Tygodnik Solidarność

Tygodnik Solidarność was a Polish newspaper established by the Solidarity movement. During the communist era, media was heavily controlled by the government through the Main Office for the Control of the Press, Publications, and Public Performances (GUKPIW). Despite censorship, Poles became adept at reading between the lines, and alternative perspectives could be found in publications like Tygodnik Powszechny and various Catholic journals.1

Following the easing of media restrictions in 1989, Solidarity supporters launched numerous publications, including the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza. The state abandoned censorship in 1990, leading to a proliferation of new media outlets. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, a prominent Solidarity official and journalist, became the first editor of Tygodnik Solidarność in 1981.12