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'I never had a childhood'
'I never had a childhood'

On and around March 25, 1949 some 42,000 people were deported from Latvia by the occupying Soviet government. Youth radio Pieci.lv's Inese Pučeka shares the story of one Aivars Krieviņš, whose family was deported to Siberia when he was at the tender age of 18.

On the trail of Latvia's illicit treasure-seekers
On the trail of Latvia's illicit treasure-seekers

Though it is not possible to determine exactly how many people are involved in the illicit discovery and removal of historic objects from archaeological sites, their numbers could add up to at least two thousand, reported LSM Tuesday.