Overview

• Right-wing Konfederacja mobilized thousands across more than 80 cities to demand a halt to migrant intake
• Demonstrators carried banners reading “Stop immigration!” and displayed anti-Muslim and antisemitic symbols
• Authorities reported largely peaceful gatherings but stepped in when Legia Warsaw hooligans attacked counter-protesters in Warsaw
• In televised footage, police detained an elderly antifascist activist for entering a restricted zone around the main rally
• In response to growing migration concerns and right-wing support, temporary border controls at German and Lithuanian crossings will stay in effect until August 5