Latvian Authorities Give Consent to Protest Action
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The authorities of Riga, capital of Latvia, gave consent on Monday to the holding of a massive protest rally against the restriction of tuition in Russia in the secondary schools.
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Four Latvian human rights advocates began a hunger strike Monday to protest their government's insistence on teaching Latvian instead of Russian in schools.
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Police crack down on opposition protests after president declares himself victorious in disputed poll
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After more tragic accidents on Latvia's roads last weekend, Minister of Interior Eriks Jekabsons (Latvia's First Party) has ordered State Police Chief Janis Zascirinskis to call back all Highway Police officers ...
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Before the election, the government mobilized groups of thugs to harass voters. On the day of the election, police prevented thousands of opposition activists from voting at all.
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Public order in the Belarusian capital will be brought under special control on Tuesday evening, the Minsk head Interior department told Itar-Tass. More attention has been focused on public order after the ...
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Some protesters-in-waiting seem to think that their right to free expression can&#39;t be separated from the right to trash New York City&#39;s Central Park.
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Police officers and riot troops detained organizers as well as at least two European lawmakers outside Moscowâs city hall.
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Â· Police stand by as thousands gather Â· Kremlin claims coming elections will be fair
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During today&#39;s European Union (EU) summit, a group of Armenians held a protest around the EU Council building in Brussels. According to the police, nearly, 2,300 Armenians demanded Turkey to recognize genocide allegations.
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Meeting with visiting Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostiantyn Hryschenko, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia said that Ukraine may count on Latvia's support and experience in the former's bid for ...
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Latvian authorities have given residents something to cheer about when they invited them to cut their own Christmas trees for free -- only to be chased away by forest rangers.
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Police authorities have urged the public to back government plans to sign the European Union's controversial Schengen/Dublin accord on cross-border crime and asylum.
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Organizers of the Rio de Janeiro  leg of the Live Earth global series of concerts said on  Thursday they have obtained police approval for Saturday&#39;s show  and hope to overturn a court injunction blocking it.
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KIEV, Dec 10: An uneasy calm held in Ukraine Friday as police defended the presidential administration building against opposition demonstrators who vowed to stay put until free elections are held later this ...
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Czechs rally to demand the dismissal of a government official who was once a communist-era police chief.
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Residents of the Russian town of Beslan,  scene of a hostage bloodbath at a school last year, took to the  streets on Friday to protest at what they consider an official  cover-up of the tragedy.