Memorial events to mark the 75th anniversary of the first Soviet-era mass deportation were held across the Baltics on Tuesday, June 14, with the national flags flown at half-staff.
A memorial ceremony and service began at noon at the monument to the victory in the War of Independence in Tallinn. Speaker of the parliament Eiki Nestor, Justice Minister Urmas Reinsalu, and representatives of the association of illegally repressed persons Memento held speeches. Representatives of the president, the Riigikogu, government, defense forces, Kaitseliit (Defense League), City of Ta...
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