So, on "national security" grounds, Latvia is forcing its "critical infrastructure" employers to lay off all its Russians and Belarusians.

[kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange]

So, on "national security" grounds, Latvia is forcing its "critical infrastructure" employers to lay off all its Russians and Belarusians. They've even denied work to one of the doctors who treated and lobbied for Navalny — after he learned Latvian and got a local medical license. https://www.currenttime.tv/a/aleksandr-polupan-vrach-lechil-omsk-navalny-lishili-raboty-latvia-rossiyskii-pasport/33670278.html

[alter_kaker@hachyderm.io]

@kevinrothrock nothing is new under the sun

[marisjonovs@toot.lv]

@kevinrothrock Not russians and belorussians, but citizens of Russia and Belarus. A huuuuge difference.

[kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange]

@marisjonovs Yes, I intended that to be implied. This is still a relatively large population of more than 46,000 people. Latvia only has 1.8 million — fewer than live in Idaho.

[kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange]

Story in English here:

A new law in Latvia is forcing Russian and Belarusian workers out of hospitals, railways, and power companies — with no severance and no exceptions — Meduza

Latvia introduced sweeping labor restrictions in the summer of 2025 that bar Russian and Belarusian citizens from employment at sites designated as “critical infrastructure” — a category that includes the country’s major state-run hospitals. The policy has cost at least 100 people their jobs. Among them was Alexander Polupan, a Russian intensive-care physician who treated Alexey Navalny following the opposition leader’s poisoning and openly supported him during his imprisonment. Polupan learned Latvian and obtained a medical license, but he is now unable to find work in his field without clearance from Latvia’s Security Service. As a result, Polupan says, he is effectively banned from practicing his profession.

Meduza (meduza.io)