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: 1. Ir - Latvia | 02/11/2011

Russian can divide Latvia

In Latvia, the citizens' initiative Mother Tongue on Tuesday started to gather signatures for giving Russian the status of a second official language. The online ... » more

: 2. Ir - Latvia | 01/11/2011

Kyrgyzstan turns toward Moscow

Almazbek Atambayev, Prime Minister of the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, won the country's presidential elections on Sunday with roughly 63 percent of the ... » more

: 3. Ir - Latvia | 26/10/2011

Latvia's government has shaky majority

The parliament in Riga on Tuesday confirmed the new government led by Valdis Dombrovskis of the Unity alliance, who was previously prime minister. But his ... » more

: 4. Ir - Latvia | 25/05/2011

Pseudo revolution in Georgia

Parts of Georgia's opposition clashed with the police during protests on the weekend in the capital Tbilisi. The weekly magazine Ir writes that rather than ... » more

: 5. Ir - Latvia | 05/04/2011

Kazakhstan's leader lacks a successor

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected on Sunday with roughly 95 percent of the vote. The online daily Ir nevertheless believes his rule is coming ... » more

: 6. Ir - Latvia | 03/02/2011

Belarus remains autocratic

Shortly after the EU introduced new sanctions against Belarus more than 30 states agreed on an aid programme for the country's civilian population at a ... » more

: 7. Ir - Latvia | 19/01/2011

Moscow's ex-mayor plans escape

Latvia's interior minister Lina Mūrniece has rejected ex-Moscow mayor Juri Lushkov's application for a residency permit. The online paper Ir agrees with the decision, even ... » more

: 8. Ir - Latvia | 07/01/2011

State of emergency after power failure

The eastern part of Latvia has been without electricity for several days following massive snowfall, prompting Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis to announce a state of ... » more

: 9. Ir - Latvia | 23/12/2010

Minsk can count on Moscow

President Alexander Lukashenko has been heavily criticised by the West because of election rigging in Belarus and the regime's brutal behaviour towards demonstrators and opposition ... » more

: 10. Ir - Latvia | 10/12/2010

Moscow under Beijing's influence

Not only has China protested against the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo, it has also encouraged other countries to boycott ... » more

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