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Polish activists gave food and clothes to a group of refugees before trying to smuggle them to safety. Now they are on trial and could face years in prison.About 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Bialystok courthouse in northern Poland on a recent April morning to show support for five Poles on trial here. Four of the five appeared for the trial, and the fifth failed to appear. Demonstrators held up signs reading “Freedom for the five,” “Helping is not a crime,” or “Laws can’t smother the truth.” A group of drum-banging young people approached. Others yelled words of encouragement to the defendants, shouting, “You’ll never walk alone!” Cheers erupted when the four appeared in court. In March 2022, the five gave water, food and clothing to a desperate Iraqi couple, their seven children and an elderly Egyptian man who was with them. The refugees had illegally crossed the Belarus-Polish border and had spent several days living in the woods. The five Poles then decided to drive the group to the next closest

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Tasnia Farin’s debut feature film Fatima is now available for streaming on Bongo. It was released on April 17, 2025, as previously announced by director Dhrubo Hasan. The long-awaited OTT release comes nearly two years after its theatrical debut on May 24, 2023.

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(Image courtesy FB/DC) John Constantine is one of the most charismatic, cunning, narcissistic, and dangerously unpredictable characters in the DC Universe. Even if you’ve never picked up a Hellblazer comic, chances are you’ve heard of him. Matt Ryan brought the character to life on TV, while Keanu Reeves starred as Constantine in the 2005 film.…

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