LGBT supporters protest in Warsaw, Poland 7 August 2020. Adam Stepien / Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish police say they have arrested 48 people after Protestants tried to stop them arresting an LGBT activist accused of hanging rainbow flags over statues in Warsaw and damaging a van’s …
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