Worldwide Media Coverage of the Latvian SS Veterans
March in Riga, Latvia, March 16, 2012
A Selection of Sources
Contents:
Recent Media Oct 2012 (3 sources)
Recent Media Oct 2012 (3 sources)
- Latvian Media (52 sources)
- Western Media (55 sources)
- Russian Media (17 sources)
- YouTube- a selection of the main clips (22 clips)
- Photo Documentaries of the 16 March and the Counter Demonstration, Riga, 2012 (7 sources)
- Petition against the march advertised in the Latvian paper Telegraf and then reported about in the main Latvian paper Delfi- Front Cover News 24 and 25 February 2012
- Dialogue between Latvian Ambassador in London, UK and Monica Lowenberg
- Early Day Motions made by Dr. Barry Gardiner (Labour MP) and Bob Blackman (Conservative MP) UK
- Reports (5)
Media List compiled by World Without
Nazism and Monica Lowenberg
Edited by Sarah Cochrane and Emma
Stock
11.05.2012
• You can add your voice to the petition 'Stop the 16th March marches and Latvians revising history' as of 19.01.2013 by accessing the link directly below:
1.
http://www.petitions24.com/stop_the_16_march_marches_and_latvians_revising_history
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http://www.petitions24.com/stop_the_16_march_marches_and_latvians_revising_history
Recent Media Coverage October 2012
1. The Jewish Chronicle 'The Little European Problem Conservatives would prefer to forget' by Martin Bright, political editor for the JC
2. The Spectator 'Taking Stock of Politics After The Conferences' by Martin Bright, political editor for the JC
3. Second Generation Forum 'Latvia's Nazi Nostalgia' by Monica Lowenberg, initiator of petition 'Stop the 16th March marches and Latvians revising history'
http://www.2gforum.org.uk/back-issues.html
4. http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/88135/eu-real-problem-not-latvia
EU- Real problem is not Latvia by Daniel Hannan (British conservative MP) , 26 October 2012 published in the Jewish Chronicle and response by Monica Lowenberg published in The Jewish Chronicle, Letters section, 2 November 2012 'A Special Kind of Blindness'
http://www.google.com/imgres?
EU- Real problem is not Latvia by Daniel Hannan (British conservative MP) , 26 October 2012 published in the Jewish Chronicle and response by Monica Lowenberg published in The Jewish Chronicle, Letters section, 2 November 2012 'A Special Kind of Blindness'
http://www.google.com/imgres?
5. DefendingHistory.com 'End of the World. And the Day After' by Monica Lowenberg, author of petition, 'HE Ambassador Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė, Lithuanian Ambassador London, UK: Abandon state sponsored Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Obfuscation'
http://www.change.org/en-GB/
http://defendinghistory.com/
6. http://www.newstatesman.com/
7. http://defendinghistory.com/camerons-latvian-liaison-one-womans-petition-and-one-ss-march-by-monica-lowenberg/51105#more-51105 Cameron's Latvian Liaison, One Woman's Petition and One SS March by Monica Lowenberg published in Defending History.com 15.03.2013
6. http://www.newstatesman.com/
7. http://defendinghistory.com/camerons-latvian-liaison-one-womans-petition-and-one-ss-march-by-monica-lowenberg/51105#more-51105 Cameron's Latvian Liaison, One Woman's Petition and One SS March by Monica Lowenberg published in Defending History.com 15.03.2013
1“Latvian
Center of Human Rights.” – Information about petitions and a collection of
signatures to ban the march.
http://www.humanrights.org.lv/html/30659.html
2. “IMHOCLUB” - Latvian Nazis damage a
wreath dedicated to the victims of fascism
http://imhoclub.lv/material/latishskie-nacisti-oskvernili-venok
3.
“DELFI” - Alexandre Guilmant: Why are there anti-fascists?
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/versions/aleksandr-gilman-zachem-nuzhny-antifashisty.d?id=42223680
4.
‘Ves.lv” - Shocked at what he saw: An American human rights activist speaks out
http://www.ves.lv/article/209393
5. “IMHOCLUB” – A Latvian 21st Century Nazi Calendar is being
sold in bookshops across the country!
6. “IMHOCLUB” - Gomberg Vs Alekseev,
two speeches
http://imhoclub.lv/material/gomberg-vs-alekseev
7. “IMHOCLUB” - My purpose was to
discredit the myth about “Freedom Fighters”
http://imhoclub.lv/material/razvenchat-mif-o-borcah-za-svobodu8. “MIXNEWS” - Anti-Fascists urge the Baltic States to think again
http://www.mixnews.lv/ru/society/news/2012-03-17/91545
9. “MIXNEWS” - Incident at Milda: Supporters of Legionaries destroy and hide a wreath dedicated to the victims of Hitler’s Nazis (VIDEO)
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.mixnews.lv/ru/exclusive/news/2012-03-16/91454
10. “Ves.lv” - "Such a picture you won’t see anywhere in Europe!" (Taken March, 2012)
http://www.ves.lv/article/209021
11. “The Baltic Course” - Memorandum of the round table focusing on the problem of right-wing radicalism in the Baltics
http://www.baltic-course.com/rus/konferencii/?doc=54745
12. “The Baltic Course” - Daugavas Vanagi: “On March 16 we will march in Riga”
http://www.baltic-course.com/rus/pravo/?doc=54645
13. “baltijalv.lv” - Latvia could have problems with membership in the European Union
http://baltijalv.lv/news/read/18637
14. “TVNET” - The Israeli press speaks negatively about Legionnaires’
day march (video included)
http://rus.tvnet.lv/novosti/obschjestvo/195076-jevrjeyskiy_parlamjent_bjerzinsh_unizil_latviju_vidjeo
15.
“partylife.lv” -
Reactions from politicians and the public in response to the president of Latvia
supporting fascists and the Legionnaires March in Riga
16. “The Baltic Course” - Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia: “The annual scenario on March 16 is unacceptable!”
17. “novonews” - International Human Rights Movement “A World Without Nazism”, urges companies to freeze business contacts with Latvia
http://novonews.tvnet.lv/novosti/politika/195567-mir_bjez_nacizma_prizval_zamorozit_djelovije_kontakti_s_latvijey
18. “telegraf.lv” - The Jewish parliament stands up against the parade of Legionnaires
http://www.telegraf.lv/news/evreiskii-parlament-protiv-parada-legionerov
19. “telegraf.lv” - Anti-fascists will appeal to the court regarding the wreath spoiled at Milda.
http://www.telegraf.lv/news/antifashisty-obratyat-sya-v-sud-za-isporchennyi-u-mildy-venok
20. “telegraf.lv” - Only 2000 marchers and 1, 200 police, photographs of the 2012 march by Valery Yegorov.
http://www.telegraf.lv/news/otzvuki-shestviya-legionerov-foto
21. “Ves.lv” - Another year, another march. Article about 2012’s Legionnaires’ March.
http://www.ves.lv/article/209015
22. “Ves.lv” - Rasnacs says: “Tatyana Zhdanok MEP should have been arrested immediately at the Monument of Freedom, Riga.”
http://www.ves.lv/article/208949
23. “Ves.lv” - Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff says the problem
lies not in historical facts but how they are interpreted
http://www.ves.lv/article/20882424. “Ves.lv” - Article on western coverage of the Legionnaires’ Day March.
http://www.ves.lv/article/209325
25. “Ves.lv” - Do you bow to executioners too?! President states that we should bow our heads to the Waffen SS Latvian Legion. To declare them as criminals is nonsense!
http://www.ves.lv/article/207424
26. “chas.lv” - You yourself are the victims! : Blog post regarding the wreath placed to commemorate victims of Nazism that was subsequently destroyed by young Legionnaire fans
http://www.chas.lv/blog/301-blogchas/21244-sami-vy-zhertvy.html
27. “chas.lv” - Nazism under a microscope: a look into Nazism in Latvia today
http://www.chas.lv/politics/314-2011-01-11-10-52-01/21183-2012-03-16-l039.html
28.
“DELFI” – Koren states: The president has forgotten about The Arajs Gang
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/koren-prezident-zabyl-pro-komandu-arajsa.d?id=42169892
29.
“DELFI” - Anti-fascists are willing to sue the organisers of the march of the
Legionnaires
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/antifashisty-gotovy-suditsya-s-organizatorami-shestviya-legionerov.d?id=42218606
30.
“DELFI”-
Video of the 16 March 2010 Legionnaires march
http://tv.delfi.lv/video/bP0kSwgj/
31.
“DELFI” - Shpigel: “Riga’s police
supported neo-Nazis!”
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/shpigel-rizhskaya-policiya-podderzhala-neonacistov.d?id=4222041632. “DELFI” - Aboltina urged ministers to not participate in the procession on March 16 2012
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/aboltinya-prizvala-ministrov-ne-uchastvovat-v-shestvii-16-marta.d?id=42144118
33.
“DELFI” - Anti-fascists prepare for an international conference
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/antifashisty-gotovyat-mezhdunarodnuyu-konferenciyu-priedet-zuroff.d?id=4220962034. “DELFI” - Anti-fascists: “Manifestations of Nazism are related to Russo phobia”
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/antifashisty-proyavleniya-nacizma-svyazany-s-rusofobiej.d?id=42213616
35. “DELFI” - On March 16: court allows anti-fascists to protest against march
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/16-marta-sud-razreshil-meropriyatiya-antifashistov.d?id=42202322
36. “DELFI” - Actions on March 16: three people detained
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/meropriyatiya-16-marta-zaderzhano-tri-cheloveka.d?id=42212936
37.
“DELFI” - Deputies will discuss the
historical significance of March 16
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/deputaty-obsudyat-istoricheskoe-znachenie-16-marta.d?id=42153840
38.
“DELFI” - Photo report of March 16,
2012, Riga
http://reporter.delfi.lv/news/witness/fotoreportazh-16-marta-v-rige-glazami-ochevidca.d?id=42213848
39.
“DELFI” - War veterans urged to refrain from March 16th confrontation
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/veterany-vojny-prizyvayut-vozderzhatsya-16-marta-ot-konfrontacii.d?id=42171700
40.
“DELFI” - Dzintars: “March 16th—a day
of national resistance and unity”
41.
“DELFI” - The court allowed Freymanisa
to carry out picket on March 16th
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/sud-razreshil-frejmanisu-provesti-piket-16-marta.d?id=42200886
42.
“DELFI” - Alexander Gilman: Why
anti-fascists are necessary
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/versions/aleksandr-gilman-zachem-nuzhny-antifashisty.d?id=4222368043. “DELFI” - Actions passed on March 16 are surprisingly calm
44.
“DELFI” - A 24 hour News feed regarding the procession
of the Latvian Legionnaires, Riga, March/16/2012
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/v-rige-sostoyalos-shestvie-latyshskih-legionerov.d?id=4221172245. “DELFI” – ‘The world without Nazism’: Latvia glorifies again the Legionnaires of the Waffen SS
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/mir-bez-nacizma-v-latvii-snova-proslavlyayut-legionerov-ss.d?id=42209494
46. “DELFI” - Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “Creation of Legion — A Nazi Crime”
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/mid-sozdanie-legiona-prestuplenie-nacistov.d?id=42207212
47. “DELFI” - Huffington Post: Nazis march in Europe again!
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/huffington-post-v-evrope-snova-marshiruyut-nacisty.d?id=42206104
48. “DELFI” - The ex-president urged ruling politicians to explain the importance of the March 16th march
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/eks-prezident-prizvala-pravyaschih-politikov-razyasnyat-miru-znachenie-16-marta.d?id=42201484
49. “DELFI” - Ombudsman: “It is not necessary to forbid the March 16th march”
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/politics/ombudsmen-ne-sleduet-zapreschat-provedenie-zayavlennyh-na-16-marta-meropriyatij.d?id=42197462
50. “telegraf.lv” - Anti-fascists around the world are gathering signatures on the internet to prevent Legionnaires' march on March 16, Riga and neo-Nazis in Vilnius on March 11.
http://www.telegraf.lv/news/internet-protiv-legionerov
51. Newspaper “Vesty segodnya”
- Echoes of the Legionnaires' march http://www.ves.lv/article/208803
- March 16 gets into gear http://www.ves.lv/article/208636
- Propaganda and half-truths are alive and well http://www.ves.lv/article/208793
- March comes round again and so do the deputies http://www.ves.lv/article/209015
- Anti-Semites http://www.ves.lv/article/208488
- "The war is not over..." http://www.ves.lv/article/209184
- “In captivity”- Myths surrounding the Legionnaires http://www.ves.lv/article/209178
- Police mobilised for 16 March. http://www.ves.lv/article/208713
- Lutheran priest goes against compromise with Russian and eastern neighbour - Nationalism infects the clergy http://www.ves.lv/article/209253/
- Former SS legionnaires continue to be praised http://www.ves.lv/article/209186
- Latvian SS legionnaires
soon to be given special status and benefits http://www.ves.lv/article/209018
52.
“DELFI” Efraim Zuroff
participates in the protest against march http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/valismaa/natsikutt-efraim-zuroff-osaleb-riias-antifasistide-konverentsil.d?id=64081851
1.
“petitions24” – International Petition against the 16 March Waffen
SS marches
2. “direct
gov”
- Stop the 16 March marches and
Latvians revising history! [UK PETITION]
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/27795
3. ‘Stop The 16 March Marches in Riga.’ - Blog with all updates
and plenty of information by Monica Lowenberg
http://stop16marchinriga.blogspot.com/
4. “Defendinghistory.com”
– Monica
Lowenberg's correspondence with the ambassador of Latvia
http://defendinghistory.com/monica-lowenberg-in-dialogue-with-latvias-ambassador-to-the-uk/32025
5. “Global Post” (UK) - Waffen SS commemoration in Riga, Latvia by
Michael Goldfarb
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/europe/waffen-ss-commemoration-riga-latvia
6. Global
Post” (UK) – Eastern Europe’s Hitler Nostalgia by Michael
Goldfarb
www.globalpost.com/series/echoes-hitler
7.
“The New Statesman” (UK) - Why does Latvia still honor the
Waffen-SS? By Dr Denis MacShane MP and open letter to Dr Denis MacShane by
Monica Lowenberg
8.”AJR” (UK) http://www.ajr.org.uk/journalpdf/2012_April.pdf AJR Journal
(Association of Jewish Refugees, UK), Volume 12, April 2012 page 4 'Latvia: A
Personal March Through History' by Monica Lowenberg
9. “The Jewish Chronicle”
(UK) - Calls
to ban Baltic neo-Nazi marches by Emma Stock
10.
“15min.It”
(UK)-
International petitions call to ban neo-Nazi marches in Latvia and Lithuania by
Emma Stock
http://www.15min.lt/en/article/in-lithuania/international-petitions-call-to-ban-neo-nazi-marches-in-latvia-and-lithuania-525-202155#axzz1p2cmRIk0n
11. “The Harrow Times” (UK)
Teacher fights to stop Latvian march
that treats Nazi's like "heroes" by Anna Slater and Emma Stock
http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/9586844.Teacher_fights_to_stop_Latvian_march_that_treats_Nazi_s_like__heroes_/r/?ref=rss
12.”This
Is Local London” (UK) Teacher fights
to stop Latvian march that treats Nazi's like "heroes" by Anna Slater
and Emma Stock
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/northwest/harrow/9586844.Teacher_fights_to_stop_Latvian_march_that_treats_Nazi_s_like__heroes
13. “The Daily Mail” (UK) Russia's fury after neighbor Latvia
plans to hold rally to commemorate SS by Will Stewart
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108789/Youre-trying-justify-crimes-Nazis-Russias-fury-neighbour-Latvia-plans-hold-rally-commemorate-SS.html
14.”The Daily Mail” (UK) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1258331/Nazi-SS-veterans-march-Riga-event-organised-right-wing-party-linked-Tories.html
by Allan Hall
15.”The Guardian” (UK) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10147739
by Gary Peach
16.
“The Anglo-Baltic News” (UK) - UK collecting
signatures against the Latvian Legionnaires’ March http://www.anglobalticnews.co.uk/profiles/blogs/4477516:BlogPost:69010
17.
“BBC” (UK) - Latvian Nazi unit veterans’ march 2010
and country profile of Latvia 2012
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8570945.stm
18.
Reuters (USA/UK) – Pictures Wiesenthal Center director
Zuroff attends protest against annual procession commemorating Latvian Waffen
SS unit, the Legionnaires, in Riga.
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/multimedia/pictures/detail.dot?mediaInode=a4bdb6e8-2a85-410f-af71-29c98177741d
19. “The Holocaust Educational Trust” (UK)
- Monica Lowenberg writes on last
month’s controversial march of Latvian SS veterans
http://www.het.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/latviau2019s-difficult-legacy?template=het_blog
20. “PCAA
foundation” (UK) - Calls
to ban the Baltic’s neo-Nazi marches
http://www.antisemitism.org.uk/press/press-releases/year-2012/latviamarch
21. Dr Denis MacShane MP (UK) http://www.denismacshane.com/?tag=denis-macshane&paged=2
22. “Hope Not Hate” (UK) - Latvian
PM and Ambassador condone Waffen-SS commemoration.
·
http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/international/article/114/latvian-pm-and-ambassador-condone-waffen-ss;
23.
“StopNazism.net” http://stopnazism.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/waffen-ss-legionnaires-and-march-march-16th-background/
‘What is March 16th?’ published by Latvia without Nazism by Monica
Lowenberg and Joe Koren
24. Yahoo.com
- Heroes or villains? Latvian SS march angers
Russians.
http://news.yahoo.com/heroes-villains-latvian-ss-march-angers-russians-194936218.html
25.
“The Huffington Post” (USA) - The Nazi
Resurgence in Europe: The Waffen-SS Marches Again by Richard Brodsky
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-brodsky/the-nazi-resurgence-in-europe_b_1331666.html
26.
UPI - Inform Agency (USA) - Waffen SS veterans march in Riga
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/03/16/Waffen-SS-veterans-march-in-Riga/UPI-46341331930468/27. CBS News Agency (USA) – Latvians pay annual tribute to Waffen SS by Gary Peach
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501714_162-57398741/latvians-pay-annual-tribute-to-waffen-ss-fighters/
28. “The Algemeiner Journal” (USA) Latvia Still Honors the Biggest Jew-Killing Machine in World History
29. “Montreal Gazette”
(Canada) - Latvian
SS veterans’ march sparks anger by Patrick Lannin and Aleks Tapinsh, Reuters
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Latvian+veterans+march+sparks+anger/6317342/story.html30. “Israel National News” (Israel) - Nazi March proceeds in a generally ‘peaceful’ manner by Rachel Hirschfeld
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/153838#.T2UTnREgeSp
31. “Our Café” (Israel) - March of the Waffen SS Legion in Riga, shocked the world!
http://nashe.orbita.co.il/blogs/worldnews/28183
32. “Die Tageszeitung Junge Welt” (Germany) - SS-tribute by law? By Frank Brendle
http://www.operationlastchance.org/LITHUANIA_35-131.htm
33. “Baltische Rundschau” (Germany) - Veterans march ended without incident
http://www.baltische-rundschau.eu/2012/03/16/veteranenmarsch-ohne-zwischenfalle-beendet/
34. “Suddeutsche Zeitung” (Germany) - Latvian SS veterans march through Riga
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/2.220/ehemalige-ns-kollaborateure-lettische-ss-veteranen-marschieren-durch-riga-1.1310836
35. “Der Standard” (Germany) - Riga bans Waffen-SS march
http://derstandard.at/1330390591974/Riga-verbietet-Aufmarsch-der-Waffen-SS-Veteranen
36. “Der Standard” (Germany) - High numbers march with the Waffen SS veterans
http://derstandard.at/1331779852131/Hohe-Beteiligung-bei-Aufmarsch-der-Waffen-SS-Veteranen
37. “Hamburger
Abendblatt” (Germany) - Parade of veterans by Gerhard Gnauck
http://www.abendblatt.de/politik/ausland/article2217992/Aufmarsch-der-Veteranen.html38. “Frankfurter Allgemeine Politik” (Germany) - Veterans of the Waffen SS march in Riga
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/veteranen-der-waffen-ss-in-riga-missbrauchte-lebenslaeufe-11682993.html
39. “Tagesschau.de”
(Germany) - Latvian SS veterans march despite protest
40. “Spiegel”
(Germany) - SS veterans march through Riga
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,druck-821816,00.html
41.
“Thoughts about Estonia. (blog)” (Germany) – Are the Veterans
of the Waffen-SS freedom fighters?
http://kloty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/veteranen-der-waffen-ss-als.html42. “Mein PolitikBlog” (Germany) - Day of collaborators
http://www.meinpolitikblog.de/tag-der-kollaborateure
43. “De
Telegraaf” (Holland) – The
controversial memorial march in Latvia goes ahead http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/11731494/__Omstreden_mars_Letse_SS_ers__.html
44. “France Press”
(France) –material published in “European Jewish Press”
http://www.ejpress.org/article/56832
45.
“inform agency RFI” - (France) - March in
memory of the Latvian Waffen SS Legion
http://www.russian.rfi.fr/evropa/20120316-marsh-v-pamyat-o-latyshskom-legione-waffen-ss
46. “rubinfeld.be”
(Belgium) - The march of the Latvian Waffen-SS
http://rubinfeld.be/publications/etudes/272-la-marche-des-waffen-ss-lettons47. “eastjournal.net” (Italy) - The "Waffen SS" show in Riga by Giovanni Bensi
http://eastjournal.net/2012/03/21/lettonia-le-waffen-ss-manifestano-a-riga/
48. “Marx21.It”
(Italy) – In the General Assembly of the UN, U.S. and EU countries voted
against a resolution tabled by Russia, which condemns the glorification of
Nazism.
http://www.marx21.it/internazionale/europa/1371-lettonia-riabilitate-e-commemorate-le-ss-e-discriminata-la-minoranza-russa.html
49. Cronica Romana.com http://cronicaromana.com/2012/03/16/complexe-dureroase/
50. “Roma Solidarity News”– News in English about European fascism and anti-Roma racism http://romasolidaritynews.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/waffen-ss-commemoration-in-riga/
51. “European Center
Against Racism”
http://www.icare.to/news.php?en#1500%20HONOR%20THE%20WAFFEN%20SS%20AT%20RIGA%E2%80%99S%20LIBERTY%20MONUMENT%20%28Latvia,%20eyewitness%20report/opinion%2952. “I-News.kz” (Kazakhstan) - Pro-Nazi march in Riga took place under the slogan "No Nazis!”
http://i-news.kz/news/2012/03/16/6341531.html
53.
“lb.ua” (Ukraine) – Two Thousand people
attend Legionnaires’ March
http://lb.ua/news/2012/03/16/141442_shestvie_legionerov_ss_rige_vishlo.html
54.
Information portal for Russian community in Estonia – Eye Witness states that the Neo Nazi march in Riga
was one of the most disgusting spectacles he has witnessed in his life
http://baltija.eu/news/read/23452
56. "The Guardian" (UK)- Comment is Free Open letter: we are all Greek Jews
Benjamin Abtan, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Elie Wiesel, Amélie Nothomb and others call on Europe to reject the extreme right http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/28/open-letter-greek-jews
57. Jewish News (UK) -Shoah Denial is being replaced by an illusive and delusive evil by Dovid Katz Defending History.com page 11 August 2012
58. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/thousands-pay-tribute-to-latvias-fallen-nazi-troops-1922388.html
Thousands pay tribute to Latvia's fallen Nazi troops
Tories' European allies back march despite protests by Jewish groups by Tony Patterson in Riga, 17 March 2010
59. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/03/latvia-far-right-nazi-links Latvia's far right: Inconvenient truths that the Tories ignore by Peter Beaumont The Guardian Oct 3 2009
60. The Guardian" (UK)- http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/07/conservatives-latvia-war-crimes by David Cesarani
Eastern Europe's long-buried truths
The Tories' new rightwing European allies have provoked a debate over the second world war that is long overdue by Efraim Zuroff published in The Guardian 14 October, 2009
Tories will come to regret Euro allies
Michal Kaminski might support Israel, but so does Nick Griffin. The Polish chief rabbi's remarks do not exculpate him
by Denis MacShane Guardian, 30 October 2009
1. “Rossiskaya gazeta” - Who makes heroes
of Nazis in Latvia?
http://www.rg.ru/2012/03/22/latvia.html
2. “Itar-Tass” (ИТАР-ТАСС) - Moscow is
offended at the Waffen SS veterans’ march in Riga
3. “Russia Today”- Riga hosts SS veteran march amid anti-fascist outcry! (With photos and videos)
4.
RIA “News” РИА «Новости»- Waffen
SS Veterans March in Riga
5. “Nezavisimaya gazeta”«Независимая газета»- Waffen
SS
on
the march again!
6.
Inform agency «Regnum»
- http://www.regnum.ru/news/1512524.html; The State Duma of the Russian Federation
states that Nazism has been rehabilitated
- http://www.regnum.ru/news/1511747.html; TV
Channel accused of distorting the news story on Latvia’s Legionnaires’ day
- http://www.regnum.ru/news/1511655.html; Events on March 16 in Riga left a taint of scandal: member of
Anti-Nazism Association was arrested
- http://www.regnum.ru/news/1510968.html; The
history of the Latvian armed forces that were during the Second World War
known as "the Latvian Legion”
- http://www.regnum.ru/ne ws/1510516.html
Association against Nazism laid wreath at Freedom monument, Latvia, in “Memory
of the Victims of Nazism".
- http://www.regnum.ru/news/1510720.html;
Pro-Nazi march in Riga took place under the slogan "No Nazis!"
- http://www.regnum.ru/news/1510751.html; Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia says: “Events on March 16 in Riga were held peacefully”
7.
Site «Poilt.ru»- On the glorification
of Nazism in Latvia - Statement by the President of International
human rights movement ‘A world
without Nazism’
http://www.polit.ru/article/2012/03/20/spiegel/
8.
Site of the international human rights movement «A world without Nazism»
www.stopnazism.net;
9.
Newspaper “Kommersant”, «Коммерсант» Waffen SS Veterans march in Latvia on the 16 March 2012
http://www.kommersant.ru/pda/news.html?id=1895006
10.
INTERFAX, «ИНТЕРФАКС»
–"Rusichi", Orthodox news agency «Russian line»- "A world without Nazism" movement calls to freeze business contacts with Latvia due to the SS
Legionnaires’ March
http://www.rusichi-center.ru/e/2929435-dvizhenie-mir-bez-natsizma-prizyivaet-zamoroz;
11.
Inform Agency “Rosbalt”,«Росбалт» ‘A World Without Nazism’: “Riga police
supported the neo-Nazis!” http://www.rosbalt.ru/exussr/2012/03/20/959507.html
12. “Russian
Observer”,«Русский Обозреватель» Facts and history regarding the Legionnaires’
Day March, Latvia
13.
“NewsBalt” website: Latvian calendar which honors
SS Legionnaires is released and in bookshops!
14.
The first channel of Russia TV- Latvia’s Legion
Remembrance Day
goes ahead, despite national outcry!
15.
PBK, РБК- SS Legionnaires' Day march in Riga angers Moscow’s
Foreign Minister
16.
Telecompany “Mir” «Мир»-
Legionnaires’ Day march; Latvia is named a disgrace
17.
Site «Lenta.ru»
http://lenta.ru/news/2012/03/16/legioner/- online
report from Legionnaires’ Day March in Riga, Latvia
1.PBK News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPjjhl_8a6A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
VIEWS: 1,104
The laying of the wreath for the victims of Nazism
by:
·
Efraim Zuroff, Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (Israel),
·
Hermann Dvorzak, leader of the European Social Forum (Austria),
·
Monica Lowenberg , British academic and initiator of the
petition
'Stop the 16 March marches and Latvians revising history' (UK),
·
Dovid Katz, ex-professor of the Vilnius University,
owner of DefendingHistory.com (USA/Lithuania),
·
Joel Rubinfeld, president of the European Jewish Parliament
(Belgium),
·
Joseph Koren, president of the association "Latvia without
Nazism" (Latvia)
·
Helmut Scholz, EP deputy (Germany),
·
Tatjana Ždanoka (Tatyana Zhdanok), EP deputy (Latvia)
Two Latvian young men and two Latvian young girls desecrate the wreath to
the
victims of Nazism (17 mins of footage)
VIEWS: 17,582
Joseph Koren, president of the association
"Latvia without Nazism" (Latvia) and Dr Tatjana Ždanoka (Tatyana
Zhdanok), EP deputy (Latvia) try to restore the wreath to the victims of Nazism
and remove the Latvian SS plaque that was placed in front.
VIEWS: 316
Joseph Koren, president of the association "Latvia without
Nazism" (Latvia) Dr Tatjana Ždanoka (Tatyana Zhdanok), EP deputy (Latvia)
are prevented by the Latvian police from removing the Latvian SS plaque that
was placed over the wreath for the victims of Nazism.
VIEWS: 172
One of the powerful voices in the small counter-demonstration at
last Friday's Waffen SS celebration in central Riga was Joel Rubinfeld,
co-president of the European Jewish Parliament (Brussels). 'You are here to
enforce the law!' Joel Rubinfeld tells a Latvian policeman.
6. Defending
History.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKZZK9k-Mo
A reporter asks Joel Rubinfeld: "What's wrong?"
A reporter asks Joel Rubinfeld: "What's wrong?"
VIEWS: 381
7. PBK News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnO9yQPorCs
VIEWS: 27
25 minutes of coverage of the march which includes scenes showing the desecration of the wreath to the victims of Nazism; interviews with brave protesters including Janis Kuzins, (Latvia, Chairman of the Board for Associated Diversified Trade Unions); interviews with protester Kazimier Andrushkevich (Lithuania), Helmut Scholz, (Germany, MEP), Leonid Bard, (USA, America without Nazism); international round table discussion attended by the above demonstrators and including: Thilo Janssen, ( Germany, Assistant for Gabriele Zimmer MEP), Dr Valery Engel, (Latvia, Vice Chairman for World Without Nazism ,International Human Rights Movement), Artur Nevicky, ( Latvia, Chairman of Societies of National Minorities of Latvia), Algirdas Paleckis (Lithuania, Lithuania without Nazism), Masha Girshin (USA, Blue Card) and service given by Lutheran priest to SS veterans next to SS plaque and desecrated wreath to the victims of Nazism on the steps of the Monument of Freedom, central Riga, Latvia.
25 minutes of coverage of the march which includes scenes showing the desecration of the wreath to the victims of Nazism; interviews with brave protesters including Janis Kuzins, (Latvia, Chairman of the Board for Associated Diversified Trade Unions); interviews with protester Kazimier Andrushkevich (Lithuania), Helmut Scholz, (Germany, MEP), Leonid Bard, (USA, America without Nazism); international round table discussion attended by the above demonstrators and including: Thilo Janssen, ( Germany, Assistant for Gabriele Zimmer MEP), Dr Valery Engel, (Latvia, Vice Chairman for World Without Nazism ,International Human Rights Movement), Artur Nevicky, ( Latvia, Chairman of Societies of National Minorities of Latvia), Algirdas Paleckis (Lithuania, Lithuania without Nazism), Masha Girshin (USA, Blue Card) and service given by Lutheran priest to SS veterans next to SS plaque and desecrated wreath to the victims of Nazism on the steps of the Monument of Freedom, central Riga, Latvia.
8. Russia Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98kzwJX830 A British journalist gives in English a short summary of what March 16 is in Riga for Russian Today
VIEWS: 20,899
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXQqv1LiBro 'Have you read David Irving by the way?' asks a young Latvian man, (who claimed to be a lawyer), Monica Lowenberg and Algirdas Paleckis.
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXQqv1LiBro 'Have you read David Irving by the way?' asks a young Latvian man, (who claimed to be a lawyer), Monica Lowenberg and Algirdas Paleckis.
VIEWS: 140
A number of selected
video clips from the march
11. NRA.LV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-6UVNI2Or4 ‘I am a European like you’ says Joel
Rubinfeld…’The days of the Third Reich are over!’
VIEWS:
85,808
12.
Mix TV- A man plays ‘Farewell of Slavianka’ (by composer Vasily Agapkin) during
Latvian Legion Remembrance Day
VIEWS:
58,010
13.ltvzinas.lv Laying of flowers and
unrest at Freedom Monument, Riga, on
Latvian Legion Remembrance Day (16 March 2012)
VIEWS:
12,592
14. Legionnaires' supporters
cover wreath dedicated to “the victims of Nazism"
VIEWS:
8,637
15. PBK News- News report on Latvia
Legionnaires March, 2012, from the anti-fascist camp
VIEWS:
10,793
16. Mix TV- Conflict between Tatyana Zhdanok MEP and Latvian youth at the Monument of Freedom, Riga, March 16, 2012
VIEWS:
5,370
17. NEWS REPORT:
Russian
Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the SS Legionnaires march in
Riga
VIEWS:
6,472
18. Jewish
News One-
Human rights and anti-fascist groups campaign against SS
Legionnaires march in Riga
VIEWS:
4,181
19.
PBK News: Legionnaires’ March: Once
again the month of March marks Latvia with one
of the most controversial events
in
an EU country. Members of parliament
and clerics support SS march
VIEWS:
3,142
20. ‘Glorifying Nazis is a
travesty of justice and against EU rules’, says Monica Lowenberg to press
VIEWS:
2,664
21. 1TV.RU (News
Report) -
President of Latvia says we should ‘bow our heads’ to the Latvian Waffen SS
VIEWS:
1,608
22. PBK News
Joel Rubinfeld, Efraim Zuroff and Monica
Lowenberg speak to press on 15.03.2012
VIEWS:1,026
23. Russia Today
Glyn Ford, UK Labour Party, Brussels states, 'Any government that ensorses this kind of action is cause for concern'.
VIEWS: 67,740
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
23. Russia Today
Glyn Ford, UK Labour Party, Brussels states, 'Any government that ensorses this kind of action is cause for concern'.
VIEWS: 67,740
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
3. http://www.imhoclub.lv/material/kalendar-21-go-veka. (Latvian calendar glorifying Latvian SS, a best seller in 2012, Latvia)
4. http://www.imhoclub.lv/material/latishskie-nacisti-oskvernili-venok/page/2 Photo account that shows at 11:35 a.m. Deputies of the
Latvian Saeima (Parliament) from the ruling coalition, attending the march
5. Reuters
6. Delfi.lv
images
http://foto.delfi.lv/album/101294/
7. Telegraf
(Riga) images
Front cover news 24 and 25 February 2012
http://defendinghistory.com/monica-lowenberg-in-dialogue-with-latvias-ambassador-to-the-uk/32025 by Monica Lowenberg
1. Feb 2012 by World
Without Nazism-International Human Rights Movement Monitoring the social foundations of the revival of Nazi
Sentiment, Xenophobia and Extremism
http://stopnazism.net/?page_id=231
2.Report on Latvia by
the ECRI (European
Commission Against Racism and Intolerance)
In the framework of its statutory activities, ECRI conducts
country-by-country monitoring work, which analyses the situation in each of the
member States regarding racism and intolerance and draws up suggestions and
proposals for dealing with the problems identified. In the report on Latvia published on February 21, 2012 ECRI expresses concern as
regards the authorisation of certain public events to commemorate two incidents
and the authorities’ reaction in this connection. As concerns the first
incident, every year, on 16 March, a gathering commemorating soldiers who
fought in a Latvian unit of the Waffen SS is held in the centre of Riga. In
this connection, ECRI regrets that, in spring 2010, an administrative district
court overruled a decision of the Riga City Council 27 prohibiting this march.
Moreover, ECRI is concerned that the speaker of the Latvian Parliament
allegedly publicly expressed regret for the formal prohibition of this event
and that certain MPs have voted for the restoration of March 16 as day of
remembrance.
3.Anti-Racism
statement concerning Waffen SS march
2012
http://antirasizm.ru/index.php/englishnews/571-statement-in-connection-with-march-of-waffen-ss-veterans-that-took-place-in-riga
4.Report by
Dr Gregor Gysi of Die Linke to the Bundestag 24.04.2012
5. World Without Nazism- Waffen SS veterans are
glorifed in Latvian Kindergartens
http://stopnazism.net/?p=3238
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