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Funny? The Latgale's People's Republic on Facebook (Photo: sab.gov.lv)

Latvia: Facebook separatism prompts alarm, amusement

It might be a “bad joke”, but Latvian security services have launched an inquiry into Facebook images promoting separatism in a Russian-majority region.

The images popped up this week on the Facebook page of Vladimir Linderman, a pro-Russian activist, but were quickly taken down by their authors.

Screengrabs sent to EUobserver by Latvia's internal intelligence service, the DP, show a map of Latvia with Latgale as a separate entity.

They also show a flag with Cyrillic writin...

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Funny? The Latgale's People's Republic on Facebook (Photo: sab.gov.lv)

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