Soviet Crackdown on Baltic States

The Congressional Human Rights Caucus, a bipartisan organization concerned with human rights violations around the world, heard testimony on… read more

The Congressional Human Rights Caucus, a bipartisan organization concerned with human rights violations around the world, heard testimony on the recent occupation of Vilnius, Lithuania by Soviet troops, which replaced the elected legislature of Lithuania with a pro-Soviet Union and anti-independence faction. Thirteen Lithuanians were killed in the fighting during the occupation. Representative Tom Lantos, D-CA noted the similarities between the crackdown by the Soviet Union during the Persian Gulf crisis and the crackdown by Soviet troops in Hungary in 1956 during the Suez crisis. close

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Soviet Crackdown on Baltic States

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Program ID:
15726-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jan 16, 1991 | 10:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jan 20, 1991 | 6:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jan 16, 1991 | 10:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 16, 1991 | 7:26pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 17, 1991 | 6:46am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 20, 1991 | 6:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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