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Brīvā Latvija (Free Latvia) is the name of at least two newspapers published in Latvian:
- Brīvā Latvija (1943–44) was the name of an underground, anti-German resistance newspaper in Nazi-occupied Latvia during World War II. The newspaper's editor and principal author was the Latvian fascist Gustavs Celmiņš. When the newspaper and its distribution networks were uncovered were discovered by the Gestapo, Celmiņš and others were arrested and sent to prison or concentration camps.[1]
- Brīvā Latvija (ISSN 0934-6759) is a weekly newspaper for Latvians living outside Latvia, aimed mainly at those residing in western Europe. It was founded in 1986 through the merger of two émigré newspapers: the UK-based Londonas Avīze (London News; founded 1942) and Latvija (Latvia; founded 1946 in postwar DP camps), based in West Germany. BL is co-owned by the Latvian communities of western Europe. The Latvian communities in Britain, Germany, and Sweden each provide members for the newspaper's board. In the mid-1990s, after Latvia regained its independence, the printing of BL was moved for economical reasons to Riga, whence the editorial office also later moved. Since the interruption of publication of Austrālijas Latvietis (Latvian of Australia) in the mid-2000s, BL has now also taken on serving some of the information needs of Australian Latvians.
[edit] References
- ^ Andersons, Edgars; Siliņš, Leonīds; et al. (2002). Latvija un Rietumi: Latviešu nacionālā pretestības kustība 1943–1945, 4th ed. (in Latvian, English, German), Riga: Latvijas Universitātes žurnāla "Latvijas Vēsture" fonds, pp. 29–30. ISBN 9984643395. OCLC 51901206.
[edit] See also
- Laiks (New York)
- Latvija Amerikā (Toronto)
