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Latvia Weekly: Disinformation Fuels Opposition to the Istanbul Convention
Ainars Šlesers of party Latvia First propagates false narratives claiming the Istanbul Convention promotes a “117 gender policy” and threatens traditional families, when the treaty actually focuses solely on preventing violence against women and domestic violence. He employs aggressive rhetoric against political opponents, repeatedly comparing Progressive party members to “Lenin,” sharing digitally altered images of them, and using terms like “gangsters” and accusations of “aggression” and “brainwashing” to delegitimize those who support the Convention.
Weekly Reports
Lithuania Weekly: Crowdfunder under fire
During this reporting week, Lithuanian crowdfunder “Contribee” came under fire: media reported that the Lithuanian prosecutors had opened a pre-trial investigation into the Lithuanian crowdfunding platform Contribee, as it has now emerged that one of its shareholders took a large sum of money from an NGO account on Contribee for his personal use.
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Latvia Weekly: European Green Deal and LGBTQ+ issues
During the examined week, the narratives were similar to prior weeks, focusing on issues relating to the Green Deal and the European Parliament, the incompetence of the current government and lgbtq and gender issues.
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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.
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Lithuania Weekly: Olympics at the centre of attention
Kremlin-aligned media in Lithuania during this reporting week was focused on two main topics: a powerful storm that swept through Lithuania and the Olympics.
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Latvia Weekly: Olympic Boxing Match
During the examined week the content in contrast to prior weeks was not primarily concentrated on domestic issues as much coverage was given to the Olympic games.
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Estonia Weekly: Automobile tax and Kamala Harris
In the reporting week, much of the posts targeted the new auto tax that came into affect in Estonia, and how this is just another attempt of the government to get money from its citizens.
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Latvia Weekly: Anti-EU Sentiment and Corruption Allegations
During the examined week the narratives mainly surrounded anti-European Union sentiments and allegations of corruption within the country.
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Estonia Weekly: Fixing the Economy and New Tax Laws
In the reporting week, the majority of posts target new tax laws and what the new government would be doing to fix the Estonian economy after a 3 year low.
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Lithuania Weekly: Preparation for the upcoming elections
During this reporting period, Kremlin-aligned media in Lithuania widely discussed the freshly gathered coalition “Kelkis Lietuva”
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