The escalation came after the government suspended two senior justices and moved to bring criminal charges against them.
Police deployed during stand-off over control of top Poland court
Source: BBC News
Original reporting
BBC News: read the full reportFollow this story
Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
Related stories
BBC News
India's opposition set to hold mega rally seeking election chief's resignation
It comes amid growing protests over a voter roll revision exercise feared to leave 130 million voters off rolls.
Al Jazeera
Iran war live: Araghchi says talks under way on 2-day plan to reopen Hormuz
Araghchi says Iran has reached a plan with Qatari mediators to open Hormuz in two days if the US meets its conditions.
Al Jazeera
ICE agent’s violent shove propels woman through the air
A witness has captured video of an ICE agent violently shoving a teacher who was blocking his car in Chicago.
BBC News
I've been stuck on a tiny Pacific island for years and can't get a transit visa to fly home
Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been stranded in the Cook Islands since 2023 and wants to return to Sri Lanka.
The Guardian
Tusk defends overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court despite protests
Prime minister says shake-up is vital to restore tribunal crippled by years of political disputes Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed to see through a contested overhaul of the country’s constitutional court, declaring that “in certain matters, there can be no compromise”. In a prime-time television address on Saturday night , Tusk was defiant, despite overnight protests that saw riot police drafted to protect the court’s building, saying the shake-up was vital to restore a tribunal crippled by years of political disputes. Continue reading...
Al Jazeera
Dutch authorities rescue 38 people adrift in rubber boat
Migrant boats are rarely found in Dutch waters, and authorities are still trying to establish where this one came from.