Remembrance Days and Events

25March

Remembrance Day

Commemoration Day of the Mass Deportations of the Baltic Peoples

On the 25 March 1949, the Soviet army and security services launched Operation Priboi. The event commenced based on decision No.

23August

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day of the Victims of Communism and Nazism

August 23 is the Commemoration Day of the Victims of Communism and Nazim.

28November

Remembrance Day

Holodomor Remembrance Day

Every year, Holodomor Remembrance Day is observed in the Ukraine and around the world, on the fourth Saturday of November.

04June

Remembrance Day

Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

The events of the Tiananmen Square Massacre are marked every year on the 4th of June in Hong Kong, Macau, European Union Countries, Canada, and the United States.

27June

Remembrance Day

Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism in the Czech Republic

It was on this day in 1950 that Milada Horáková, a former Member of Parliament and pro-democracy activist, was executed by the communist authorities in Czechoslovakia at

23October

Remembrance Day

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a spontaneous national revolt against the government of the Hungarian People’s Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, last

20January

Remembrance Day

Azerbaijani Day of Nationwide Sorrow

Every year, on the 20th of January, Azerbaijan observes Martyrs' Day, remembering the victims of the event that went down in Azerbaijani history as “Black January”.

20May

Remembrance Day

The Day of Remembrance in Cambodia

The Day of Remembrance, formerly called the National Day of Hatred, for the victims of the Khmer Rouge takes place in Cambodia on May 20th.

31May

Remembrance Day

Kazakhstan Memorial Day for Victims of Political Repression

On May 31st, the Memorial Day for Victims of Political Repression is commemorated in Kazakhstan.