{"id":94131,"date":"2024-07-05T16:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T13:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/94131\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-russia-arrest-dozens-of-latvians-minister","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/94131\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus, Russia arrested dozens of Latvians this year \u2013 minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/132506.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/132506.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/132506-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(pixabay.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 5, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus and Russia have detained several dozen Latvian nationals this year, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Bra\u017ee has said on <em>TV3<\/em>, according to <em>Delfi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Latvians visiting these countries can be subjected to intelligence operations and other forms of mistreatment, she said. However, Riga does not have many possibilities to help the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of October, Belarus had arrested and charged 25 Latvian nationals, according to the Latvian foreign ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1007-354x236.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1007-354x236.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1007-734x490.jpeg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1007-178x118.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1007-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1007.jpeg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Latvian university approves scholarships for Belarusians<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 4, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and the administration of Daugavpils University have agreed on providing several scholarships for Belarusians willing to study economics. They could enroll in a masters program later this year. Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office reported &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/93967\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 5, Pozirk. Belarus and Russia have detained several dozen Latvian nationals this year, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Bra\u017ee has said on TV3, according to Delfi. Latvians visiting these countries can be subjected to intelligence operations and other forms of mistreatment, she said. However, Riga does not have many possibilities to help the victims. 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