Latvia cracks down on the exiled Russian TV Rain channel

A combination of insensitive gaffes on one side and skepticism and anger by the Latvian authorities at all things Russian after the invasion of Ukraine has led to the termination of Europe-wide broadcast rights for the exiled Russian opposition broadcaster TV Rain.

The next step in the confrontation that started with a TV Rain broadcast on December 1 could be the withdrawal of working visas and the expulsion of around 13 TV Rain staff that have been working from the Latvian capital Riga since July.