Memorial Plaques Dedicated to the Women Prisoners of ALZHIR

On the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression, a ceremony was held on the museum grounds to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to women of Georgian nationality.

A ceremony to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to women prisoners of Polish nationality was held on the museum grounds with the participation of Yerali Lukpanovich Tugzhanov, Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan.

A ceremony to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to women prisoners of Ukrainian nationality was held on the museum grounds with the participation of representatives of the embassies of Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Poland, and Russia.

A memorial sign dedicated to women of Lithuanian nationality was unveiled on the museum grounds with the participation of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė.

On the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Kazakhstan unveiled a memorial sign dedicated to women prisoners of Azerbaijani nationality on the museum grounds, with the participation of Aida Galymovna Balayeva, Deputy Akim of Astana. During the event, Azerbaijani Ambassador Zakir Arifoglu donated to the museum's collection archival documents on 43 women prisoners of Azerbaijani nationality.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Republic of Kazakhstan unveiled a memorial plaque dedicated to women of German nationality on the museum grounds.

The Embassy of Korea in the Republic of Kazakhstan unveiled a memorial sign on the museum grounds dedicated to women prisoners of ALZHIR of Korean nationality.

The Embassy of France in the Republic of Kazakhstan installed a memorial sign on the museum grounds in memory of French women who served their sentences in ALZHIR.

The Embassy of Latvia in the Republic of Kazakhstan unveiled a memorial sign on the museum grounds dedicated to Latvian women who served their sentences in ALZHIR. The event was attended by Nils Ušakovs, Mayor of Riga.

The embassies of Estonia and Armenia accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan installed memorial signs on the museum grounds in memory of Estonian women who served their sentences in ALZHIR.

On July 3, 2017, a ceremony to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to Hungarian women, prisoners of ALZHIR, was held on the museum grounds with the participation of representatives of the embassies of Hungary and Korea. Speakers at the ceremony included András Baranyi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Kazakhstan, and museum director M. A. Oralov. On June 4, 2016, a ceremony to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to women of Armenian nationality was held on the museum grounds with the participation of the Armenian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian ethnocultural centers.

A ceremony to unveil a memorial plaque to Jewish women who served their sentences in ALZHIR in 1938-1953 was held at the ALZHIR Museum and Memorial Complex by the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Participants included Michael Brodsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel; Shmuel Karnauh, Chief Rabbi of Astana; Zurab Abashidze, Ambassador of Georgia; and Gerhard Sailler, Ambassador of Austria. The event included a flower-laying and a minute of silence in memory of the women prisoners of ALZHIR. In total, more than 800 Jewish women served their sentences in the Akmola division of Karlag.