05-09-2007
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Speaker of the House
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Member Since: Jul 2006
Location: Russia
Posts: 962
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Re: Protesters, police clash in Russia
Officials from a language inspectorate conduct spot-checks of workers to see if they speak Estonian. If they fail, they are forced to get certified or face loss of their jobs. Amnesty International has condemned the policy as "repressive and punitive in nature."
For Estonia's Ethnic Russians, Ties to Moscow Fading - washingtonpost.com
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