# Latvia bans public broadcaster from producing regular Russian-language content

https://mins.news/en/item/82427

- Meduza, 2026-10-01 19:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/01/latvia-bans-its-public-broadcaster-from-producing-regular-russian-language-content-except-during-emergencies

> Latvia’s parliament has passed a law that effectively bars public broadcaster LSM from producing regular content in Russian. From January 1, 2027, Russian may be used only during emergencies, under a state of emergency, or to counter false information deemed to threaten democracy and the Latvian state. LSM says it will stop regular Russian-language output.