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Poland Commemorates 44th Anniversary Of Wujek Mine Pacification

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#13116319
Date Taken	16 December 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2025 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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