Re:Check becomes Facebook’s official fact checking partner
Re:Baltica's fact-checking and social media research lab Re: Check today became Facebook's official fact-checking partner.
“First I’ll stab that cripple, then you and then I’ll hang myself”
In Latvia, every third woman convicted of murder has killed her partner, who had been abusing her. Why judges mostly don’t consider a history of violence as a mitigating circumstance?
The Woman with the Cut Off Ear
Last March, Santa's former partner cut off her ear. Afterwards, he calmly walked out of her apartment, taking the ear with him, and went to the police. On the way, he threw the ear away but didn’t tell the police where. As a result, the 12 hours during which it could have been reattached were lost.
Huawei’s Backdoor in Estonia: Ex-Ministers Hired for Last Minute Lobby Efforts
Battling to stay in the competition for building Estonia's 5G network, the tech giant Huawei has hired a lobby firm with three ex-ministers on board in an attempt to use their political influence and push back the decision to exclude the Chinese company due to security concerns.
(De)Rail Baltica: Why the Baltic High Speed Train is Running Off Rails
When the Baltic prime ministers meet in Tallinn this Friday, they need to agree how to speed up building of Rail Baltica as deadlines are being missed and costs are rising. Latvia and Estonia are blaming Lithuania for stalling the project, while it digs its heels defending own interests
The Other Side of The Railroad
The land expropriation is an essential part of the high-speed train line Rail Baltica (RB), but Latvia and Estonia lag behind the schedule. It is another risk for timely finish of the project