State Border Committee of Belarus: Large family leaves Latvia due to concerns for their children

17.10.2024 10:38

On Thursday, October 17, a family of 12 people living in the capital of Latvia left the Baltic country and arrived in Belarus.

A married couple raising ten children came to the conclusion that it was necessary to take their sons and daughters out of the European Union.

The reason is this: in the EU, the family faced discrimination.

The State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus reported this on its Telegram channel.

Details of the situation in which a family found itself in Latvia

As reported by the State Civil Procedure Code of Belarus, the husband and wife decided to take serious measures after encountering discrimination against the Russian-speaking population in Latvia.

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Photo: screenshot from video of the State Prosecutor's Office of Belarus

In the Baltic republic, a family was deprived of a number of benefits.

In addition, the couple began to receive threats: they said that they would be deprived of their parental rights.

As a result, the family decided to leave Latvia.

Today the couple and their 10 children traveled to Belarus. The process was quick, as thanks to the visa-free regime there was no need to prepare documents.

Our country provides maximum assistance to a family facing serious problems in the Republic of Latvia.

On the night of October 16-17, information appeared according to which a married couple and their children took a bus from the Grigorovshchina checkpoint to the Belarusian capital.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief