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  Although the Baltic States are far from the rebellious regions, the increase in the number of asylum seekers is becoming more and more pronounced. Since Latvia, Lithuania, and Esto...

    NGO “Shelter “Safe House””, which actualizes the society of the social sphere, acts as an active partner of other NGOs, state and municipality, under the Soros Foundation Latvia in Riga "Help me to stay in...

The society “Shelter “Safe House” campaigns “Fake marriage – a trap! ", which began in the 19th January, are planned in four places - Riga International Airport "(22.01.) Riga Passenger Port (01.29.), the Riga Central Railway Station / t/c ORIGO (05.02.) and the Riga International Bus Terminal (12.0...

More photos from the event http://www.patverums-dm.lv/index.php?lang=lv&id=109Photo by: Eva Galeja

„Under the current Latvian law, brokers arranging sham marriages with third country nationals and sending women to other states for this purpose can be prosecuted only if the activity involves fraud, threats, or force. If the woman is aware and consents to a sham marriage instead of a real jo...

The couple lodged a judicial review in July in what is likely to become a test case for Government efforts to tackle marriages of convenience. The case is up for mention next week. The proposed wedding was blocked following a complaint lodged by the Garda. It suspects the marriage may hav...

SANDRA ZALCMANE is getting used to picking up the pieces when women arrive back in Latvia from Ireland with a marriage certificate but no groom. The head of Shelter Safe House, a Latvian NGO that offers support to victims of human trafficking, Zalcmane says she has seen an avalanche of “s...

The guidelines introduce new identification requirements for all people getting married, restrictions on the use of interpreters and the number of people who can be admitted to a registrar’s office. The countries have also warned the marriages are a “security threat” as they could be used...

IT IS ALMOST a year since Anna arrived at Dublin airport, a bright-eyed 18-year-old Latvian schoolgirl on a two-week holiday. Her trip to Ireland was not your typical half-term break. It was financed by a 24-year-old Pakistani man named Muhammad and arranged by a friend living in her town ...

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