The Latvian government will ban Russian-language broadcasting in public media starting in 2027, except during emergencies.

Latvian Seim bans Russian-language broadcasting in public media from 2027 Lawmakers adopted amendments to the law on public media in the third reading, sharply restricting the use of #Russian in content by the public broadcaster LSM. The changes take effect January 1, 2027, establishing Latvian as the sole state language in public media. Russian-language content will be permitted only in exceptional cases: during emergencies or states of exception

Latvian Seim bans Russian-language broadcasting in public media from 2027 Lawmakers adopted amendments to the law on public media in the third reading, sharply restricting the use of #Russian in content by the public broadcaster LSM. The changes took effect January 1, 2027, establishing Latvian as the sole state language in public media. Russian-language content will be permitted only in exceptional cases: during emergencies or states of exception