In Riga, a rally "Russian Voice against War" was held

In Riga, a rally was held at the Freedom Monument, organized by the Russian Voice Against War community, which unites the Russian -speaking residents of Latvia.

The rally was performed by the actress and founder of the Life Foundation Chulpan Khamatova, organizer of Artdokfest Vitaly Mansky, editor -in -chief of the New Gazeta. Europe project Kirill Martynov and others.

As the organizers of the event told the Delfi portal, the purpose of the rally is to show that Russian -speaking residents of Latvia do not identify themselves with the regime of Vladimir Putin, respect the sovereignty and culture of other states, and are also integrated into the Latvian society and in no case support the policy of violence.

“Russian Voice Against War,” reports the words of the organizers of Sota, is the voice of a simple person who takes responsibility and believe in his strength. This is an act of solidarity with those who are not silent, condemns the aggressor and calls for the immediate end of fire, the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine and the investigation of war crimes. The Russian Voice Against War sounds contrary to Russian propaganda, contrary to criminal orders. He is called up, walking through justice, not letting himself touch himself. "

• On April 21, the Seim of Latvia supported in the second, final reading the amendments to the law proposed by the Ministry of Justice, allowing the deprivation of citizenships who support war crimes and aggressive wars.
• On April 23, it became known that the Diet of Latvia declared the ninth of May Ninth Memorial in memory of the victims of Russian military aggression in Ukraine. On this day, they will declare mourning throughout the country and ban any celebrations.
• In November 2021, the Sejm forbade demonstrating the St. George ribbon at public events. In April 2022, the same thing happened with the symbols Z and V, which in Russia use supporters of military aggression in Ukraine. The victory over Hitler Germany in Europe is celebrated on May 8.