Sanctions database
Country
Sanction type
Sanction subtype
Object
Sector
Sanction description
Exclusion
Date of
publication
publication
Start date
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
Latvia prohibited the distribution of television programs in the territory of the Republic of Latvia: “THT- Comedy” (“THT – Комеди”), “THT4 International”, “TNT” (“THT”), “TNT Music” (“THT Music”), “FRIDAY International”, “KHL TV channel” (“Телеканал КХЛ”), “KHL HDTV channel” (“Телеканал КХЛ HD”), “KINOPREM'YERA” (“Кинопремьера”), “KINOSVIDANIYE” (“КИНОСВИДАНИЕ”), “Muzhskoye kino” (“Мужское кино”), “Lya-minor TV” (“Ляминор ТВ”), “Avto Plus” (“Авто Плюс”), “Nostal'giya” (“Ностальгия”), “ZHIVI!” (“Живи!”), “Kto yest' kto” (“Кто есть кто”), “Malysh-TV” (“Малыш-ТВ”), “Russkaya noch'” (“Русская ночь”), “Zee Russia” THT-Comedy, THT4 International, TNT, TNT Music, Friday International, KHL TV channel, KHL HDTV channel, Kinoprem’yeta, Kinosvidaniye, Muzhskoye kiNo. Lya-minor TV, Avto Plus, Nostal’giya, Zhivi!, Kto yest ’kto, Malysh-TV, Russkaya noch and Zee TV that belong to the Russian bank, its media company Gazprom Media Holdings or its subsidiary Red Media, until the lifting of the OFAC sanctions imposed by the United States on restrictive measures against GAZPROMBANK.
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07.03.2022
07.03.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
Latvia prohibited the distribution of television programs in the territory of the Republic of Latvia: “NTV Serial” (“НТВ Сериал”), “NTV Stilj” (“НТВ Стиль”) and “NTV Pravo” (“НТВ Право”), until the lifting of the OFAC sanctions imposed by the United States on restrictive measures against GAZPROMBANK.
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10.03.2022
10.03.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) temporarily prohibited the distribution of programme “RBK-TV” in the territory of Latvia for 3 years.
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27.02.2022
27.02.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) restrict access to websites available in Latvia www.rt.com; http://rt.com/; https://francais.rt.com/; https://rt.com/uk; https://www.rt.com/usa/; https://arabic.rt.com/; https://doc.rt.com/; https://actualidad.rt.com/; https://de.rt.com/; http://russian.rt.com/; www.russian.rt.com; https://rtd.rt.com/; www.rtd.rt.com; https://sputniknewslv.com/; https://sputnik.com/, https://lv.sputniknews.ru/; www.lv.baltnews.com; www.baltnews.lt, www.baltnews.ee until the lifting of sanctions imposed by the European Union.
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27.02.2022
27.02.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia, Belarus
Propagandists
The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) prohibited the retransmission (including distribution) of the program “BELROS” in the territory of Latvia for 3 years.
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03.03.2022
03.03.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) restricted access to websites available in Latvia https://sputniknews.com/; https://radiosputnik.ria.ru/; https://ria.ru/; www.iz.ru; www.tsargrad.tv; www.kommersant.ru; www.svpressa.ru; www.regnum.ru; www.5-tv.ru; www.tvc.ru until the lifting of sanctions imposed by the European Union.
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04.03.2022
04.03.2022
Latvia
Transport ban
Flight ban
Russia
Transport - Aerospace
The Cabinet of Ministers closed Latvian airspace to airlines registered in Russia for commercial flights (effective from February 27, 2022),
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26.02.2022
27.02.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) banned the retransmission (including distribution) of Russian TV channel "Rossiya RTR" in the territory of Latvia for 5 years on the grounds of national security.
coming into force.
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24.02.2022
24.02.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) banned the retransmission (including distribution) of Russian TV channel "Rossiya 24" in the territory of Latvia for 4 years on the grounds of national security.
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24.02.2022
24.02.2022
Latvia
Media / Information
Propaganda ban
Russia
Propagandists
The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) banned the retransmission (including distribution) of Russian TV channel "TV Centre International" (TVCI) in the territory of Latvia for 3 years on the grounds of national security.
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24.02.2022
24.02.2022