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30 January 2026

Sushila Karki (center), Interim Prime Minister of Nepal, attends the Martyr's Day event organized at Sahid Smarak in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 30, 2026. Celebrated every year on Magh 16 (end of January), the country marks it with various programs in memory of the martyrs who sacrifice their lives for the establishment and restoration of democracy and freedom. The day is observed by remembering the struggling life and devotion of martyrs Shukra Raj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Dasharath Chand, and Ganga Lal Shrestha, as well as the contributions of other martyrs to the establishment of democracy in the country. A week-long Martyr's Week is also observed in memory of brave martyrs who sacrifice their lives against the then Rana regime. The Rana rulers execute Shukra Raj Shastri in Teku-based Pachali, Dharma Bhakta Mathema at Sifal, and Ganga Lal Shrestha and Dasarath Chand at Shobha Bhagawati within a week while demanding independence.

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#13253991

30 January 2026

Sushila Karki (center), Interim Prime Minister of Nepal, attends the Martyr's Day event organized at Sahid Smarak in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 30, 2026. Celebrated every year on Magh 16 (end of January), the country marks it with various programs in memory of the martyrs who sacrifice their lives for the establishment and restoration of democracy and freedom. The day is observed by remembering the struggling life and devotion of martyrs Shukra Raj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Dasharath Chand, and Ganga Lal Shrestha, as well as the contributions of other martyrs to the establishment of democracy in the country. A week-long Martyr's Week is also observed in memory of brave martyrs who sacrifice their lives against the then Rana regime. The Rana rulers execute Shukra Raj Shastri in Teku-based Pachali, Dharma Bhakta Mathema at Sifal, and Ganga Lal Shrestha and Dasarath Chand at Shobha Bhagawati within a week while demanding independence.

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#13253976

30 January 2026

Sunita Dangol, acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (Center), lays a wreath at the Martyr's Day event organized at the Sahid Smarak in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 30, 2026. Celebrated every year on Magh 16 (end of January), the country marks it with various programs in memory of the martyrs who sacrifice their lives for the establishment and restoration of democracy and freedom. The day is observed by remembering the struggling life and devotion of martyrs Shukra Raj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Dasharath Chand, and Ganga Lal Shrestha, as well as the contributions of other martyrs to the establishment of democracy in the country. A week-long Martyr's Week is also observed in memory of brave martyrs who sacrifice their lives against the then Rana regime. The Rana rulers back then execute Shukra Raj Shastri in Teku-based Pachali, Dharma Bhakta Mathema at Sifal, and Ganga Lal Shrestha and Dasarath Chand at Shobha Bhagawati within a week while demanding independence.

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#13251983

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Andrzej Kacorzyk, Polish pedagogue and historian who serves as the Deputy Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the Director of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251948

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Irena Cyrankiewicz is seen among other Auschwitz survivors during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251951

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: A group of 21 survivors is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251957

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Bernard Offen (L), seated among a group of fellow 21 survivors, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251964

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Barbara Doniecka is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251994

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Irena Cyrankiewicz (1st from left) and other Auschwitz survivors are seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251931

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Polish actor and singer Michal Zebrowski reads an excerpt from Testimony from Auschwitz, writings by Zalmen Gradowski, during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13252087

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Master of ceremonies Marek Zajac, Secretary of the International Auschwitz Council, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251928

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Bronislawa Horowitz-Karakulska, 93, who survived the Holocaust after being saved by Oskar Schindler, arrives for the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251929

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Bogdan Bartnikowski, who survived the Holocaust after being saved by Oskar Schindler, arrives for the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251930

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Wojciech Kolarski, Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, attends the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13250873

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Stefania Wernik (center), born in Auschwitz camp in 1944, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.\

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#13250778

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivors are seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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