Open Dialogue Foundation controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Detention of Bartosz Kramek during a protest
ODF reported that board chair Bartosz Kramek was pepper-sprayed, pushed into snow, and detained during a protest. Police alleged he had thrown snowballs; Kramek denied this, and video recordings were cited as supporting his account.
2017
Conflict with the Polish government over governance and advocacy
After ODF criticized government judicial reforms and published a civic-disobedience article, Polish authorities sought removal of the article, initiated fiscal scrutiny, and applied to the court to dissolve or replace the foundation’s board. The court dismissed the application in December 2017.