Protesters blocked by police in Poland march against abortion ruling and police violence - CBS News

November 28, 2020 / 6:49 PM.

Police blocked protesters from marching in Poland's capital as demonstrations took place across the country against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and recent police violence.

The demonstrations are part of what has evolved into Poland's largest protest movement since communism fell in the country 30 years ago.

At one point, protest participants gathered on a major thoroughfare, causing traffic to back up.

Amid mass protests, the government has not implemented the court ruling, a tactical victory so far for the Women's Strike, the movement that organized the protests that brought hundreds of thousands of people to the streets of hundreds of towns in recent weeks.

Many carried signs with the movement's logo, the silhouette of a suffragette with a red lightning bolt and the words "Strajk Kobiet" — or Women's Strike

First published on November 28, 2020 / 6:49 PM

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