{"id":4099,"date":"2023-06-15T22:55:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2023-07-14T15:42:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:42:03","slug":"atceres-pasakumi-2023-gada-14-junija","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/jaunumi\/atceres-pasakumi-2023-gada-14-junija\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemorative events on June 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year marks 82 years since the deportation of June 14, 1941, as a result of which 15,425 Latvian residents (Latvians, Jews, Russians, Poles) suffered, including 3,751 children under the age of 16. For more than twenty years, the “Children of Siberia” foundation has been inviting people to gather together, commemorating the people deported to Siberia. It is important that we mention Siberia, our attitude towards what happened is important.<\/p>\n

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The June 14, 1941 deportations, as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are examples of how an authoritarian regime can use violence and repression to control the population and fight for power. The situation in Ukraine has increased public interest in similar historical events in Latvia. Both events show how important it is to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law in order to prevent such events from happening again in the future.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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State President Egils Levits and Dzintra Geka examine the works of the participants of the winter competition. Photo author: Ilm\u0101rs Znoti\u0146\u0161.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At 10:00 a.m., a meeting of the repressed with the State President Egils Levits took place in the Riga Palace.<\/strong> Several hundreds of the repressed and their children and grandchildren had arrived. The exiles and those born in Siberia shared their memories. The winners of the drawing and composition competition were awarded. Musicians performed<\/p>\n

Photo from the State President’s archive>>\"14.06.2023.<\/a>