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Alerts - Latvia

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Latvia

Investigative journalist badly injured in targeted attack

Leonids Jakobsons was attacked in the stairwell of his apartment building as he returned home after work. After firing shots at him at close range, his two assailants beat him and kicked him.

Latvia

Police search journalist's house, confiscate computer and other data

IPI is alarmed by the apparent disregard for source protection laws and press freedom demonstrated by the police in the course of their investigation.

Latvia

Director of popular current affairs programme dismissed; RSF concerned about motives

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced support for investigative TV journalist Arta Giga following her dismissal as director of state-owned LTV's extremely popular weekly current affairs programme "De Facto," which has on several occasions exposed abuse of authority and corruption by politicians.

Latvia

Journalists' telephone conversations with sources taped by government, leaked to media

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Latvia

WAN concerned at criminal prosecution and apparent intimidation campaign against daily

(WAN/IFEX) - The following is a 4 July 2005 letter to Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis:

Latvia

IPI concerned over draft Latvian Law on Public Service Broadcasting Organisations

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 27 April 2005 IPI letter to President Vaira Vike-Freiberga:

Latvia

Journalist acquitted and freed after a month in detention