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Latvia Weekly: MP’s Arrest Fuels Populist Narrative Online
Aleksejs Roslikovs transformed his detention by Latvia’s State Security Service on charges of assisting Russia and inciting hatred into a powerful social media narrative of political martyrdom, portraying himself as a persecuted victim fighting government oppression. His TikTok videos reframing the criminal investigation as evidence of his heroic resistance demonstrate how populist politicians can exploit legal troubles to strengthen their anti-establishment credentials and generate massive online engagement.
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Lithuania Weekly: All eyes on the elections
In the past week, local politics and government affairs captured the most attention among readers, with a particular focus on media linked to the Kremlin in Lithuania.
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Latvia Weekly: The Green Deal and Migration
During the examined week the present disinformation narratives were similar to those of prior weeks with the main focus being on the European Union.
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Estonia Weekly: Voting Laws and Eurovision
This week, the posts mainly focused on Eurovision with the posters claiming that in order to win, the Estonian all-male group would be forced to act more feminine.
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Lithuania Weekly: Criticism towards the government and elections
Over the past week, stories considering local politicians and the general work of the government gathered the most audience engagement while specifically analysing Kremlin-affiliated media in Lithuania.
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Latvia Weekly: Concerns over EU and RailBaltic
During the examined week the common narratives concerned policies in relation to Russian citizens residing in Latvia and the European Union.
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Estonia Weekly: Selfish politicians and Russian culture
This week, posts were mostly targeted towards the government and how the Centrist Party will be blamed for the failures of other politicians.
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Latvia Weekly: Russian Language and the Green Deal
In the examined week there were two predominant narratives in relation to Russian language use in Latvia
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Estonia Weekly: Russian orthodox church
This week’s posters focused on the Russian Orthodox Church in Estonia, and how with the government calling the church and patriarch a terrorist organization, they are calling all believers terrorists.
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Latvia Weekly: EU membership and national security
In the examined week the predominant themes among the content examined included the national security conception which limits media in the Russian language, the visit by Ursula von der Leyen and the benefits of European Union membership.
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