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Ukraine & Latvia’s war on Russian language is self-defeating & foolish, given world’s most successful countries are multi-lingual

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

In the 1920s, after its violent exit from British rule, many in Ireland wanted to abandon the use of English. They lost the argument, and the country profited. Many former Soviet republics would do well to heed the Irish example. … Read More >Ukraine & Latvia’s war on Russian language is self-defeating & foolish, given world’s most successful countries are multi-lingual

EU

Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia suspend AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after reports of potentially fatal blood clots

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia has been suspended as the health authorities investigate a possibly serious side effect in the form of fatal blood clots. … Read More >Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia suspend AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after reports of potentially fatal blood clots

EU

Latvia marginalizing native Russian-speakers with ‘restrictive policies’ driven by ‘political agenda,’ Council of Europe warns

Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021By Editor

A bombshell report by Europe’s human rights watchdog has slammed Latvian politicians for creating a hostile environment toward native Russian speakers, who make up around one in four of the former Soviet Republic’s population. … Read More >Latvia marginalizing native Russian-speakers with ‘restrictive policies’ driven by ‘political agenda,’ Council of Europe warns

Russia

Iron curtain on the airwaves: Latvia becomes latest country to censor Russian TV shows, as Moscow diplomats slam new crackdown

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Russian diplomats have issued a stark warning over freedom of speech in Latvia after the Baltic nation, a member of the EU and NATO, banned one of the country’s television news channels from broadcasting within its borders. … Read More >Iron curtain on the airwaves: Latvia becomes latest country to censor Russian TV shows, as Moscow diplomats slam new crackdown

EU

In Latvia there is a campaign to DEHUMANIZE those working for Russian media, prosecuted journalist tells RT

Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021By Editor

With a campaign to “dehumanize” journalists, Latvia is sending a signal that freedom of speech and human rights do not belong to those who work with Russian media, Alla Berezovskaya, a prosecuted journalist, told RT. … Read More >In Latvia there is a campaign to DEHUMANIZE those working for Russian media, prosecuted journalist tells RT

EU

Latvia wants to criminalize any contact with Moscow, activist prosecuted for penning articles for Russian media outlets tells RT

Posted on January 14, 2021By Editor

Seven people, who worked with Russian media outlets in Latvia have been charged with breaking international sanctions. It’s a signal that the Baltic state seeks to criminalize ties with Russia, one of them told RT. … Read More >Latvia wants to criminalize any contact with Moscow, activist prosecuted for penning articles for Russian media outlets tells RT

EU

My two daddies: Row rages in Latvia over LGBT-friendly children’s books as critics blast initiative ‘imposed by EU elites’

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020By Editor

For modern liberals, they are an important step in normalizing different kinds of families. But for others, children’s books depicting gay parents are an attack on traditional values. That’s the debate now playing out in Latvia. … Read More >My two daddies: Row rages in Latvia over LGBT-friendly children’s books as critics blast initiative ‘imposed by EU elites’

EU

Latvian doctor boasts to magazine he refused to assist hospital visitor who spoke Russian – says he was proud not to help

Posted on September 20, 2020September 20, 2020By Editor

The Latvian debate over the Russian language is often political, but now it has entered healthcare. A Riga doctor has boasted about refusing to help a hospital visitor because he was a Russian speaker. … Read More >Latvian doctor boasts to magazine he refused to assist hospital visitor who spoke Russian – says he was proud not to help

EU

International Broadcasting Association berates Latvia & Lithuania for ‘political decision’ to ban RT

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Latvia and Lithuania should “reverse without delay” their bans of tv network RT, a UK-based trade group said, adding that the decisions appeared to be political in nature, are based on an error and failed to stick to due process. … Read More >International Broadcasting Association berates Latvia & Lithuania for ‘political decision’ to ban RT

World

‘Crisis of information’: George Galloway says Latvian ban on RT proves Western viewers are ‘looking elsewhere’ for news

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

George Galloway has said Latvia’s decision to ban RT channels could be seen as a “compliment,” indicating that Western viewers are sick of watching and reading mainstream media and seeking out alternatives. … Read More >‘Crisis of information’: George Galloway says Latvian ban on RT proves Western viewers are ‘looking elsewhere’ for news