In the final part of a three-part investigation of Kremlin-backed misinformation and propaganda directed against the Baltic states, the investigative journalism group Re:Baltica reveals the influence of a Baltic-bashing Russian 'expert' whose views are circulated widely via ideologically-aligned social media networks.
A new report by Re:Baltica, (the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism) reveals two very different groups taking advantage of Latvia's liberal regime for acquiring residency permits valid throughout the European Union. It is reproduced below with kind permission of Re:Baltica.
The latest study on the national prison systems of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia by the center for investigative journalism Re: Baltica has revealed that the jails are full of people who may never be admissible for release, but even more full of those who with some help could be reformed and rejoin society. However, Latvia’s jails, with their violence and decrepit Soviet-era facilities are in fact like a “crime academy”, says Imprisoned in the Baltics.