Claim 629

Statement from Poland's human rights commissioner on the risk of the sale.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Statement from Poland's human rights commissioner on the risk of the sale.
Field: action
Value: Bodnar warns of editorial influence
About: incident 2021-poland-orlen-buys-polska-press
Source: Mission Journal: 'Trench warfare' in Polish press as government eyes next election cycle
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-04-01

Quotation from the source

could easily gain influence over editorial boards, and thus transform a free press, which is tasked with producing honest and fact-based criticism of the public administration and the people who man it, into pro-government information and propaganda bulletins