Polish League Against Defamation
organization
The Polish League Against Defamation (Polish: Fundacja Reduta Dobrego Imienia – Polska Liga Przeciw Zniesławieniom, lit. 'Good Name Redoubt – Polish League Against Defamation') is a right-wing nationalist non-governmental organization based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2013 by Maciej Świrski. Critics of the organization argue that its aggressive tactics have the opposite of the intended effect.
Aims and objectives
The stated objectives of the League are to defend the name of Poland and the Polish people against acts of vilification in the international media or historical misrepresentation in the world of politics. For instance, on the 75th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland in 2014, the League staged a protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw against the Russian government's denial of responsibility for the atrocities committed by the Soviet Union in occupied Poland. The protest was attended by several hundred people including civil rights organizations such as Euromaidan from Ukraine and Solidarność Walcząca. According to the League's founder Maciej Świrski, the League acts through lobbying, publishing ads, open letters as well as articles which emphasize Poland's role in fighting against Nazi Germany during World War II.
The Daily Telegraph, The Times of Israel, The Jewish Chronicle, and The Jerusalem Post have described the organization as "nationalist". According to Amnesty International's Poland researcher Barbora Černušáková, it is a "nationalist organization close to Poland’s government". Index on Censorship, has described the organization as a "campaign group close to the ruling Polish party", as did The Guardian. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency described the League as a "right-wing Polish group".
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