- Ar videoklipu biedrība mudina latviešus celties un iet balsot valodas referendumā
- For upcoming language referendum, absentee ballot applications top 1,200
- Musica Baltica releases first CD in series of sacred music albums
- Latvian state TV plans Internet channel for diaspora audience
- Saeimas komisija pārrunā plašākas sadarbības iespējas ar diasporas skolām
- Saeimas komisija diskutēs par latvisko izglītību ārzemēs
- Secular choral music by Vasks featured on new Finnish label release
- Latvia invites Facebook users to ‘like’ it
- U.S. securities officials charge Latvian in stock price manipulation scheme
- Irish police seek help locating missing 16-year-old Latvian girl
- Muižnieks, American-born Latvian, elected to top human rights post
- Voting abroad on language issue possible in more places than ever
- Court allows Feb. 18 referendum, but will consider law’s constitutionality
- Barikadopēdija details history of Latvia’s steps to renewed freedom
- Census reveals population plunge, but greater proportion of Latvians
- Diaspora leaders ask Latvians worldwide to vote against referendum
- Great Russia’s divine nationalistic mission
- Jēgers records album of sacred songs
- Latvian band Otra Puse performs in Minneapolis
- Commission clarifies referendum question; absentee ballot requests due Feb. 4
- British police distribute poster as probe continues in teen’s murder
- British police confirm body found Jan. 1 is that of missing Latvian teenager
- Gaujarts: ‘Mīlulīt’
- In democracy index, Latvia improves, but still listed among ‘flawed’ states
- Flow of Latvian migrants to Ireland appears in 2011 to have slowed again
- Vote on language issue set Feb. 18
- Latviešu skolotāju seminārs Bradfordā, Anglijā februārī
- PBLA valdi atkal vadīs Jānis Kukainis
- Jaungada uzrunā Ministru prezidents Dombrovskis slavē Latvijas izaugsmi
- Romantic pop band Otra Puse sets tour of eastern, Midwest U.S.
- Saeima stops bill to make Russian official; issue heads to referendum
- Canada names new ambassador to Latvia
- Language referendum to be pointless, but potentially harmful to Latvia
- Statistics: Population tops 2 million, but Latvia still losing thousands
- Iļģi releases album of sauna songs, marks 30th anniversary with concert
- Cabinet backs citizenship law changes; justice minister calls for swift passage
- Kurš kuram pieies pirmais?
- Latvian hockey, players face season of ups and downs
- Skolotāju kursi Rāmavas muižā 2012. gada jūlijā
- On latest recording, Šimkus tackles Beethoven
- California tops in Latvian population, latest U.S. census estimates reveal
- British police turn to Facebook, offer reward for missing teenage girl
- Initiative favoring Russian tops goal; referendum on amendments inevitable
- Latvijas Krājbanka customers abroad may need proxy to get reimbursed
- Initiative to make Russian an official language closes in on target
- Instrumenti: ‘Pilnīgi viens’
- There’s a Latvian app for that
- Russian language initiative now has more than half of required signatures
- Reflecting on independence, ambassador to U.S. sees hope for future
- Popular music group Čikāgas piecīši receives this year’s PBLA award
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Multimedia
09 Feb 2012
Ar videoklipu biedrība mudina latviešus celties un iet balsot valodas referendumā
Biedrība “Par latviešu valodu” 9. februārī Rīgā atklāja akciju mudināt latviešus piedalīties 18. februāra referendumā un balsot pret grozījumiem Latvijas satversmē, kas noteiktu krievu valodu kā otro valsts valodu. Akcija ieskaita televīzijas reklāmas videoklipu ar nosaukumu “Celies un ej”, kurā dažādi sabiedrībā pazīstami cilvēki aicina skatītāju piedalīties referendumā.
News
08 Feb 2012
For upcoming language referendum, absentee ballot applications top 1,200
The hot-button language referendum scheduled Feb. 18 apparently has lots of voters abroad interested in letting their voice be heard, if figures from absentee ballot requests are any indication.
Blogs
06 Feb 2012
Musica Baltica releases first CD in series of sacred music albums
Musica Baltica, a Latvian publisher specializing in scores and sheet music of Baltic composers, has released its first compact disc, Missa a cappella 1.
Links to news about Latvia and Latvians, plus other items found while surfing the Web.
Too Russian to have rights? Latvia to vote on ‘alien’ language. Russia Today reports that "Latvia’s large Russian minority has given voice to its anger over escalating institutional discrimination."
A (con)federation of three Baltic states?. Lithuanian journalist Linas Jegelevicius, blogging for New Eastern Europe, suggests it is time for the countries to join forces.
Good Bread: Storye. Food blog Serious Eats discovers Latvian bread baked by Lāči is now available in America.
Latvian resignalling goes live. A seven-year project is completed, reports Railway Gazette.
Andris Biedrins ‘not satisfied’ with his season. The Golden State Warriors basketball player is not getting as much court time as in the past.
Explore Iz kolōnijām, our growing guide to Latvian communities abroad. The project received support from the Latvian government's former Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration.
