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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a ceremony at the Cross Memorial at the Wujek mine on the 44th anniversary of the 1981 Wujek mine pacification in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. The event commemorates the miners who lost their lives during clashes with security forces under martial law and honors their role in Silesian labor history.

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#13116382

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a ceremony at the Cross Memorial at the Wujek mine on the 44th anniversary of the 1981 Wujek mine pacification in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. The event commemorates the miners who lost their lives during clashes with security forces under martial law and honors their role in Silesian labor history.

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#13116295

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' 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.

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#13116305

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki (2ndR) attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' 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.

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#13116337

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki (L) attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' 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.

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#13116338

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' 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.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' 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.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' 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.

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#13116365

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' 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.

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#13116368

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: A general view of the Cross Memorial in front of the Wujek coal mine during a ceremony marking the 44th anniversary of the mine's pacification, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025.In December 1981, following the imposition of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the Wujek mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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#13116370

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Slawomir Cenckiewicz, head of the National Security Bureau, attends a ceremony at the Cross Memorial outside the 'Wujek' coal mine, marking the 44th anniversary of the mine’s pacification, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, following the imposition of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at Wujek, killing nine and wounding several others.

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#13116334

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Sławomir Cenckiewicz, head of Poland’s National Security Bureau (BBN) and a noted historian of communist‑era security services, attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, following the imposition of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at Wujek, killing nine and injuring several others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: A general view of the Cross Memorial in front of the Wujek coal mine during a ceremony marking the 44th anniversary of the mine's pacification, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025.In December 1981, following the imposition of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the Wujek mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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#13116279

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: The logo of the 'Solidarnosc' Trade Union is displayed inside a block of ice as Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a ceremony at the Cross Memorial outside the Wujek coal mine, marking the 44th anniversary of the mine's pacification, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the imposition of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the Wujek coal mine, killing nine and injuring several others.

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#13115437

20 December 2025

Dozens of migrants who live for years in the informal settlement known as B9 in Badalona set up an improvised camp under a city highway after being evicted on December 17, 2025, in what is the largest eviction in Catalonia's history. Around 400-500 migrants, many at high risk and lacking proper documentation, lose their homes in the midst of heavy rains and cold weather just before Christmas. Several non-governmental organizations provide food, clothing, and fire-making materials to help those affected, while some sleep outdoors under the C-31 highway to shield themselves from the elements. The conservative mayor of Badalona, Xavier Garcia Albiol, known for his tough stance on immigration, states he will not allow the camp to become permanent, drawing criticism from human rights experts and UN rapporteurs who consider the eviction without housing alternatives as ''cruel and degrading.'' In Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, on December 20, 2025

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#13115438

20 December 2025

Dozens of migrants who live for years in the informal settlement known as B9 in Badalona set up an improvised camp under a city highway after being evicted on December 17, 2025, in what is the largest eviction in Catalonia's history. Around 400-500 migrants, many at high risk and lacking proper documentation, lose their homes in the midst of heavy rains and cold weather just before Christmas. Several non-governmental organizations provide food, clothing, and fire-making materials to help those affected, while some sleep outdoors under the C-31 highway to shield themselves from the elements. The conservative mayor of Badalona, Xavier Garcia Albiol, known for his tough stance on immigration, states he will not allow the camp to become permanent, drawing criticism from human rights experts and UN rapporteurs who consider the eviction without housing alternatives as ''cruel and degrading.'' In Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, on December 20, 2025

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