President Duda vetoes judicial reform in Poland threatening courts’ independence

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform © Natalia Koper

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform © Natalia Koper

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform © Natalia Koper

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform © Natalia Koper

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform © Natalia Koper

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform. Later that night the demonstration headed towards the Parliament, with dozens of people carrying the Polish flag © Natalia Koper

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform. The sign reads #Independent courts! © Natalia Koper

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On the 20th of July, thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, to stop the president from signing the judicial reform. The sign reads "Soldier of Poland, the Constitution is dying" © Natalia Koper