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Inside Europe: Silesians call for autonomy

Julian BernerJuly 22, 2016

Silesia is Poland's most highly industrialised region and is ethnically mixed. Poles, ethnic Germans and a group of people who speak a Slavic language, which experts believe is separate from Polish, live side by side. But now Silesians are calling for autonomy within Poland, and they've taken to the streets to make sure their call is heard. Julian Berner reports from Katowice.

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