On 14 June 2025 at 11:00, in Riga, in remembrance and honour of the victims of political repression during the communist genocide of 14 June 1941, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Latvian Association of the Politically Repressed Persons will hold a commemoration ceremony outside the “History Tactile” Memorial to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation at Latviešu strēlnieku laukums 1.
The event will be attended by senior officials of state and government and members of the foreign diplomatic corps accredited in Latvia.
More than 15 400 people were forcibly displaced during the first mass deportation in Latvia on 14 June 1941. A part of the deportees was arrested on the spot and sent to prisons.
The others, including 3741 children under 16, were resettled to Siberia and Kazakhstan.
700 people were executed, and 3453 lost their lives in prisons.
1940 people died in forced settlements.
The deportation of 14 June 1941 shattered the destinies and lives of thousands of people. It was a crime.
For the attention of the media
Members of the media interested in covering the event are welcome to apply by 15:00 on 13 June via e‑mail to media@mfa.gov.lv