Property of the Russian billionaire Rotenberg brothers discovered in Riga
Since the owner is not on the sanctions list, Ministry of Justice claims there is nothing it can do
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Masha and the millions
Latvian appears to front the assets of sanctioned Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg.
The Cleaner and the Laundromat: Belarusian Cleaning Magnate Allegedly Laundered Millions Through Disgraced Latvian Bank ABLV
Latvian investigators suspect the owner of “Clean World,” a well-known cleaning business that stretches across Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, of using the notorious bank to launder tens of millions of euros. Reporters looked into Eduard Apsit and his business.
Mom, That Man is a Friend of Mine
How the police, the school and the neighbours in Daugavpils for years did not notice the paedophile, who was caught only thanks to an anonymous Re:Baltica reader.
Does Facebook Censor Posts in Support of Ukraine?
Many people in Latvia believe so, but Re:Baltica found no evidence that content moderators on Facebook would consciously delete posts showing support for Ukraine. But there is another problem—its content policies are designed in a way that it is practically impossible to express negative emotion when speaking about the war. The Kremlin only benefits from this.
A Year of War. The Deniers, the Agitators, the Glorifiers—Who are They?
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Latvian security services have opened more than 40 criminal probes for incitement of hate, undermining the interests of Latvia, violations of EU sanctions and other crimes, including ones that don't have legal precedent. Some of the cases are dangerously close to restricting free speech