{"id":203112,"date":"2026-09-10T14:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203112\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:04:47","slug":"belarusians-in-wroclaw-raising-funds-for-taxi-driver-assaulted-over-his-accent","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203112\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusians in Wroc\u0142aw raising funds for taxi driver assaulted over his accent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 26, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A group of Belarusians living in Poland\u2019s Wroc\u0142aw have appealed for 15,000 zlotys ($4,000) in public donations to help an Belarusian taxi driver who was attacked on August 19 because of his \u201cEastern accent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group has raised more than 3,100 zlotys as of Thursday afternoon through fundraising platform zrzutka.pl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the campaign description, the victim has been unable to fully return to work for several weeks, suffers from headaches and has noticed a deterioration of his eyesight. He will be examined by an ophthalmologist on September 24, and it will then become clear whether additional examinations or treatment will be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 66-year-old man will reportedly spend the collected money on medical services, a new pair of eyeglasses, an onboard video recorder and his daily needs as his capacity to work remains limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local police reported on the incident on August 26. After hearing the driver\u2019s accented Polish, his 23-year-old passenger allegedly started showering the man with offensive comments about his nationality and finally struck him on the head with a glass bottle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspected assailant, whose nationality was not reported, was arrested and would face up to five years in prison, if convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports of xenophobic attacks in Poland on emigrants from Eastern European countries, especially Ukraine, have been frequent in recent months. In July, a man was arrested for punching Belarusian Olympic medalist Aliaksandra Hierasimienia in an unprovoked attacked at a bus station in Warsaw. The story sparked outrage from online commentators, but Polish authorities denied that Herasimenia had been targeted because of her national identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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