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<\/STRONG><\/STRONG><\/p>\n

The list includes 94 street actions, during 33 of which some of the participants got detained by the police and\/or administrative cases were brought.<\/p>\n

The list includes 33 actions with more than 1000 participants and 11 several-day actions.<\/p>\n

<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

April 1, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

At a press conference, the MP J.Pliner called to nonviolent protest against the school reform.<\/p>\n

April 2 and 9, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Parental meetings.<\/p>\n

April 10, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Students of Riga school No.17 and their parents picketed Riga Council.<\/p>\n

April 12, 2003<\/p>\n

At the Equal Rights Party\u2019s conference the resolution titled \u201cNo to the destructive Reform-2004\u201d was adopted.<\/p>\n

April 16, 2003<\/p>\n

The Parliament of Latvia rejected amendments to the Education law put forward by People\u2019s Harmony Party.<\/p>\n

April 22, 2003<\/p>\n

Russian youth association of Latvia and the Coordination Council for public organizations initiated the creation of Russian School Defense Staff.<\/p>\n

April 23 \u2013 May 22, 2003<\/p>\n

Parental meetings in various schools of Latvia.<\/p>\n

May 9, 2003<\/p>\n

13000 signatures against the school reform were collected near the Monument to the Liberators of Riga.<\/p>\n

May 12-22, 2003<\/p>\n

Continuous informational action at the Station square in Riga (about 20000 signatures collected).<\/p>\n

May 22, 2003<\/p>\n

The Parliament of Latvia rejected amendments to the Education law suggested by \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d.<\/p>\n

May 23, 2003<\/p>\n

About 15 000 people joined a mass demonstration titled \u201cFor free choice of education language\u201d in Riga.<\/p>\n

June 2, 2003<\/p>\n

Russian-speaking youth handed over their petition to the Minister of Education (app. 200 participants).<\/p>\n

June 7 and 11, 2003<\/p>\n

Outdoor informational actions.<\/p>\n

June 18, 2003<\/p>\n

About 500 people took part in a procession from the Ministry of Education and Science to the Parliament and handed over the Memorandum to the representative office of the European Commission.<\/p>\n

July 1, 2003<\/p>\n

The MP J.Pliner made public a letter to the President that called for discussions on the school reform.<\/p>\n

July 9, 2003<\/p>\n

The Memorandum was passed to representatives of the embassies of Italy, Germany, and France.<\/p>\n

Appropriate messages were sent to chairpersons of overseas parliaments and to ministers of foreign affairs of EU member countries and candidate countries.<\/p>\n

Electronic messages were sent to members of the European Parliament, UNESCO officers, OSCE, PACE, CBSS, leaders of international human rights organizations (90 destinations in total).<\/p>\n

August 14, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Deputies from \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d spread information about the point of the reform in 7 districts of Riga.<\/p>\n

August 22-31, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Deputied from \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d spread information about the reform at the Station sqaure in Riga and near Riga Council.<\/p>\n

August 29, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Opening of political cartoon exhibition titled \u201cStick out your tongue at the reform\u201d<\/p>\n

September 2, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Summing up of signature collection campaign: 107 000 signatures collected.<\/p>\n

September 3, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

A set of Staff documents was handed over to the EU enlargement commissioner G.Verheugen. <\/p>\n

September 4, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Meeting between deputies from \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d and their voters gathered up to 13000 participants in Riga.<\/p>\n

September 6, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Rock marathon \u201cRussian rock for Russian school\u201d (3000 visitors)<\/p>\n

September 16, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

Parliamentary Commission for human rights rejected amendments to the Education law suggested \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d.<\/p>\n

September 18, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

About 200 people wearing Staff T-shirts walked through the centre of Riga past the Parliament, foreign representative offices, the Monument of Liberty, the Cabinet of Ministers, Riga Council, and the President\u2019s Castle.<\/p>\n

September 22-29, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

A group of high school and university students from Latvia visited Strasbourg.<\/p>\n

September 24, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

The Minister of Education received the appeal with collected signatures. <\/p>\n

September 25, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

\u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d called on the President to accept the appeal with collected signatures presented by a delegation of students.<\/p>\n

September 2, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

The President received a student delegation.<\/p>\n

October 5, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

About 100 people picketed the National Library during the CE Commissioner for human rights Alvaro Gil-Robles\u2019s visit to Riga.<\/p>\n

October 10-12, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

The activist group \u201cStrasbourg\u201d visited the Russian State Duma.<\/p>\n

October 15, 2004<\/H2><\/p>\n

Demonstration (up tp 300 people) near the Parliament of Latvia referring to the 12th anniversary of apartheid in Latvia. <\/p>\n

October 29, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

About 1000 people took part in a procession from the Ministry of Education and Science to the President\u2019s Castle and burnt an effigy of the reform.<\/p>\n

November 12, 2003<\/H2><\/p>\n

The Staff and activists of C\u0113sis school No.2 organized a press conference.<\/p>\n

November 19, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picketing of the Ministry of Education and Science during the meeting between the Minister of education and the Chairperson of PACE Monitoring Committee J.Durrieu.<\/p>\n

November 23, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Parental meeting in Kalnciems.<\/p>\n

November 27, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Students of Riga school No.72 (up to 500 people) went on a demonstration in their school.<\/p>\n

December 4, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Parental and student meeting.<\/p>\n

December 6, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting of Russian school teachers.<\/p>\n

December 8, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Latvian Association in support of schools with education in the Russian language demanded the democratization of the Consultative council at the Ministry of Education and Science.<\/p>\n

December 9, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

About 50 students picketed School No.2 in Ventspils while the Head of Integration department of the Ministry of Education and Science E.Papule was visiting the school.<\/p>\n

December 10, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Up to 2000 people took part in the Human Rights Holiday. The video \u201cBlack K\u0101rlis\u201d was presented. <\/p>\n

December 16, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Experimental school strike in Riga school No.32 and procession to the Ministry of Education and Science.<\/p>\n

December 18-19, 2003<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Collection of signatures of solidarity with school No.32 in schools No.30 and 17 (400 signatures collected).<\/p>\n

<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

January 22, 2004<\/p>\n

Picketing of the Parliament of Latvia (Saeima) on the day of consideration of amendments to the Education law in second reading (3-5 thousand participating)<\/p>\n

January 23, 2004<\/p>\n

Strike of 9 Riga schools and students\u2019 procession to the Ministry of Education (5-7 thousand participated)<\/p>\n

January 25, 2004<\/p>\n

Action \u201cRock in support of Russian schools\u201d in Daugavpils<\/p>\n

January 27-28, 2004<\/p>\n

Russian school strike in Ventspils (administrative penalty imposed on the activist Zelenkevich)<\/p>\n

February 5, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picketing of Saeima on the day of consideration of amendments to the Education law in third reading (10-15 thousand participants gathered). Strikes in approximately 30 Riga schools (out of 62), student marches and a demonstration in the Old Riga occurred. The deputy from \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d A.Gilman was convicted.<\/p>\n

February 11, 1004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Mass demonstration near the President\u2019s palace and march across the centre of the city against the amendments to the Education law. 15-30 thousand participated, including practically all Riga schools, as well as delegations from Ventspils, Jelgava, Daugavpils, J\u016brmala and other towns. The deputy from \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d A.Gilman was convicted.<\/p>\n

February 20, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Russian school defenders meeting in Liep\u0101ja (700-1000 participants)<\/p>\n

February 22, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

\u201cChess against reform\u201d \u2013 chess tournament (50 participants)<\/p>\n

Feruary 25, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting with the OSCE commissioner Rolf Ekeus at Riga secondary school No10<\/p>\n

February 27, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Action \u201cWall\u201d near the embassies of the USA, France and Germany on the day of the amendments to the Education law coming into effect (2 000 participants). The deputy from \u201cFor Humna Rights in United Latvia\u201d Ilga Ozi\u0161a got twice fined. <\/p>\n

February 29, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Street survey on the issues of school reform was conducted in Daugavpils<\/p>\n

March 6, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

1 000 delegates from 19 towns and localities joined all-Latvian Russian school defender meeting. Negotiation Group for negotiating with the government was formed. <\/p>\n

March 15-18, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

The first Staff flash mob action. Each MP found a lemon labeled \u201cTaste the reform\u201d on their workplace. <\/p>\n

March 18, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

The Parliament of Latvia ratified the \u201canti-Staff\u201d amendments to the public gathering law, requiring municipality approval for voters\u2019 meetings with their deputies.<\/p>\n

March 29, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picketing of the building of the National Library during the visit of the PACE inspectors<\/p>\n

April 3, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Russian School Defense Staff meeting in Jelgava<\/p>\n

April 8, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

The Parliament of Latvia rejected amendments to the Education law that had been put forward by \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d. The amendments included moratorium on school reform and execution of the President\u2019s suggestions to eliminate contradictions in the law.<\/p>\n

April 13, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Distribution of leaflets in the centre of Riga<\/p>\n

April 15-16, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

All-Latvian school strike. Most active participation in Riga, Daugavpils, Ventspils.<\/p>\n

April 15, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

6800 anti-reform signatures from 42 schools were handed over to the Minister of Education in Riga (up to 10 thousand participants). Action included student processions, picket in the centre of Riga, march around the Cabinet of Ministers, procession to the Ministry of Education and Science and to the Parliament of Latvia. Two Staff activists (Grigoryev and Malahovsky) were detained by the police. Activists Petropavlovsky, Gotsulyak, Member of Riga Council Kotov, MPs Tolmachov and Buzayev got called to account.<\/p>\n

Demonstration without permission from the municipality occurred in Daugavpils. About 3000 students participated. Three Staff activists got interrogated, administrative penalty imposed on the activist Solovyov.<\/p>\n

April 16, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Procession from the Station square in Riga and picketing of the Court of the central district, which at that moment was considering the deputy Gilman\u2019s case. Up to 3000 participants.<\/p>\n

Another Staff flash mob \u2013 three students washed the windows in the Ministry of Education and Science in order to make them see the problems better.<\/p>\n

Meeting without municipal permission was held in Riga, which included a democracy and Russian language lesson (up to 10 thousand participants) and a procession through the Old Riga. The MP J.Pliner was called to account (acquitted on June 22).<\/p>\n

Demonstration without municipal permission was held in Daugavpils, up to 3 thousand people joined. <\/p>\n

Demonstration without municipal permission occurred in R\u0113zekne.<\/p>\n

April 26-27, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meetings of students\u2019 parents <\/p>\n

May 1, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Procession without municipal permission was held in Riga. Up to 65 000 participants joined a municipally approved demonstration.<\/p>\n

Mass procession was held in Liep\u0101ja (up to 1500 participants). Police-provoked street fight occurred, three people were detained by the police; criminal case was brought against the activist Evgeny Osipov.<\/p>\n

Demonstration in Daugavpils.<\/p>\n

May 8, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting in R\u0113zekne (up to 500 participants)<\/p>\n

May 9, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting and student marathon in Daugavpils<\/p>\n

Meeting near the Monument to the Liberators of Riga, Joint Congress of Russian Community of Latvia registration, speeches by members of the Staff (50 000 participants during the day).<\/p>\n

May 11, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Joint session of the parliamentary National Security Commission and Internal Affairs Commission dealing with possible ways to fight against the Staff. <\/p>\n

May 13, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

The Parliament of Latvia deprived the MP Buzayev of right of speech as he was trying to announce the details of the Security Police interrogations of members of the Staff. The MP refused to leave the room and got deprived of the right to be present at the next six sessions.<\/p>\n

Picket near the Riga Council was held (30 participants) during the visit of European educational institution delegates.<\/p>\n

May 15, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Congress by \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d. Adaptation of a resolution against the reform.<\/p>\n

Meeting in Liep\u0101ja (200-300 participants)<\/p>\n

May 21, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picket in Liep\u0101ja<\/p>\n

May 23, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting titled \u201cI speak Russian\u201d (100 participants).<\/p>\n

May 24, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Parental conference in Ventspils<\/p>\n

May 25, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

The Staff activist A.Kazakov sued the Prime Minister I.Emsis.<\/p>\n

May 26, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Letter from the youth organization of Latvian Social-democratic Labour party and the youth section of the Staff was written. It addressed the state leaders and contained a demand of moratorium on school reform and democratization of the Education law.<\/p>\n

May 28, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picketing of the Baltic forum in J\u016brmala. Student members of the Staff met politicians from Russia.<\/p>\n

May 29, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Student members of the Staff met the Mayor of Moscow Luzhkov. <\/p>\n

June 1, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Excursion to Riga Council. On the day of the action the Mayor issued a regulation, according to which excursions required preliminary co-ordination. Staff activists got into the building from backdoor and met with the Lord Mayor of London who was staying in Riga with a visit. <\/p>\n

500 signatures concerning moratorium on school reform were collected. <\/p>\n

Street procession was held in Liep\u0101ja.<\/p>\n

June 3, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

During its plenary session the Parliament of Latvia decided that the MPs Buzayev, Pliner and Tolmachov were subject to administrative prosecution for the organization of mass actions on April 15 and 16. <\/p>\n

June 4, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picketing of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in support of E.Osipov (up to 50 participants)<\/p>\n

June 5, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

All-Latvian meeting of the Joint Congress of the Russian Community of Latvia<\/p>\n

June 7-12, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Continuous round-the-clock agitation action opposite to the Cabinet of Ministers. As a result of the municipality\u2019s refusal to approve the action, 4 administrative reports were drawn up. The MEP Tatyana Zhdanok was twice convicted.<\/p>\n

June 12, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picket against suffrage deprivation of non-citizens (up to 100 participants)<\/p>\n

June 18, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Parental conference in Jelgava<\/p>\n

June 22, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Joint letter from Latvian and Russian public figures to state leaders containing demand for moratorium on school reform and the democratization of the Education law.<\/p>\n

June 29, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Open letter from the MP J.Pliner to state leaders with demand for moratorium on school reform and the democratization of the Education law.<\/p>\n

July 5, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob \u2013 30 students wearing T-shirts with the Staff logo on them visited the Museum of occupation.<\/p>\n

July 6, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Open letter from 12 doctors and candidates of science with demand for moratorium on school reform and the democratization of the Education law.<\/p>\n

July 8, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picketing of the police department in Liep\u0101ja in support of E.Osipov (up to 20 participants). Osipov got released under police supervision<\/p>\n

July 13-16, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Informational action at the Station sqaure (up to 2000 leaflets handed out within 3 hours)<\/p>\n

July 14, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob titled \u201cThe Insane Reform\u201d. <\/p>\n

July 17-25, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Young Russian and Latvian activists visited Strasbourg for the opening of the European Parliament session. Action included picketing of the European parliament, press conference, meetings with MEP groups, party groups, and parliamentary officers. <\/p>\n

July 19-23, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Informational action at the Station square in Riga: installation of a clock that showed number of days left until school reform begins.<\/p>\n

July 22, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob \u2013 \u201cVaccination Against School Reform\u201d<\/p>\n

20 deputies from \u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d brought a suit against school reform to constitutional court. <\/p>\n

July 22, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting against those Russian school principals who support the reform was held in Liep\u0101ja.<\/p>\n

July 24-25, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Anti-reform motor rally across Latgale (J\u0113kabpils, R\u0113zekne, Daugavpils, Ludza).<\/p>\n

July 28 – August 4, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Seminar for young activists on lake Raznas<\/p>\n

August 5-20, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Informational action at Station square in Riga<\/p>\n

August 6, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob titled \u201cFishing\u201d <\/p>\n

August 11, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob titled \u201cScribbles\u201d<\/p>\n

August 13, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob titled \u201cSieve\u201d<\/p>\n

August 14, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob in Ventspils <\/p>\n

August 18, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob in Riga<\/p>\n

August 19, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Action \u201cRacket vs. school reform\u201d \u2013 table tennis tournament<\/p>\n

August 23, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Russian parents went on a hunger strike until September 12. Participants: I.Vatolin, V.Gailish, V.Dergunov, G.Kotov, Y.Kotov, P.Kuleshov, S.Petrov, L.Smirnova, S.Somova, M.Tyasin.<\/p>\n

August 23 \u2013 September 3, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Continuous round-the-clock action of protest <\/p>\n

September 1, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Action of protest near the Monument to the Liberators of Riga (up to 30 000 participants)<\/p>\n

Procession across the centre of Riga without municipal permission.<\/p>\n

Group of Staff activists (M.Tyasin, S.Petrov, E.Goncharov, A.Gamaleyev, Y.Vasilchenko, V.Dergunov, S.Saranchuk, V.Zharkovsky, O.Parmenenkov) chained themselves to the building of the Cabinet of Ministers. The activists were later judged and acquitted in the administrative court. <\/p>\n

September 2-6, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Active phase of school strike. Not all schools got covered, but entire classes were gone on strike in some schools. <\/p>\n

September 3, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff flash mob and procession to the Daugava river (about 200 participants)<\/p>\n

The Staff activist Alexander Kazakov got detained by the Security Police and expelled from Latvia. Procession to the cabinet of Ministers and the Monistry of Internal Affairs in support of Kazakov was organized (about 100 participants)<\/p>\n

September 6, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Procession and picket without municipal permission near the Ministry of Internal Affairs: about 100 participants protested against the deportation of A.Kazakov<\/p>\n

Pickets by students from 3 schools in Ventspils (about 50 participants, 16 detained by the police). Parents of the detained students got fined.<\/p>\n

September 9, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Picketing of the cabinet of Ministers against the deportation of A.Kazakov (about 100 participants)<\/p>\n

September 12, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Constituent session of the Joint Congress of the Russian Community of Latvia<\/p>\n

October 2 \u2013 9, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Youth delegation visited Strasbourg, negotiations with the leaders of the European Council were held.<\/p>\n

October 12, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting with the OSCE commissioner Rolf Ekeus happened without municipal permission. A petition was handed over to the commissioner. <\/p>\n

October 13, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Meeting near the Monument to the Liberators of Riga dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Riga from fascists. Up to 1000 participants gathered. 40 000 leaflets were distributed in schools.<\/p>\n

October 24, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

The necessity of restoration of school committees was discussed at the Staff activist meeting in Riga.<\/p>\n

November 7-23, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Staff hotline functioned.<\/p>\n

November 9, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Competition of essays on school reform among school and university students was announced.<\/p>\n

November 10, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Young Staff activists (N.Halyavin, O.Parmenenkov, S.Malashonok, K.Savchenko) met the head of parliamentary subcommission for integration A.Berzinsh.<\/p>\n

November 15, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Russian School Defense Staff spokesman Gennady Kotov took part in a meeting with the Council of Europe Commissioner for human rights Alvaro Gil-Robles in Riga.<\/p>\n

November 18, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

About 100 activists wearing T-shirts with the words \u201cHands Off Russian Schools!\u201d and bands with the word \u201cAlien\u201d on their heads went to the Monument of Liberty while the President, Prime Minister and a group of MPs were laying flowers to it. <\/p>\n

November 20, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Procession under the slogan \u201cHands Off Russian Schools\u201d was organized in Liep\u0101ja (app. 100 people joined).<\/p>\n

December 4, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

Republican parental session (about 450 participants)<\/p>\n

December 11, 2004<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

About 4000 people joined the \u201cCelebration of the Human\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

2005<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

<\/STRONG><\/p>\n

January 11, 2005<\/H1><\/p>\n

Circuit administrative court considered Yuriy Petropavlovsky\u2019s appeal. Y.Petropavlovsky had been convicted by the court of first appearance of being the \u201cHead of the Staff\u201d \u2013 the leader of an \u201cunregistered organization\u201d. The case was won and dismissed.<\/p>\n

January 11-15, 2005<\/H2><\/p>\n

Collection of signatures to be handed over to constitutional court demanding to consider 20 MPs\u2019 lawsuit against the \u201cschool reform\u201d in a public open trial. January 18 1726 signatures were passed to the court.<\/p>\n

January 10 \u2013 February 23, 2005<\/H2><\/p>\n

School referendum. Collection of students\u2019 signatures in support of free choice of education language. 6550 signatures were collected among students of 53 schools in 8 Latvian towns.<\/p>\n

January 16, 2005<\/H2><\/p>\n

Summing up of the contest \u201cReform 2004: springboard or pit?\u201d held by Russian School Defense Staff among high school students, involving 40 participants from 8 towns.<\/p>\n

January 30, 2005<\/H1><\/p>\n

Student meeting involving 331 participants from Russian schools of Riga, Ventspils, J\u016brmala, Liep\u0101ja, Jelgava, Olaine, Daugavpils, R\u0113zekne, Ludza, Aizkraukle. Appeals to Russian and Latvian youth, constitutional court and international organizations were adopted.<\/p>\n

After receiving a report from Security police, Economy police seized 500 T-shirts with Russian School Defense Staff logo on. The T-shirts were meant for the student meeting.<\/p>\n

February 10, 2005<\/H2><\/p>\n

The Parliament of Latvia (Saeima) rejected 20 MPs\u2019 draft legislation concerning free choice of language of education.<\/p>\n

2000 people participated in a march of protest and a picket in support of the draft. The picketers met the Minister of Education I.Druviete. 4 students and 2 adults were deatained by the police for the dissemination of calls for participation in the protest action permitted by Riga Council. <\/p>\n

February 11, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Press conference by Doctors of Pedagogy J.Pliner and V.Buhvalov and presentation of a research on detorioration in education quality as a result of the reform.<\/p>\n

February 22-27, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Russian students visited the European Parliament Intergroup session on school reform and massive non-citizenship in Latvia.<\/p>\n

February 26, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

\u201cFor Human Rights in United Latvia\u201d pre-election forum, registration of potential participants of Russian school defenders Congress, demonstration of Staff-related videos and presentation of results of school referendum. 1200 people were present.<\/p>\n

February 27, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Summing up of the reform 2004 expert evaluation contest organized by the Staff among teachers and administrations of schools of Latvia.<\/p>\n

March 1, 2005 <\/H3><\/p>\n

Anti-reform meeting in Liep\u0101ja involving 250 participants. Locked in schools, students willing to take part in the meeting had to jump out of the windows.<\/p>\n

March 5, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Humorous anti-reform event that gathered about 300 participants. Application for the event had been rejected as a call for overthrow of the political system. Suit against the municipality had been won the day before the event.<\/p>\n

March 10-11, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Installation of a \u201cmonument to reform\u201d at the Station square in Riga. <\/p>\n

March 12, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Members of the Staff participated in a picket organized by the Joint Congress of Russian Community of Latvia and were calling to allow non-citizens vote in munucipal elections. <\/p>\n

March 16, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Members of the Staff participated in the protest action against the government-approved Nazis march, blocking their way. The police detained 35 people out of about 2000 participants, 27 of these got fined. <\/p>\n

April 5, 12, 13, 16, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Constitutional court considered 20 MPs\u2019 suit about the consideration of school reform as contradicting the Constitution and Latvia\u2019s international obligations.<\/p>\n

April 17, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

402 delegates representing 22 organizations and 72 Russian schools from 14 towns of Latvia took part in the 2nd Russian school defenders Congress.<\/p>\n

April 23, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

A bus with Staff activists (27 students and 8 accompanying adults, among which a Riga Council deputy and correspondents from two largest Russian-language newspapers) got stopped at the Estonian border. The activists were heading to Estonia in order to participate in a peaceful joint solidarity action with Estonian Russians. After had been held back at the checkpoint for 6 hours, the activists were sent back to Latvia on the pretext of lack of one safety hammer.<\/p>\n

May 5, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Members of the Staff together with the Joint Congress of Russian Community of Latvia (up to 500 people) participated in the official ceremony of laying flowers to the monument of Liberty on the day of 15th anniversary of the Declaration of independence of Latvia. T-shirts with the Staff logo, concentration camp prisoners\u2019 outfits, balloons labeled \u201cAlien\u201d, and purple tulips tied with black mourning ribbons were used as alternative symbols. The police detained Alexander Gamaleev and Eduard Goncharov; minor physical injuries were caused by the police to the participants Alina (17) and Diana (16).<\/p>\n

May 7, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Picket on the day of G.Bush\u2019s visit to Latvia.<\/p>\n

May 9, 2005 <\/H2><\/p>\n

Members of the Staff participated in the celebration of 60th anniversary of the Victory. Up to 200000 participants gathered in Riga, several thousand participants in Daugavpils, up to 1 000 participants in R\u0113zekne. One of the participants got beaten by neofascists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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