Three women dissidents who were all imprisoned together in the Soviet prison system in the 1980s were recently reunited for the first time in many years, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported Sunday.
Tuesday marked 35 years have since the Hirvepark rally, the first major public event openly critical of the Soviet occupation of Estonia, and a gathering commemorating that event was held in the same location in central Tallinn, including this year, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported.
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On Monday and Tuesday, social media was awash with messages of support for Estonia s first female prime minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) and her (almost) gender-balanced government. ERR s Estonian portal compared the number of men and women in previous coalitions.
Kallas government, which was sworn in on Tuesday, has seven female ministers and eight male ministers, meaning women make up 46.67 percent of ministerial roles in government - the highest proportion for a government in independent Estonia s history.
In Kallas new coalition, women hold the positions of prime minister, justice, foreign, culture, education, social protection and finance ministers.
But how do previous governments compare?