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As Riga Russian Theatre's actors rehearse the season's big premiere, "Lady Macbeth", they know the play's poster will not crop up around the Latvian capital as it normally would. The city council has prohibited the theatre from advertising its shows in Russian -- the language of the Baltic state's biggest minority. The use of the language and more generally the rights of ethnic Russians living in Latvia have become sensitive issues in a country that fervently backs Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion.

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00:30At the moment, our ads, posters and repertoire have disappeared from the city.
00:40Unfortunately, we cannot be seen on bus stops, on shop walls, or on any other advertising platforms of the city.
00:50Because the City Hall does not give us permission for the format of posters that is important to us.
01:00The City Hall does not give us permission for the format of posters that is important to us.
01:06The City Hall does not give us permission for the format of posters that is important to us.
01:14The City Hall does not give us permission for the format of posters that is important to us.
01:24The Ministry of Culture of Riga's Kriva Teatr is looking at the activities and sees them as an important
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