Latvia’s Constitutional Court Rules Against Mandatory Russian Language Media Content

Latvia’s Constitutional Court Rules Against Mandatory Russian Language Media Content

The Constitutional Court of Latvia has ruled that the requirement for the national public broadcaster to produce a specific portion of its content in minority languages, including Russian, is unconstitutional. The decision follows a legal challenge initiated by 20 members of the Latvian Parliament (Saeima) who contested the legal obligation to provide state-funded media services in languages other than the official state language, according to L…

Regulation on public media content in minority languages is unconstitutional

RIGA - The regulation on the production of public media content in minority languages is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court has ruled.