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Police officers detain an activist protesting against the demolition of The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders, in Riga

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Video. Removal of Soviet-era war memorial in Latvia angers ethnic Russians

Updated: 24/08/2022 - 11:03 GMT+2

A new law to remove Soviet-era monuments in Latvia because of the invasion of Ukraine has caused anger among the country's ethnic Russian community.

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