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#13116300
20 December 2025
KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Archbishop Andrzej Przybylski arrives to lead a commemorative Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies marking 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 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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#13116326
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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#13116328
20 December 2025
KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki inspect the loacl the Polish Army Regiment as he 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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#13116331
20 December 2025
KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki inspect the loacl the Polish Army Regiment as he 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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#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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#13116336
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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#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: Michal Wos MP is seen during 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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#13116344
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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#13116346
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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#13116347
20 December 2025
KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: A member of the mining community carries a banner during a ceremony at the Cross Memorial outside the Wujek coal mine, marking the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the mine, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, following 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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#13116351
20 December 2025
KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Members of the NSZZ Solidarność Skasko-Dąbrowski Region’s security service are seen during a ceremony at the Cross Memorial outside the Wujek coal mine, marking the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the mine, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, following 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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#13116353
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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#13116354
20 December 2025
KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: A miner walks by an ice sculpture commemorating miners killed in 1981 is seen outside the Cross Memorial in front of the Wujek coal mine ahead of ceremonies marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the Wujek 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 the Wujek mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.
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