Anti-government march to commemorate 4 June anniversary

In Warsaw, the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD) held a march on the 4 June 2016 commemorating the anniversary of Poland's first partially free elections in 1989 after decades of communist rule. Events took place also in twenty other Polish cities.

The KOD-organised events marked another in a series of protests against the changes carried out by Poland's conservative government in 2015 and 2016.

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 03.06.16: [Analysis]: What is KOD, the Polish pro-democracy movement? https://euobserver.com/political/133698

ESO: Background information: Poland’s Polarising Politics http://www.europeansources.info/record/polands-polarising-politics/

The Guardian, 05.06.16: Poland: former presidents lead 50,000 marchers in anti-government protests http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/05/poland-former-presidents-lead-50000-marchers-in-anti-government-protests

Radio Poland, 04.06.16: Thousands march in Warsaw to mark historic 1989 vote http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/255724,UPDATE-Thousands-march-in-Warsaw-to-mark-historic-1989-vote

EurActiv, 06.06.16: Thousands attend Polish pro-democracy rally http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/thousands-attend-polish-pro-democracy-rally/

BBC News, 04.06.16: Poland: Thousands rally against conservative government http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36453480

---