The Cross of Freedom and Solidarity was established by the Seym on 5 August 2010. It was awarded for the first time in June 2011 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of social protests in Radom. The cross is awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland, at the request of the President of the IPN, to activists of the opposition to the communist dictatorship, for activities aimed at regaining independence and sovereignty by Poland, and respecting human rights in the former communist People's Republic of Poland. The Cross of Freedom and Solidarity is modeled on the Independence Cross of the Second Polish Republic.
Laureates
- Margarita Maria Aleksiejew
- Wojciech Jan Frazik
- Andrzej Jan de Junosza Załuski
- Agnieszka Marta Kasperowicz
- Bożena Józefa Kubit
- Maciej Kuś
- Mirosław Lasek
- Dariusz Stefan Leśniak
- Jacek Adam Lichoń
- Krystyna Helena Lubańska
- Stefania Elżbieta Lubańska
- Rafał Czesław Marchewczyk
- Przemysław Karol Markiewicz-Zahorski
- Wojciech Cezary Modelski
- Daniel Jan Mosio
- Antoni Stanisław Pikul
- Małgorzata Poniedziałek
- Piotr Władysław Poniedziałek
- Beata Anna Popławska-Walusiak
- Leszek Adam Posyniak
- Dariusz Stanisław Rupiński
- Andrzej Józef Sarnecki
- Barbara Smardz
- Zenon Roman Sotwin
- Bolesław Szarkowicz
- Wiesław Jerzy Żurawski
Post-mortem
- Andrzej Maksymilian Ciesielski
- Teresa Fischer
- Zbigniew Tadeusz Konstanty
- Krystyna Emilia Załuska
- Michał Czesław Żurek