The Marsz Niepodlegiosi March is celebrated on the Polish Independence Day. People join to protest for nationalistic causes.
Protesters carried Polish flags, flares, and Christian iconography
Ultra-Nationalists in Poland think Poland should unify as a nation for white, "ethnically Polish", Catholic nation and hold onto conservative values.
"White Supremacy!"
"Brotherly Nation"
"Marriage is only for men and women!"
"We Want God!"
Refugee Crisis
The March was sparked in 2009 and has been annual event. The reason that sparked this protest was the negative reaction to the refugee crisis.
Polish Protestors
Independence!
PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) is described as a conservative party, committed to holding back the traditional values of Poland.
Its goal is to take control of the Polish judiciary in open defiance of the law and also the constitution which also contain the courts .
PiS
As Poland's nationalism is getting much stronger, the tension with the EU (European Union) is also increasing. The EU doesn't agree with this protesting. Polish nationalists think that the EU should be a way for trading but it shouldn't control their values.
Poland v.s. EU
Polish citizens
EU-European Union
The EU (Europe Union) supports 60% of Poland's wealth, so tensions with the EU could cause serious issues.