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Latvia did not disclose for whom they carried out espionage and other activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, one person was arrested in Latvia for allegedly spying for a Belarusian intelligence service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus\u2019 Western neighbors discourage citizens from traveling to Belarus, citing harassment by local security services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 22, Pozirk. Since 2016, Latvian law enforcement agencies arrested at least 20 persons on suspicions of espionage for Russia or Belarus and threats to national security, Delfi reported, citing the Latvian security service. Of these, 10 were arrested in 2023 alone. Latvia did not disclose for whom they carried out espionage and other activities. 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