Public media employees ask for second thoughts on quickfire media law

LSM English21 October 2026, 08:26 UTCLatvia

More than 200 employees of Latvian Public Media (LSM) have written an open letter to the Saeima Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee and Saeima members calling for a planned rapid reading of media law proposals to be dropped, as well as for the committee to support proposals submitted by the public media watchdog to ensure the independence of LSM in future.

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