Latvia Bans Its Public Broadcaster From Producing Regular Russian-Language Content (Except During Emergencies)
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Content in Russian may only be created during an emergency or state of emergency or to purposefully refute misinformation that threatens Latvia's democracy or security.
The Seym of Latvia has passed a law prohibiting the use of Russian in public media since 2027, except in cases of states of emergency and extreme situations, writes a local LSM news portal. Latvian parliamentarians have approved amendments restricting the use of Russian in public media since 2027, transmits RIA News with reference to LSM. Exceptions will be limited to states of emergency or extreme conditions. "The amendments provide that in lan…
The Latvian Parliament decided on Thursday that Russian-language content may only be published in public media in exceptional cases, such as in an emergency situation and to refute disinformation that threatens the Latvian state.
As of 1 January 2027, there will be no more content in the public media of Latvia (LSM), except for isolated cases, which the Sejm has defined in the law just adopted, but even then the decision will be taken on each case separately, confirmed by LSM board member Ieva Ayle.
Materials in Russian can be created only in exceptional situations. The Latvian Parliament has adopted changes that significantly restrict the creation of Russian-language content for the country's public media — Latvijas Televīzija and Latvijas Radi (LSM). For the decision...
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