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Anniversary of the events of 1981 in Katowice

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Anna Bierzańska 13.12.2011 17:00
  • Anniversary of the events of 1981 in Katowice
On 16th December 1981 nine miners were shot by militarised militia forces during a crackdown on strikers at the "Wujek" colliery in Katowice.
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Today a huge monument near the entrance to the mine symbolizes the victims of martial law in Silesia. But there are also thousands of unsung heroes of that time. This year the organizers of the celebrations decided to honour them. One minute after midnight on 13 December, 3300 names were read on the stairs of the Silesian theatre in the centre of Katowice, as Jaroslaw Juszkiewicz reports.

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