The experience of a foreign student in Riga Rajan came to Riga three months ago and is studying at a university. He practices Sikhism and wears a turban – a headwear often worn by Sikh men. While traveling home from the university by tram, Rajan noticed that three young men were watching and talking about him. When the tram …
View PostThe experience of an EU national in Riga Niks is a citizen of the EU who received a temporary residence permit in Latvia and has been living in Riga for more than 3 years. Nick works in an international company. Nick has decided to find himself a family doctor (general practitioner). When he asked the National Health Service (NHS) which …
View PostThe experience of a foreign student in Riga An Indian citizen, a foreign student went to a store after an event in the Old Town of Riga. The young man was approached by three local men at the entrance of the store. Asked if the student had a lighter. The student replied that he does not smoke and does …
View PostThe experience of foreign students at a nightclub in Riga A group of foreign students from India and Sri Lanka went to a nightclub in the Old Town of Riga. The security at the entrance of the club asked the young people to show IDs or passports to check if the young people are aged 18+. The young people …
View PostA story of an Indian student in Latvia Pranav studies at one of the Latvian universities. He also works at one of the restaurants in the Old Town of Riga. He started to work before his job contract was signed as the employer promised to issue the job contract as soon as possible and pay for all the hours …
View PostIndiešu studenta stāsts, strādājot Latvijā. Pranavs studē vienā no Latvijas augstskolām. Viņš arī strādā kādā no Vecrīgas restorāniem. Darba pienākumus viņš sāka veikt vēl pirms tika parakstīts darba līgums, jo darba devējs solīja to sagatavot un samaksāt darba algu par visu nostrādāto laiku. Pranavs ir strādājis arī virsstundas. Darba līgums tika parakstīts 26 dienas pēc darba uzsākšanas. Atbilstoši līgumam, un …
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Today, March 17th 2022, Make Room Board appointed a new Director for the Foundation Make Room in Latvia. The current director Miks Celmins resigned from the position of the director and nominated Abu Sohail ur Rehman to become the director of the organization and was unanimously supported as the new director by the board of the organization. Abu Sohail ur …
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On March 11th “Make Room” and the Latvian Centre for Human Rights held its third seminar “Discrminiation, hate crimes and hate speech: what can I do?”. The online seminar was attended by newly arrived foreign students and majority of the participants expressed that they have not yet experienced any instance of discrimination, hate crime and/or hate speech directed at them …
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On October 15th Make Room and the Latvian Centre for Human Rights held its second seminar “Discrimination, hate crimes and hate speech: what can I do?”. The online seminar was mainly attended by newly arrived foreign students of the University of Latvia who have not yet faced discrimination, hate crime, and/or hate speech. The participating students were from India, Azerbaijan, …
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We invite you for a humorous evening at Ezitis Migla with the super-talented stand up comedy artist – Lydia. It is time to gather while we still can. We invite you for a humorous evening at Ezitis Migla with the super-talented stand-up comedy artist – Lydia. Friday, October 1st at 20.00 (8 PM) at a bar Ezītis Miglā on Avotu …
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