The families of victims of political repression; those who were imprisoned, executed or exiled for political reasons, held a sit-in strike at Chinggis Khaan Square between May 12th and 16th, demanding compensation for their fathers and grandfathers lives and reputation. They started the sit-in strike on Monday in front of the 11-11 center.

These citizens, mostly the elderly, are standing up for their repressed ancestors saying: “Amendments were made into the law on rehabilitation and compensation should be given to us according to what was passed in 1998. That`s why we are here. Since we first asked for a home and compensation, it has been 22 years. There is a law stating that the families of victims should be compensated with a home. But all families were not fairly compensated.

We have asked for the compensation for our father`s and grandfather’s loss of life, reputation and seized properties for decades. We are victims too.”

There are now less than 1000 people who are the children or grandchildren of those who were political oppressed in Mongolia.  They have asked the state to provide them with the correct compensation, homes, for many years. But there has been no reply.

The elderly people, in their 70s and 80s suffered in the dark days of the political repression in Mongolia, and were left without their fathers and grandfathers and were called the children of the anti for their whole lives. However, even though the dark days are behind them, most of them are homeless and survive on a tiny pension, struggling to get by.