Latvia: Information on whether there are "clashes" between ethnic Russians and ultranationalists and/or native Latvians
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LVA12468 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Latvia: Information on whether there are "clashes" between ethnic Russians and ultranationalists and/or native Latvians, 1 December 1992, LVA12468, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac69c.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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A professor with the Research Centre for Canada and Soviet Successor States at Carleton University stated in a telephone interview with the DIRB on 20 December 1992 that there is a history of violent clashes over the past two and a half years between the extreme right and left wings of both Russian and Latvian groups. The professor noted that violence could increase in the current situation (Ibid.).
RusData DiaLine Russian Press Digest reported on 15 December 1992 that a radical nationalist group led by Armands Malins "staged a pogrom at an outdoor art exhibit downtown and beat up two Russian artists." The nationalists put up posters calling for the deportation of ethnic Russians (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborative information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
References
The Research Centre for Canada and Soviet Successor States at Carleton University, Ottawa. 20 December 1992. Telephone Interview with Correspondent.
RusData DiaLine Russian Press Digest. 15 December 1992. "Trouble on Our Doorstep." (NEXIS)
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RusData DiaLine Russian Press Digest. 15 December 1992. "Trouble on Our Doorstep." (NEXIS)
