Against the backdrop of soaring inflation, school teachers in Latvia have been protesting the decrease in real wages and heavy workload
The Monument to the Liberators at the Victory Park in Latvian capital Riga was demolished under the orders of the right-wing government on August 25
The monument in Jekabpils, Latvia, installed on the grave of three Soviet soldiers who died in combat during World War II, was vandalized on February 24
The 100-member Latvian parliament Saeima voted down a citizen initiative which demanded the validation of same sex partnerships. The initiative was launched by the Dzīvesbiedri (Spouses) movement and citizen initiative platform ManaBalss.lv
While a law passed by parliament in December 2017 calls for health sector spending to the tune of 4% of the GDP, the government’s latest budgetary proposals have allocated only 3.3%