A Latvian MP Insulted Members of the Russian Delegation at an OSCE Meeting
NEW – February 23, 2023 Probably, all public diplomatic events with the word “Europe” in their name should be excluded, at least temporarily, from the participation…
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In Latvia, Sympathy Not Only for Putin, but Also for Pushkin Has Become a Crime
NEW – August 17, 2022 Vladimir Linderman (Abel) is one of the most prominent representatives of the human rights movement in Latvia, the organiser of referendums…
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How the Latvian Führer Persecuted Russians, Repealed the Constitution, and Why the USSR Came to the Baltics
NEW – August 14, 2022 On the night of May 15-16, 1934, the parliament and every single political party in Latvia disappeared, and Kārlis Ulmanis had…
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Seeking Political Asylum in Russia: Another Activist Escaped From Latvia
NEW – July 21, 2022 “They threw me on the floor, twisted my arms, handcuffed me, and started hitting me. They even stood on me.” The…
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Supposed Latvian Killer of Motorola Turns Out to Be a Hoax
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 23:59:03 19/10/2016 Izvestia.ru Corporate lawyer from Moscow Maksim Chapis saw his photo beneath the reports that the alleged killer of Motorola…
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Latvian “Rat”: Possible Name of Motorola’s Killer Revealed
Translated by Ollie Richardson 15:31:49 19/10/2016 Antifashist The direct executor of the resonant murder of the commander of the DPR militia Arseny Pavlov, known as Motorola,…
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Aleksandr Gaponenko: The Caterpillar Tracks of Totalitarianism in Latvia
Today there was another court hearing concerning the process in which I am accused of inciting ethnic strife, destroying Latvian statehood, and acting in favour of…
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Latvian Political Figure Vladimir Linderman: The Security Service Broke Into My Flat & Tried to Frame Me
The other day, the well-known Latvian social and political figure and journalist Vladimir Linderman found traces of unknown persons breaking into his apartment. Latvian intelligence officials,…
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Vladimir Linderman: Latvia’s Missing Night Vision Devices Should Be Sought in the “Azov” Battalion
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 23:06:4407/01/2019 lv.sputniknews.ru The night vision devices that disappeared from an army warehouse may have been handed over or sold…
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Mass Arrests of Russian Journalists Took Place in the Capital of Latvia
In Latvia, the name of another journalist who was detained, searched and interrogated on the evening of December 3rd was announced — this is Sergey Melkonov…
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The First Time a Person Is Being Judged in Latvia for Cooperation with Russia: About the Trial of Gaponenko
In the case of Aleksandr Gaponenko there are dozens of episodes, but in none of the publications or meetings were signs of crime found. There is…
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A Year of Prison Because of a Referendum on the Russian Language in Latvia
On October 8th a regular hearing of the Vidzeme court took place. At a hearing the prosecutor made an accusation concerning my now five-year-old publications on…
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“Intermarium” of Adherents: Latvian and Ukrainian Nazis Predict the Collapse of the EU
In early January torch marches were held in Kiev and a number of other cities of Ukraine in honour of the birthday of the idol of…
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How Latvians, Estonians, and Lithuanians Appeared
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 20:30:12 18/08/2018 topwar.ru Now, the Baltic states consist of three countries – Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, which received sovereignty…
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Members of Latvia’s “National Alliance” Party Cooperate With Ukrainian Neo-Nazis
Members of “National Alliance” work closely with Ukrainian ultra-right extremists, reports the “Re:Baltica” center of investigative journalism. They are united by the idea of Intermarium, an…
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“If You Meet a Russian, Say This…”: A Lesson in Latvian Literature or Inter-Ethnic Strife?
Russian residents of Latvia are in a state of mild shock after learning what local schoolchildren study in literature lessons, writes “bb.lv” with reference to “Studio…
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“Apartheid Was Introduced”: Expert on the Decision Taken in Latvia
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Latvia condemned the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic, which recognised the prohibition of the Russian language…
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Aleksandr Gaponenko: Dialogue About Punctuation and a Letter to the Council of Europe Made Me an “Agent of the Russian Federation” in Latvia
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 00:30:0924/01/2019 lv.sputniknews.ru The human rights activist Aleksandr Gaponenko learned from journalists that the court returned his criminal case of…
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It Was “Our” Coal, Ust-Luga Took It: Latvia Has a “New Normality” in Transit
The new milestone for the Latvian transit sector is 25 million tons of cargo per year, said Minister of Transport Tālis Linkaits. Minister of Transport Tālis…
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Part of the Latvian Elite Reacts Hysterically To the Deteriorating Economy
Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Port of Ventspils, called on the EU to impose environmental duties on Russia for reorienting cargo…
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The New Latvian Government Was Appointed by Washington
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 14:10:0931/01/2019 fondsk.ru Krišjānis Kariņš received the mandate of the White House to govern Latvia The four-month epic connected to…
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For the “Russian Lives Matter” Meme in Latvia, One Faces Four Life Sentences
The other day, my friend, well-known Russian journalist Yury Georgievich Alekseyev, was transferred by the Latvian Prosecutor’s Office from the status of “suspect” to the status…
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Latvia Celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Its Independence with a Torchlight Procession and Swastikas
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 19:20:29 19/11/2018 antifashist.com Latvia celebrated the 100th anniversary of its independence with celebrations across the whole country, concerts, military…
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Political Scientist Einars Graudins: How the West Plundered Latvia
Even narrow-minded Latvians have realised that the European Union and other Western countries robbed Latvia and its residents, having treated them like natives, taking for themselves…
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Latvia Recognised Anti-fascist Beliefs as a Criminal Offence
On September 8, the Riga District Court confirmed the decision of the Vidzeme District Court that human rights activist and scientist Aleksandr Gaponenko committed a criminal…
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Latvia Blocked the Broadcast of a Russian TV Channel Because of Ukraine
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 18:32:0931/01/2019 ria.ru/strana.ua The head of the directorate of international affairs of VGTRK Pyotr Fedorov, commenting on Latvia’s restriction on…
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“Kill and Cut Them, Like I Did in Iraq”: Latvian Mercenary’s Recipe for Ukraine’s Victory in Donbass
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 23:30:01 20/08/2017 antifashist.com A Latvian mercenary who fights on the side of Ukraine against the LDPR appeared in the…
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Latvian Journalist Reveals Europe’s Attitude Towards Ukraine’s Problems
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 16:14:33 27/10/2017 golospravdy.com On October 25th on the live broadcast of the website “Golos Pravdy” and the YouTube channel…
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“Sacral Victim Used to Intimidate Russians”: How “Spy” Oleg Burak Is Tortured in a Latvian Prison
Oleg Burak, a former employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia, accused of espionage, described the methods that the State Security Service uses to…
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A Russian Scientist in Latvia Is on Trial for a Thought Crime, Which Threatens 8 Years in Prison
On November 11th, a new trial start in the court of the Vidzemsky District of Riga concerning the second criminal case in which the Doctor of…
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Latvia Dies Out, But Urges to Fight Against Russia
In Latvia the population continues to decrease. Recently nine settlements have officially been declared as extinct. Outside Riga the number of inhabitants is small. Even local…
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“Looking into the Barrel, I Saw Severed Male Heads in It”: The “Feats” of the Latvian SS in Belarus
In 1956, the expatriate military-historical magazine “Chasovoy” published an article written by a former special missions officer from the HQ of the Russian Liberation Army, commissioned…
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The Same Awaits MAZ and BelAZ: How Latvia’s No. 1 Plant Was Killed
In my previous story, I explained on my fingers how the Riga Car Building Plant died. Now I will tell you how the electronic industry giant…
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Aleksandr Gaponenko: How My Opinion On NATO Exercises in Latvia Made Me a “Threat” to National Security
On February 21st 2019 at 14.00 a hearing in the Vidzeme court (8 Abrenes Street) will be held [this article was written on February 16th –…
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Russian Professor in Latvia Faces 17 Years in Prison for Being an International Observer in a Russian Presidential Election
On February 7th another session of the Vidzemsky District Court of Riga was held concerning the case of the indictment of human rights defender and professor…
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Who Killed the People of Latvia: Latvians Banned Russian Children From Learning in Their Native Language
The Constitutional Court of Latvia recently confirmed the prohibition of teaching in Russian in private schools in the country. What does this mean? I will tell…
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The Latvian Army Swore an Oath Under the March of the Latvian “Waffen SS” Legion
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 01:38:12 07/09/2018 riafan.ru The page of state Latvian TV on Facebook published a video of the oath of reservists,…
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“You Can’t Jail Everyone!”: How Human Rights Defender Aleksandr Gaponenko Continues To Be Tried in Latvia
Lawyer imma Jansone spoke to “Baltnews” about the results of the latest hearing concerning the case of the human rights defender Mr Aleksandr Gaponenko, accused by…
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Latvia Wants to Approach 30th Anniversary of “Independence” by Eliminating Everything Russian
New steps towards Russian assimilation in a EU and NATO member state From June 29th to July 1st, the NATO Ramstein Alloy aerial exercise took place…
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Retired Latvian Colonel Raimonds Rublovskis: NATO Bases in Latvia Will Be Destroyed by Russia in the First Minutes of Any Conflict
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 00:18:0918/01/2019 rubaltic.ru The number of NATO troops in Latvia increased by tenfold in recent years. Latvian politicians from ruling…
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How Russophobic Latvian Deputies Try to Prosecute Russian Language Defender Aleksandr Gaponenko
On December 11th the latest hearing of the Vidzeme court of Riga concerning the definition of me as an enemy of the Latvian people took place….
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Ukrainian Nazis Travelled to the Baltic Region to Commemorate “Heroic” Latvian SS Soldiers
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 11:30:17 27/09/2018 politnavigator.net Nationalists from Ukraine visited the Baltics where they, along with local “brothers-in-arms”, honored the memory of…
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Report From the Trial of the Human Rights Defender Aleksandr Gaponenko Detained in Latvia
After almost a five-year marathon, the first trial against Latvian human rights defender Aleksandr Gaponenko approached the final stage. He is accused of inciting ethnic strife…
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A Latvian Court Sentenced “Russian Spy” Oleg Burak to 15 Years in Prison
On August 17th, the Latvian court handed down a verdict against a former high-ranking employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the state Oleg Burak,…
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Latvia Started Using Equipment for Monitoring Views of Russian-Language Sites
The National Council for Electronic Media of Latvia is introducing new IT equipment to detect views of “unfriendly” sites that mainly broadcast programs from Russia and…
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The Case of Aleksandr Gaponenko: Why Latvian Adherants of Nazism Want To Jail Me
Latvian Prosecutor’s Office: Aristotle? No, we haven’t heard about this On October 15th, a regular hearing was held concerning the process “Latvia against human rights defender…
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Latvia Celebrated “100 Years of Independence” with Sweeping Repression
Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 18:31:0901/01/2019 lv.sputniknews.ru The cases of parents, the case of the journalists, and the case of a professor: the results…
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Crimes of Nazi Germany on the Territory of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
I will tell you about another book that influenced my spiritual development. Quite recently. The book is called “Report of the Extraordinary State Commission for the…
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Josef Koren: Nationalists in Latvia Educate Young People in the Spirit of Nazism
Nationalists raise young people in the nationalist-radical tradition that Latvia is a land of Latvian people and no one else has the right to raise their…
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Latvia’s Minister of Defence Called SS Legionnaires the Pride of the Country and People
The Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks told journalists on September 27th that Waffen SS legionaries are the pride of the Latvian people and state….
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There Is No Freedom of Speech in Latvia and There Will Never Be
Professor and human rights activist Aleksandr Gaponenko in Latvia was sentenced to one year of suspended imprisonment under the article “inciting ethnic hatred using electronic media”….
