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Latvia: N. Irish Football Fans and Russian Nationalists

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 @ 19:05 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Latvia, Russia, Ireland
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Arts & Culture, Diaspora, Ethnicity, Sport, International Relations, Politics, Language

All About Latvia writes about an encounter between Northern Irish football fans and Russian nationalists in Riga.

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Dave

Dear Veronica, take a look at this article, it’s very interesting: “Mind of a Sick Monster: Trial of Chemical Tolimir”

http://srebrenica-genocide.blogspot.com/2007/09/mind-of-sick-monster-trial-of-chemical.html

# 2007-09-20 at 1:16 am

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