▁meeting ▁to ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Column s , ▁where ▁the ▁deput ies ▁voted ▁on , ▁among ▁other ▁topics , ▁the ▁budget ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁MP s ▁from ▁the ▁opposition ▁who ▁still ▁occupied ▁the ▁pl en ary ▁hall ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁voting , ▁and ▁the ▁vote ▁count ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁show ▁of ▁hands . ▁ ▁Pro tests ▁▁ ▁First ▁groups ▁of ▁protest ers ▁appeared ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁before ▁lock ing ▁the ▁pl en ary ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁protest ▁against ▁restrictions ▁for ▁press ▁in ▁Se jm ▁buildings . ▁It ▁included ▁do z ens ▁of ▁journalist ▁from ▁main stream ▁Polish ▁media , ▁including ▁from ▁Gaz eta ▁Wy bor cza , ▁News week ▁Pol ska ▁and ▁TV N 2 4 . ▁The ▁protest ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁many ▁people ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁opposition , ▁including ▁Deput y ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁Se jm ▁M ał gor z ata ▁Kid awa - B ło ńska , ▁C iv ic ▁Platform ▁leader ▁Gr zeg or z ▁Sch et yna , ▁Modern ▁leader ▁R ysz ard ▁Pet ru , ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Dem ocracy ▁leader ▁Mate usz ▁K ij owski , ▁civ ic ▁movement ▁Cit iz ens ▁of ▁Poland . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁protest s ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁big ▁cities ▁in ▁Poland ▁including ▁W roc ław , ▁Krak ów , ▁G da ń sk , ▁Poz na ń , ▁Sz cz ec in , ▁Kat ow ice