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October 9th - October 15th, 2023 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Weekly: Historical Narratives, Migration Concerns, and Economic Alliances

This week continued to explore previously addressed topics such as the Istanbul Convention, corruption, and illegal migration on Latvia's eastern border, but without the predominance of COVID-19 content seen in previous months. The narratives remain deeply negative and critical towards the Latvian government, focusing particularly on allegations of corruption.

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October 2nd - October 8th, 2023 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Weekly: Border Security Concerns, Linguistic Polarization, and Political Critique

In this week, the disinformation primarily addressed domestic issues, such as polarization between Latvian and Russian speakers, the ratification of the Istanbul convention, and the influx of illegal migrants at the eastern border of Latvia. Content on Twitter reached a significantly lower audience compared to other platforms, with video content showing higher levels of engagement.

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September 25th - October 1st, 2023 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Weekly: Vaccine Anxiety, Education Fears, and Pension Discontent

The majority of content continues to focus on COVID-19, specifically the anxiety surrounding mandatory vaccines. Content in Latvian language reaches a smaller audience compared to Russian, but garners more comments. Interestingly, the same content is received differently by Latvian and Russian-speaking audiences; Latvian responses are more critical, while Russian responses are predominantly supportive.​​

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September 2023 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Monthly: “National Security Concept 2023” and the the opposition party “Stabilitātei!"

Following the introduction of the “National Security Concept 2023” in late September, the leader of the opposition party “Stabilitātei!” Aleksandrs Rosļikovs commented on the matter in a Tiktok video stating that the new concept aims to prohibit people from speaking in Russian and that “ignoring 40% of the population” is going to backfire. 

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