February 15, 2026
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Estonia: Over 1,000 violations of banned symbols law

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Police in Estonia have registered over 1,000 violations of a law banning symbols of state aggression since April 2022, ERR reports. The law prohibits the public display of symbols supporting international crimes, including Russia’s wars of aggression. Erik Kalda, managing editor of local daily Põhjarannik, said that everyone in the majority Russian-speaking Ida-Virumaa county now…

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Estonia: Peterson, Purga candidates for special rep in Ida-Virumaa

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Candidates for the new position of the government’s special representative in Estonia’s Ida-Virumaa county include Peep Peterson and Jaanus Purga, ERR reports. Peterson, member of the Social Democratic Party, is former minister of health and labour and former chairman of the Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions (EAKL). Jaan-Hendrik Toomel, current head of EAKL, said that…

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