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August 5th - August 11th, 2024 | Week 49 | Month 12

Estonia Weekly: Helping the Economy and anti-LGBT sentiments

In the reporting week, the narratives follow the targeting of the economy, taxes, and government attempts to help the economy.

by Olevs Nikers

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Main narratives:

  • blames of alleged russophobia
  • anti-LGBT sentiments
  • general anti-government sentiments

Overview:

Overview:
In the reporting week, the narratives follow the targeting of the economy, taxes, and government attempts to help the economy. They also continue to be blamed for Russophobia surrounding schooling and the Russian and Estonian languages, as well as the arrest of a journalist in Estonia. There were also anti-LGBT sentiments surrounding the Olympics and the women’s boxer Imane Khalif and the claims of her being transgender. Posts were also targeting the situation at the Estonian/Russian border, and the government was not doing anything to fix it. There was also a post targeting the immigration protests in the UK.

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