Polish gay activist arrested, beaten

Polish gay-rights advocate and politician Robert Biedro was observing a Warsaw march organized by right-wing groups on Nov 11 when he was arrested by police and beaten. Biedro is president of the Polish organization Campaign Against Homophobia.

Read an account of his arrest here.

See some of Xtra‘s previous coverage of events in Poland here, here and here.

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