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Poland marks 41st anniversary of martial law

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attended the main memorial ceremony at the Museum of Cursed Soldiers and Political Prisoners in Warsaw. Mateusz Marek/PAP

Ceremonies took place in Poland on Tuesday to mark the 41st anniversary of the imposition of martial law by the country's then communist government.

Indictments filed against judges and prosecutors from communist period

A number of Polish judges and prosecutors are facing the prospect of criminal prosecution for their alleged role in supressing opposition to the imposition of martial law in 1981.

“Solidarity Lives” graffiti from 1980s found during renovation work

The Institute of National Remembrance said it was now “looking for the heroic author of the Solidarity inscription. Help us find the author of the slogan. If you know something or know someone who could help us, please contact the Lublin Branch of the IPN.

All Solidarity people simply wanted Poland to be Poland, PM says

The Polish president and prime minister attended on Monday the observance marking the 40th anniversary of the imposition of martial law and expressed their gratitude to all people fighting for a free Poland forty years ago.

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