Religious associations of the country paid tribute to victims of political repression and famine
Today is Memorial Day for victims of political repression and famine. This day was established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1997 and since then it has been annually celebrated in Kazakhstan.
Many events are held in memory of the victims: religious associations of the country hold services, flowers are laid at memorials. Friday’s sermons were held in all mosques of the country, dedicated to the memory of victims of political repressions. Today, during an evening auyzashar a prayer in memory of the victims of repression is planned.
A memorial service for all those innocently killed in those years was organized at the end of the Divine Liturgy in all the churches of the Astana Deanery of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan. In the Catholic Church and synagogues of Kazakhstan, prayers were held for those who died and were injured during political repression.
In addition, on this day, representatives of public associations and youth organizations laid flowers at the Memorial to the Victims of Political Repression and Totalitarianism in the village of Akmol on the territory of the ALZHIR Museum. Employees of the Youth Policy Department of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Civil Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan also attended the commemorative events.