Remains of 23 political prisoners and anti-communist martyrs discovered in southern Romania

The remains of 23 political prisoners and anti-communist martyrs were discovered following the third stage of archaeological excavations carried out in the cemetery in the village of Agaua, in the Great Island of Brăila, as part of the project to identify and recover the victims of the former Salcia labor camp.

According to the Archdiocese of Lower Danube, the excavations were carried out by a team of experts coordinated by historian Marius Oprea.