Agata Szczęśniak

Agata Szczęśniak, born in Garwolinie in 1980, is an editor at the web portal for investigative journalism “OKO.press”. After studying sociology, philosophy and international relations, she first worked for the newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza”. Szczęśniak is also a co-founder and long-time deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine “Krytyka Polityczna”. Since 2018, she and some colleagues formed the feminist satirical online programme “Przy kawie o sprawie”.

Photo: Sławomir Kamiński / Agencja Gazeta

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Renowned authors such as Serhij Zhadan, Fatou Diome, Liao Yiwu, Ibram X. Kendi or Gioconda Belli have their say, as do other voices from around the globe from Afghan women doctors to mine workers in Congo to racing drivers from Qatar.

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