Brīvā Latvija is a weekly newspaper for Latvians living outside Latvia, aimed mainly at those residing in western Europe. It was founded in 1986 through the merger of two émigré newspapers: the UK-based Londonas Avīze (London News; founded 1942) and Latvija (Latvia; founded 1946 in postwar DP camps), based in West Germany. BL is co-owned by the Latvian communities of western Europe. The Latvian communities in Britain, Germany, and Sweden each provide members for the newspaper's board.

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  • Brīvā Latvija is a weekly newspaper for Latvians living outside Latvia, aimed mainly at those residing in western Europe. It was founded in 1986 through the merger of two émigré newspapers: the UK-based Londonas Avīze (London News; founded 1942) and Latvija (Latvia; founded 1946 in postwar DP camps), based in West Germany. BL is co-owned by the Latvian communities of western Europe. The Latvian communities in Britain, Germany, and Sweden each provide members for the newspaper's board. In the mid-1990s, after Latvia regained its independence, the printing of BL was moved for economical reasons to Riga, where the editorial office also later moved.
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  • Ligita Kovtuna
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  • tabloid
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  • 1986 (xsd:integer)
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  • Riga, Latvia, and Catthorpe, Leics., UK
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  • 0934-6759
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  • Brīvā Latvija
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  • Brīvā Latvija (1943-44)
  • the present-day newspaper of the Latvian diaspora in Europe
  • the wartime resistance newspaper
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  • Latvian Publishers Association
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  • Ls 0.40 in Latvia, varies elsewhere
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  • ELPA
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  • Brīvā Latvija is a weekly newspaper for Latvians living outside Latvia, aimed mainly at those residing in western Europe. It was founded in 1986 through the merger of two émigré newspapers: the UK-based Londonas Avīze (London News; founded 1942) and Latvija (Latvia; founded 1946 in postwar DP camps), based in West Germany. BL is co-owned by the Latvian communities of western Europe. The Latvian communities in Britain, Germany, and Sweden each provide members for the newspaper's board.
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  • Brīvā Latvija
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  • Brīvā Latvija
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