Hate speech at the park
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- June 6, 2023
Experience of two men at the park in Riga Two men, Latvian citizens, are sitting on a bench in the park, watching a video on their phone together, laughing, and having a conversation in Russian. Nearby, an elderly woman is sitting on a neighboring bench. After some time, the elderly woman gets up and approaches the two men, loudly …
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Discrimination at work
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- June 6, 2023
Lokesh’s experience working at a cafe Lokesh recently graduated from university and is looking for a job that would require his engineering skills. In the meantime, he is earning money by working at a small café in the Old Town. Lokesh is not the only foreign citizen working at the café; almost all the employees are foreign students. …
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Discrimination in access to services
Josh’s experience in searching for an apartment to rent Recently, Josh, a French citizen of black African descent, moved to Riga from London after completing his studies. He found a job at an IT company in Riga, where he works as a highly skilled programmer. Currently, Josh is living in a hotel and searching for an apartment to rent. …
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“Make Room” begins a new project to strengthen civic participation of newcomers in Riga
The project “Make Room for Inclusive Society” contributes to creating a favourable environment strengthening civic participation of newcomers in Riga. The project with its 5 activity blocks, is implemented over a period of 8 months from February 15th to September 30th 2021. The project activities are designed to enable newcomers to identify challenges, match them with volunteering opportunities to be …
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