Latvia marks 75th anniversary of March deportations
epa11242729 People march to lay flowers in memory of the victims of the 1949 deportations at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 25 March 2024. On 25 March Latvia honors the victims of the 1949 Soviet deportations, when more than 42,000 Latvian residents, including more than 10,000 minors, were removed from their homes and sent into exile. EPA/TOMS KALNINS