Stories from Bialystok · Poland

Workers from the defunct BiaGlas glassworks in Bialystok are awaiting owed benefits following the plant's closure. Labor unions Działacze Czelewicy and OPZZ highlighted the difficult situation of these employees on May Day.

The city of Bialystok is withdrawing a ban on cycling in the market square issued over a week ago. The decision follows criticism from local residents and opposition councilors. The decision to allow cycling in the square follows this public and political pushback.

Belarusian diaspora members held a protest in Bialystok to oppose the Belarusian regime's plans to construct a second nuclear power plant. Protesters also highlighted nuclear security threats posed by Russia. The demonstration coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Participants gathered to commemorate the victims of the 1986 catastrophe.