. She was looking for a new spot to rent for…
● Discrimination
A Ukrainian woman working in a Żabka store described a confrontation with a male construction worker who became aggressive after she refused to prepare his pizza before he paid. He…
● Discrimination
A Ukrainian woman living and working in Poland said that her employer told staff they should limit speaking Ukrainian among themselves at work and switch to Polish whenever Polish colleagues…
● Discrimination
A Ukrainian woman, Elena Bahinska, reported that after a Polish driver crashed into her car, police did not issue him a fine and instead allegedly tried to make her responsible…
● Discrimination
The Ukrainian Gremi Borsch Fest was cancelled in Warsaw after its organizers reportedly spent six months unsuccessfully seeking a venue. Both private venue owners and the city authorities refused to…
● Discrimination
A veterinary clinic employee refused to issue a pet passport for a Ukrainian woman's cat and told her to 'go back to your own country' to obtain the document. When…
● Discrimination
A video published by NEXTA showed the vandalized car of a Ukrainian woman living in Warsaw. The vehicle had been covered with xenophobic and vulgar graffiti targeting Ukrainians, including slogans…
● Discrimination
A Belarusian citizen was refused a consumer loan application by a Santander bank after asking to continue a verification phone call in English instead of Polish. According to the reported…
● Discrimination
A customer called the Rower Express bicycle and scooter store in Warsaw and, after hearing the employee's Ukrainian accent, said he did not want to buy from 'Ukrainians' and asked…
● Discrimination
A group of Polish right-wing activists went to the office of a Ukrainian woman who runs a business assisting foreigners with legalization procedures. The activists, reportedly including two people linked…
● Discrimination
A Ukrainian woman working as a shop assistant in a Żabka store in Gdańsk reported repeated xenophobic abuse from customers because of her Ukrainian origin and accent. She said that…
● Discrimination
A group of four men wearing clothing resembling law-enforcement uniforms was seen in central Warsaw approaching foreigners near the Central Railway Station and claiming to check whether they were legally…
● Discrimination
On 9 June 2026, at the Hrebenne border crossing, Border Guard officers refused entry to Poland to refugees from Ukraine of Roma origin. Two families were turned back: a mother…
● Discrimination
Far-right politicians have ignited a political scandal in Lublin over African students after Krzysztof Bosak, co-leader of the Confederation party and deputy speaker of parliament, criticized promotional videos for the…
● Discrimination
A Threads user @oscarbarsuk reported that on 13 May at the PKO Rotunda branch in Warsaw, a bank employee named Wiktoria W. refused to update her residence card details (the…
● Discrimination
A planned asylum center called "Bezpieczna Przystań" in Jahránka near Warsaw has been cancelled following overwhelming local opposition. The facility was intended to house women and mothers with children seeking…
● Discrimination
The report on PolsatNews describes cases of abuse and exploitation of foreign workers in Poland, including physical violence, psychological pressure, and working 12–16 hours per day without proper contracts or…
● Discrimination
A Belarusian woman named Polina was denied entry to a yoga studio in Białystok after she registered online for a class. When she arrived for her first session, staff told…
● Discrimination
On 23 May 2025, during a family picnic at Primary School No. 3 in Sosnowiec, a staged islamophobic performance was presented to children and parents. A historical re-enactment group showed…
● Discrimination
On 17 January 2025 the local press in Lublin described offensive comments that Katarzyna Kasprzycka, a teacher at the 9th Secondary School (IX Liceum Ogólnokształcące), was said to have made…