Gunārs Astra
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Gunārs Astra (1931 - 1988) was a Latvian human rights activist who was arrested by the Soviet Union in 1961 and sentenced to prison for 15 years. He was released in 1976. In 1983 he was arrested again but released several weeks before his death.
A plaque on Riga's District Court states: In this building on 15 December, 1983 the fighter for the freedom of Latvia Gunārs Astra was sentenced. "I believe that this time will disappear like a nightmare. This gives me the strength to stand and breathe here."
Gunārs Astra is buried in Riga's Meža kapi.
Quotes
"Our people have suffered beyond belief and therefore have the experience and we will survive this dark stage as well."
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