The leaders of the Dozhd TV channel (the organization is included in the list of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice) plan to appeal the Latvian editor’s decision to revoke the license to broadcast in the country. This has been reported by the LETA agency. DEA News.
Dozhd editor-in-chief Tikhon Dzyadko (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) said that the Latvian National Media Council’s decision will be appealed, but more details on this will be given later.
January 4, Ivars Abolins, chairman of the Latvian National Media Council declarationthat there is no mention of the return of the license to the Dozhd TV channel.
6 December 2022 Latvian National Electronic Media Council It is cancelled Broadcasting license for Dozhd TV channel. The chairman of the council, Ivars Aboliņš, explained that the relevant decision was made “in connection with the threat to national security and public order”. The Latvian Ministry of Internal Affairs has blacklisted Dozhd reporter Aleksey Korostelev after his remarks about helping the Russian army.