Estonia marks 76th anniversary of March deportations
Candles were lit across the country on Tuesday evening to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949.
From 6 p.m. candles were lit and placed on Tallinn's Freedom Square and Tartu's Raekoja plats.
"The Day of Remembrance on March 25th reminds us that history must not repeat itself. The lessons of the past must guide us in defending freedom and human dignity everywhere in the world," the Estonian Institute of Human Rights said.
"As Estonians, we know what it means to live under foreign rule, to lose loved ones and one's homeland. That is why it is our moral duty to support those who are fighting for their freedom today. The people of Ukraine need our support—not just words of sympathy, but actions. We must not be indifferent."
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