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On January 13, 2009, protests by an opposition drew ten thousand people in Riga, Latvia. After the official protest demonstration was over, around a thousand people roamed the old city center protesting and taunting police.
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Originated from a small fishermen village, for centuries Riga has been an important part of the trade chain between Russia and Western Europe. A lively crossroad of cultures and backgrounds for over 800 years, the historical centre of Riga has accumulated an impressive cultural baggage and today is justly included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage list.
