The Soviet occupation of Estonia and the Baltic States is marked by the repression of the basic human rights we. as Americans. hold so dear. Under Soviet rule drastic actions have been taken to eradicate Estonian language. cultural values. artistic traditions. and religious freedom. Currently. very few Estonians are allowed to emigrate from their Sovietoccupied homeland. Although there are numerous examples of Soviet repression and cruelty in Estonia. the tragic plight of 2yearold Kaisa Randpere deserves our immediate and continued attention. Kaisas parents were forced to leave their daughter behind when they fled from Estonia over a year ago. Since then. Kaisas parents have made repeated formal applications for an exit visa for their daughter. Each time. however. their application has been denied. Kaisas grandmother. who has been watching the child. was fired from her job and threatened with imprisonment in a psychiatric hospital if she refuses to denounce the actions of Kaisas parents.
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