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NRK Apologizes for Mislabeling Poland’s Independence Day March

11/17/2025

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Norway's NRK apologized on November 12 for calling Poland's Independence Day march a Nazi march.
The November 11 event drew about 160,000 participants, including right-wing President Karol Nawrocki.
The Polish Embassy in Oslo requested a correction, and NRK's information head called it unjustified.
Critics say using Nazi alone ignores the German occupation context and Poland's history.
The march faced past nationalist and xenophobic criticism, but this year ended without incident.

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Norway's NRK apologized on November 12 for calling Poland's Independence Day march a Nazi march.
The November 11 event drew about 160,000 participants, including right-wing President Karol Nawrocki.
The Polish Embassy in Oslo requested a correction, and NRK's information head called it unjustified.
Critics say using Nazi alone ignores the German occupation context and Poland's history.
The march faced past nationalist and xenophobic criticism, but this year ended without incident.