Polish activists charged with ‘offending religious beliefs’ for rainbow-halo Virgin Mary posters

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Back in April 2019, Polish activists Elzbieta, Anna, and Joanna hung up posters of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow halo in front of a Catholic church in Plock. They now face up to two years in prison. LGBTQ advocates say the women’s freedom of expression is being curtailed. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

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