Latvia, a country of 1.9 million people, borders Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, and Estonia. It has received more than 4,000 refugees since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

But the Latvian Prosecutor General’s Office closed its case against Cukurs on April 4, according to Ilya Lensky, the director of the Jews in Latvia Museum who presented research on Cukurs.

The spires and pinnacles of old churches rise above cobblestone streets lined with red-brick buildings and pastel-hued ...

Fifty four people have died and seven others are still missing, officials said. View all 22 updates › 24 November 2013 at 3:01pm Latvia mourns supermarket victims at church services ...

The Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, honors soldiers who died during the Latvian War of Independence (1918-1920). Shutterstock According to Stankevičs, something strange happened next.

You'll find St. Peter's Church on the edge of Town Hall Square in Old City Riga. Touring the building is free, but taking the lift to the top costs about 2 LVL (about $4 USD).

Andrew Bain December 30, 2016 — 12.15am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size Aerial view of Riga centre from St Peter's Church, Riga, Latvia. iStock WHY ...

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