Lawmakers in Latvia have defied the European Union and refused to introduce a law banning discrimination at work on sexual orientation grounds. Agreeing to introduce the law on employment ...

Situated in north-eastern Europe with a coastline along the Baltic Sea, Latvia has borders with Estonia, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania. It has linguistic links with Lithuania to the south ...

Russia and many ethnic Russians in Latvia regard the annual commemorative marches as a glorification of fascism. The demonstration went ahead in defiance of a ban by the city. Dozens of protestors ...