How To Make Money By Faking News
It’s not political parties or the Kremlin hiding behind pseudo news sites in the Latvian Facebook – at least for now.
MEPs can’t hire relatives? Ask the Latvians how to get around the rules
Latvian members of the European Parliament, Iveta Grigule (ZZS) and Andrejs Mamikins (Harmony Centre), are circumventing the parliament’s rules preventing conflicts of interests and employing each other’s relatives as interns, Re:Baltica has found.
Latgalian journalists graduate from the second Re:Baltica course
13 journalists from Latgale regional media graduated from the second course of basics in investigative journalism run by Baltic investigative centre “Re:Baltica” on Friday.
55 million for the owners, 340 euro for the cashier
Almost half of Latvians earn less that 500 euro a month before taxes. Government agrees to increase a minimum wage by 10 euro, leaving country behind its Baltic neighbours.
FOR and AGAINST raising minimum wage
Estonia and Lithuania can. Why not Latvia?
Re:Baltica turns five, celebrates by organising journalism rock-festival
The first (and so far the only) investigative journalism non-profit organisation in the Baltics, Baltic Centre For Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica, turned five this August and celebrated the anniversary by organising a journalism rock-festival in the Latvia’s capital Riga.
Uzbeks in Latvia
When a nephew of Uzbekistan’s president bought two hotels in the Latvian capital of Riga, he couldn’t have foreseen that the acquisition would turn into something like the plot of a thriller.
Children Of Uzbekistan’s Elite Revel In Latvia’s Shadows
Children of Uzbekistan’s elite has bought property in Latvia, used country to give birth to first-family child and allegedly used local banks to handle millions of dollars in bribes. While more than 1,500 Uzbeks have taken advantage of the country’s…
Uzbekistan’s President Nephew Latvian Venture Turns Criminal
When a nephew of Uzbekistan’s president bought two hotels in the Latvian capital of Riga, he couldn’t have foreseen that the acquisition would turn into something like the plot of a thriller, reminiscent of the early 1990s of eastern European…