In June 1988, one country sang its way to freedom. Estonia, a small Baltic nation, started the Singing Revolution to assert its bid for independence from the Soviet Union. Hundreds and thousands of people gathered for five straight nights to sing songs of protest. It was soon followed by other forms of peaceful resistance, which culminated in Estonia's triumph toward nationhood in 1991. It became a powerful example of how peaceful assembly could lead to societal change. The fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association has long been cherished as a cornerstone of a flourishing democracy.

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