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19.02.2009, 13:51
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The European Court on Human Rights has ruled that Latvian pension law discriminates against people who worked outside the republic during Soviet times.
23.01.2009, 04:11
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With the economic crisis and unemployment raging in the country, the Latvian Ministry of Justice has proposed amendments to the labour law that would set new priorities. Speak Latvian – get a job.
20.02.2009, 20:34
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers has accepted the resignation of the country's Prime Minister, Ivars Godmanis, amid the ongoing economic crisis in the Baltic state.
02.01.2010, 06:02
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Adolf Hitler’s childhood home is a charming piece of property nestled in the middle of Braunau, a quiet Austrian town bordering Germany. The house looks solid and spacious and could soon end up on the market.
27.05.2010, 10:54
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Finland has one of the highest concentrations of gun owners per capita in the world. However, after three deadly shooting sprees in the past couple of years, campaigners say it is about time the issue was reassessed.
17.06.2010, 12:03
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The European Court of Human Rights has denied Finland’s right to deport an 82 year-old Russian woman on Wednesda. Nevertheless, Antonova's daughter decided to take her to Russia.
25.11.2009, 09:31
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The bodies of many victims of the Srebrenica massacre still remain unidentified and unburied even though it has been 14 years since the incident.
25.05.2009, 10:18
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Turkish jails are holding an increasing number of children since the country’s anti-terrorism law was changed. Teenagers are prosecuted as adults for rallies or being associated with the banned Kurdish Workers Party.
13.07.2009, 10:17
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Almost half of the Kosovo population is jobless and the economy is shrinking dramatically, which is forcing thousands of young Kosovan Serbs to go abroad to earn money.
04.11.2009, 09:35
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A scandal is gathering steam in Poland after it was revealed security services illegally wiretap journalists and politicians. Critics say the extent of bugging in the country is an attack on human rights.
Published: 22 February, 2009, 10:55
Residents of the Latvian city of Daugavpils have thrown shoes at a photo of the country’s parliament, the Saeima, in protest against the inefficient economic policy of the government and the local authorities.
When the emotion of the moment has exhausted itself, as it is likely to soon enough, Latvians will be able to fall back on the far more effective way of democratic elections to change their government if they wish. That is the huge value of the democratic process -- it gives ordinary citizens a legitimate and effective way to collectively determine who governs them.