26th anniversary of Martial Law

"Like every year, we will show up in front of the house of general Wojciech Jaruzelski to pay tribute to all victims of the martial law," said Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz of the Fighting Youth Federation, "this will be a warning for everyone, that democracy is not granted to Poland for ever." The memorial pickets in this place have been organized for the night of the 12th to 13th of December since 1993. Other vigils are set to take place in most major cities. According to a poll carried out by Gazeta Wyborcza yesterday, 86% of the public knew what happened on December 13, 1981. However, according to research the percentage of people aware of this fact is falling from generation to generation, and only 22% of those between the age of 18-24 remembered that this date was the introduction of martial law. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, p. A10) A.K.