capital bears his name. Gunārs Astra lies in the Forest Cemetery in Riga. On 3 May 2019, he was posthumously awarded with the Order of Viesturs. On 20 January 2022 a monument to him was unveiled in front of the Latvian Supreme Court building. Bibliography 1998. Novel Gunars Astra written by Māris Ruks (awarded the General Goppers Prize (USA) – a historical documentary of the most renowned defenders of human rights, renewal of independence in the Baltic States and dissident Gunārs Astra) External links gunars-astra-1931-1988 Gunārs Astra 1931–1988, by Makss, allaboutlatvia.com 1931 births 1988 deaths Latvian human rights activists Soviet human rights activists Soviet dissidents Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union People from Riga Burials at Forest Cemetery, Riga