With slogans such as 'Stop apartheid in Latvia' and 'Same taxes – Same rights' a small demonstration of some 60 youngsters protested this Saturday (12 June) in the old town of the Latvian capital, Riga.
Swedish media reports that police forces soon surrounded the demonstrators, who were part of the Russian minority in the small Baltic state and so not granted the right to vote in today’s European Parliament election.
Approximately one fifth of the country’s 2.32 million inhabitan...
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.