Asylum

05.09.23

Media, journalists, and migrants

September 5, 11:27

18.08.23

New refugee center opens doors in Liepna

August 18, 10:35

09.07.23

Diary of a Belarusian journalist in Latvia

July 9, 9:00

22.01.23

Asylum seekers complain of poor treatment at Mucenieki center

January 22, 14:18

11.01.23

1,260 more Ukrainians found refuge in Latvia in November

January 11, 12:25

24.11.22

Charity campaign to collect gifts for refugee children in Latvia

November 24, 2022, 11:39

24.09.22

Two asylum requests because of Russia mobilization since Monday in Latvia

September 24, 2022, 19:13

03.03.22

Online portal for Ukrainian refugees

March 3, 2022, 8:40

05.01.22

New asylum seeker accommodation underway in northern Latvia

January 5, 2022, 14:44

27.12.21

First-time asylum applications up by 1,000 percent in Latvia

December 27, 2021, 10:44

27.09.21

Over 300 people applied for asylum since August

September 27, 2021, 6:50

02.09.21

470 people have requested asylum in Latvia this year

September 2, 2021, 9:47

13.08.21

President Levits: Belarus counts as a "safe country" for illegal border crossers

August 13, 2021, 11:09

12.08.21

Lawyer: Latvia should not deny all migrants asylum

August 12, 2021, 8:51

04.08.21

Latvian-Belarusian border still quiet but 'could soon change'

August 4, 2021, 8:04

08.07.21

Latvian Border Guard prepares for migrant influx from Belarus

July 8, 2021, 6:37

09.11.20

Belarusian asylum seekers in Latvia want permission to work sooner

November 9, 2020, 7:56

08.09.20

Latvia plans to provide treatment for Belarusian activists

Update 12:20

04.12.19

Welfare and Interior Ministers disagree over refugee responsibilities

December 4, 2019, 10:18

22.10.19

Asylum seekers left in limbo over access to work

October 22, 2019, 13:17

17.07.19

Court grants asylum to critic of Lukashenko

July 17, 2019, 16:41

09.08.17

Almost 90% of asylum seekers leave Latvia

August 9, 2017, 11:09

17.03.17

Photos: Expanded asylum center at Mucenieki

March 17, 2017, 16:40

09.12.16

Latvia grants asylum to seven more refugees

December 9, 2016, 11:03

25.10.16

Coalition compromises on refugee benefits

October 25, 2016, 14:08

18.08.16

Defense Ministry official blasts UNHCR refugee campaign

August 18, 2016, 13:01

12.08.16

Majority of Latvians against taking in refugees

August 12, 2016, 9:18

02.08.16

17 refugees granted asylum status

August 2, 2016, 9:18

12.07.16

Latvia ups asylum seekers' daily allowance

July 12, 2016, 14:16

02.05.16

Asylum seeker deported over suspected link to terrorist group

May 2, 2016, 8:46

17.03.16

Locals speak against projected migrant detention center

March 17, 2016, 10:48

09.03.16

Latvia considers taking in asylum seekers from Turkish soil

March 9, 2016, 10:13

16.02.16

Police chief: Asylum seekers didn't pose threat last year

February 16, 2016, 16:37

10.02.16

EC hands Latvia repeat asylum law warning

February 10, 2016, 15:33

06.02.16

First refugees arrive from Syria, Eritrea

February 6, 2016, 10:57

Average speed cameras catch 2,500 offenses in under a month02:35

Regional hospitals prepare for influx of Covid patients02:29

Latvia to send mine clearance equipment to Ukraine03:25

Latvia has enough natural gas for winter, says minister13:01

Doctors expect uptick in Covid illness in Latvia03:01

17:00

Latvian Radio reports on efforts to resolve child custody cases

16:28

Kariņš meets with American Jewish Committee

14:16

Latvia plans to ban cars with Russian plates from staying on its territory

12:34

Latvia's women footballers ready for a new campaign

10:34

Weekend weather will get wetter and cooler

09:37

New Saeima Speaker wants to improve parliament–NGO dialogue

09:19

Happy Baltic Unity Day

09:15

Latvian-made retro sports cars on display at Motor Museum

16:28

Kariņš meets with American Jewish Committee

09:37

New Saeima Speaker wants to improve parliament–NGO dialogue

14:23

Foreign Ambassadors venture out of Rīga for annual awayday

10:35

President Rinkēvičs gives debut address to UN General Assembly

10:09

New Saeima speaker thought U.S. sanctions on Lembergs were 'strange'

16:55

Russian embassy 'seeking solution' to non-payment of pensions

16:19

Saeima speaker vacancy finally filled

Update 13:24

Saeima sees stormy debate on switching speakers

17:00

Latvian Radio reports on efforts to resolve child custody cases

11:10

Forest fires were rampant this year in Latvia

07:40

3,500 Russians will be asked to leave Latvia

07:32

Regional hospitals prepare for influx of Covid patients

07:22

Latvia to send mine clearance equipment to Ukraine

16:35

Rīga plans to close over 100 gambling rooms

07:51

Audit: cancer screening and treatment insufficient in Latvia

07:29

Doctors expect uptick in Covid illness in Latvia

12:34

Latvia's women footballers ready for a new campaign

09:19

Happy Baltic Unity Day

07:42

Three for the Weekend: Active Autumn

13:48

Visit virtual Rīga through Latvian literature in English

12:06

Photos: Kuldīga marks its UNESCO achievement

17:21

'Miķeļi' autumn harvest festival events in Rīga

11:33

Baltic Music Video Competition will be part of Rīga film festival

11:50

Venice Biennale exhibit comes to Rīga

14:16

Latvia plans to ban cars with Russian plates from staying on its territory

09:15

Latvian-made retro sports cars on display at Motor Museum

08:51

Producer prices down nearly 9% on year

07:28

Average speed cameras catch 2,500 offenses in under a month

17:37

Saeima approves partial power distribution rate compensation

14:03

Storent will return to the markets with EUR 4.5m offering

08:46

Sugar beet industry hopes for revival in Latvia

13:50

Unemployment rate in August unchanged

11:21

Conference to discuss future of Latvian public media

08:59

Of banks, supermarkets and the market economy

22:03

INTERVIEW: Luca Banchi, Latvia's Italian basketball mastermind

11:24

WATCH: Magical sunrise organ concert by Iveta Apkalna

14:59

INTERVIEW: John Malkovich on his latest Latvian project

10:56

Latvian law enforcement and economists on the alert for sanctions evaders

10:02

Baltic states' electric charging networks are getting up to speed

10:12

Latvian businesses explain why they continued exports to Russia

10:34

Weekend weather will get wetter and cooler

08:57

Record-breaking temperatures expected Friday

11:20

Warm weather will continue all September

07:09

Summery September to continue in Latvia

09:58

Weekend weather expected to be pleasant

08:28

Summery Monday expected across Latvia

10:39

Temperatures will start dropping end of next week in Latvia

08:09

'Fogbow' observed in eastern Latvia

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