Concerns have been raised by a new report that Estonia is breaching its human rights obligations for the LGBT community, the stateless, refugees and asylum seekers, and restricts the use of Russian language.
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ERR News: Estonian Jewish population stable despite global increase
New figures show that the global Jewish population has risen to almost the same size as it was pre-Holocaust, but in Estonia that level sits at less than 50 percent of what it was in 1939.
ERR News: Sweden joins NATO Cyber Defense Center
Sweden will join the Tallinn-based NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) to help contribute to regional development of cyber security.
ERR News: US will pre-position military equipment in eastern Europe, Defense Secretary Carter announces
American Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the US would ‘pre-position’ a heavy artillery battalion to the Baltics and central Europe, when he visited Tallinn on Victory Day, June 23.
ERR News: 81 immigrants granted asylum in Estonia in last 10 years
In the last 10 years, Estonia has given 81 people 'international protection' after they applied for asylum, figures show.
ERR News: Language is not the only way to integrate says foundation
There are more ways to integrate than simply speaking the same language, Estonia's Integration and Migration Foundation has said.
ERR News: Bush: ‘America has Estonia’s back’
"America has Estonia's back," US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said this morning during the second day of his visit to Tallinn, but refused to be drawn on whether he would send troops to the Baltic states if he is elected next year.
ERR News: RAF Typhoons intercept two Russian planes over the Baltic Sea
Two Russian aircraft were intercepted over the Baltic Sea today by RAF Typhoons based in Estonia as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.
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