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{{Short description|Latvian political party}}
| registered = 2012
| country = Latvia▼
| abbreviation = ZaRYa
| name = For the Native language!▼
| logo = File:For The Native Language!.jpg
| leader = [[Vladimir Linderman]]▼
| colorcode = red▼
| dissolved = 2016▼
| ideology = [[Russians in Latvia|Russian]] [[Political parties of minorities|minority politics]]<br>[[Russophilia]]<br>[[National Bolshevism]]<br>[[Socialism]]
| headquarters = [[Riga]]▼
| international = ▼
| website = ▼
}}
'''For the Native
▲{{Infobox Political Party
▲|country = Latvia
▲|name = For the Native language!
▲|leader = [[Vladimir Linderman]]
▲|colorcode = red
▲|foundation = 2012
▲|dissolved = 2016
▲|position = [[Third position]]
▲|headquarters = [[Riga]]
▲|international =
▲|website =
▲'''For the Native language!''' ({{lang-ru|За родной язык!}}, {{lang-lv|Par Dzimto Valodu!}}) was a [[political party]] in Latvia. The party's leader was [[Vladimir Linderman]].
==History==
In 2009, [[Latvia]]n [[National Bolshevik Party|national-bolsheviks]] established the political party "'''The 13 January Movement'''".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vesti.lv/news/zaregistrirovana-partiya-lindermana-dvizhenie-13-yanvarya|script-title=ru:Зарегистрирована партия Линдермана "Движение 13 января"|trans-title=Linderman's party "The 13 January Movement" has been registered|language=ru|work=VESTI.lv|date=1 February 2010|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/lindermanu-udalos-zaregistrirovat-partiyu.d?id=29623891|script-title=ru:Линдерману удалось зарегистрировать партию|trans-title=Linderman managed to register a party|language=ru|work=DELFI|date=1 February 2010|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2011 Vladimir Linderman was co-founder of an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] called "'''Native Language"''' and initiated [[2012 Latvian constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum in Latvia]] for the purpose of granting the Russian language the status of a state language.<ref>{{cite web|author=Karina Pētersone|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/direct_speech/?doc=53084|title=Latvia has been thrown into a pre-referendum debate in February|work=The Baltic Course|date=14 February 2012|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Toms Rauhvargers|url=http://www.europeanstrategist.eu/2012/02/latvians-reject-russian-as-their-second-official-language/|title=Latvians reject Russian as their second official language|work=europeanstrategist.eu|date=25 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505052430/http://www.europeanstrategist.eu/2012/02/latvians-reject-russian-as-their-second-official-language/|archivedate=5 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Karina Pētersone|url=http://www.15min.lt/en/article/world/minority-rights-and-national-identity-debates-on-russian-language-in-latvia-529-197316#axzz1rZQoLrep|title=Minority rights and national identity: debates on Russian language in Latvia|publisher=en.15min.lt|date=19 February 2012|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref>
==Political positions==▼
For the Native Language! supports increased role for Russian language in education and public administration. It also supports changes in [[Latvian citizenship]] so that it would be awarded to a large number of [[Non-citizens (Latvia)|non-citizens]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mixnews.lv/ru/politics/news/2012-05-27/96898|script-title=ru:Партия "За родной язык" готова на жесткое противостояние|trans-title=Party "For the Native Language" is ready for tough opposition|language=ru|work=Mixnews.lv|date=27 May 2012|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref> Economically, "The 13 January Movement" supported [[socialism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2009/09/28/party/|script-title=ru:Нацбол Линдерман создал в Латвии социалистическую партию|trans-title=National Bolshevik Linderman has created a socialist party in Latvia|language=ru|work=Lenta.ru|date=28 September 2009|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref>▼
At the congress of the party "Movement of January 13", it was decided to rename it to the party "For Native Language" due to the fact that the main task of this political force was to hold a referendum on granting the Russian language the status of a state language.<ref name=":0" />
On 16 July 2012, The Register of Enterprises officially registered the political party "For the Native Language!".<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2012/07/16/zarya/|script-title=ru:В Латвии зарегистрировали партию "За родной язык!"|trans-title=In Latvia the party "For the Native Language!" has been registered|language=ru|publisher=LENTA.ru|date=16 July 2012|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kasjauns.lv/lv/zinas/88764/oficiali-registreta-lindermana-partija-par-dzimto-valodu|title=Oficiāli reģistrēta Lindermana partija "Par dzimto valodu"|trans-title=Linderman's party "For the Mother Tongue" officially registered|language=lv|work=Kasjauns.lv|date=25 July 2012|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref> In February 2016, the [[Kurzeme District, Riga|Kurzeme District]] Court of Riga decided to liquidate the party following a lawsuit filed by the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Māra Bergmane|author2=Sabiedrība|url=http://bb.vesti.lv/news/tiesa-apmierinajusi-knab-pieteikumu-izbeigt-lindermana-partijas-par-dzimto-valodu-darbibu?12792|title=Tiesa apmierinājusi KNAB pieteikumu izbeigt Lindermana partijas "Par dzimto valodu!" darbību|trans-title=Court has granted the application to terminate the CPCB Linderman party "For the Native Language!" from operating|language=lv|publisher=bb.vesti.lv|date=28 February 2016|accessdate=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313042208/http://bb.vesti.lv/news/tiesa-apmierinajusi-knab-pieteikumu-izbeigt-lindermana-partijas-par-dzimto-valodu-darbibu?12792|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
During the [[2012 Latvian constitutional referendum]], 273,347 people voted in favor of the Russian language, but this was not enough to pass the proposed amendments. After the referendum, the party initiated a number of public actions in defense of the Russian-speaking population of Latvia and [[Non-citizens (Latvia)|non-citizens]] of the country, [[Latvian nationality law|deprived of the right to citizenship]] by the decision of the [[Supreme Council of Latvia]] on October 15, 1991.
The party participated in the [[2013 Latvian municipal elections]], but did not win any seats in any local government. In Riga, the party's result was 0.34% (774 votes).<ref>{{Cite web |title=:: CVK « 2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas » |url=http://www.pv2013.cvk.lv/ResNovPart-0100.html |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=www.pv2013.cvk.lv}}</ref>
▲For the Native Language! supports increased role for Russian language in education and public administration. It also supports changes in [[Latvian citizenship]] so that it would be awarded to a large number of [[Non-citizens (Latvia)|non-citizens]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mixnews.lv/ru/politics/news/2012-05-27/96898|script-title=ru:Партия "За родной язык" готова на жесткое противостояние|trans-title=Party "For the Native Language" is ready for tough opposition|language=ru|work=Mixnews.lv|date=27 May 2012|accessdate=14 March 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183850/http://www.mixnews.lv/ru/politics/news/2012-05-27/96898|url-status=dead}}</ref> Economically, "The 13 January Movement" supported [[socialism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2009/09/28/party/|script-title=ru:Нацбол Линдерман создал в Латвии социалистическую партию|trans-title=National Bolshevik Linderman has created a socialist party in Latvia|language=ru|work=Lenta.ru|date=28 September 2009|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref>
== Court Cases ==
When the party was active, it was involved in a number of high-profile lawsuits and court cases.
=== Linderman v. Vīķe-Freiberga ===
The first case involving the party leaders was Vladimir Linderman's claim for compensation for moral damages inflicted on him by former Latvian President [[Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga]] during an interview with the newspaper "Latvijas avīze" and its portal, in the amount of five thousand [[Latvian lats]]. The claim was initially not accepted for consideration by the Central District Court,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-08 |title=Tiesa nepieņem Lindermana prasību pret Vīķi-Freibergu |url=https://www.tvnet.lv/5596849/tiesa-nepienem-lindermana-prasibu-pret-viki-freibergu |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Latvijā |language=lv}}</ref> but the Riga Regional Court overturned this decision and on 11 July 2012 demanded that the claim be considered.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-17 |title=Atceļ atteikumu pieņemt Lindermana prasību pret Vīķi-Freibergu par morālo kaitējumu - Sabiedrība un politika - Ziņas - Apollo |url=https://apollo.tvnet.lv/5734628/atcel-atteikumu-pienemt-lindermana-prasibu-pret-viki-freibergu-par-moralo-kaitejumu |access-date=2024-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117233514/https://apollo.tvnet.lv/5734628/atcel-atteikumu-pienemt-lindermana-prasibu-pret-viki-freibergu-par-moralo-kaitejumu |archive-date=2018-11-17 }}</ref>
Illarion Girs, who defended Linderman in court, accused the former president of “demonizing an honest fighter for equality.” In her interview, Freiberga claimed that Vladimir Linderman was a "dangerous element for society", that he was "an extremist", and that he was "detained with propaganda materials against the sovereignty of the Latvian Republic".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-16 |title=Речь в защиту Линдермана от клеветы Вайры Вике-Фрейберги :: IMHOclub - Территория особых мнений |url=https://imhoclub.lv/ru/material/rech-v-zaschitu-lindermana-ot-kleveti-vajri-vike-frejbergi |access-date=2024-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085340/https://imhoclub.lv/ru/material/rech-v-zaschitu-lindermana-ot-kleveti-vajri-vike-frejbergi |archive-date=2018-11-16 }}</ref> According to Article 2352 of the Civil Code, Freiberga must prove the truth of her statement in all three parts in court, but this was not done.
The ex-president's defense insisted that Vike-Freiberga did not slander Linderman, but "expressed an opinion" that cannot be punished in a civil case.
The trial in the Riga Central District Court was notable for the fact that Linderman's lawyer, Girs, appeared at the hearing in a jacket with an October star on the lapel and the USSR coat of arms on the buttons. He also insisted on his right to speak in Russian in the Latvian court.
=== For Mother Tongue! v. Bordāns ===
In the summer of 2012, a statement was published on the website of the Latvian Ministry of Justice, in which Minister [[Jānis Bordāns]] called the party its leaders a "direct threat to democracy", accusing them of "inciting hatred and unconstitutional activities". As a result of this statement, the party demanded a retraction of the published statements, as well as compensation for moral damages in the amount of [[Latvian lats|one lat]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-17 |title="За родной язык!" VS Борданс: моральный ущерб в 1 лат |url=https://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/9-sudov-illariona-girsa-i-dvizheniya-russkaya-zarya.d?id=45845399&page=4 |access-date=2024-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117233522/https://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/9-sudov-illariona-girsa-i-dvizheniya-russkaya-zarya.d?id=45845399&page=4 |archive-date=2018-11-17 }}</ref> The small compensation was intended to emphasize that the moral value of the case is higher than money.
Bordāns won the case in the first instance court, but the second instance court sided with ZaRYa. This decision came into legal force, despite an attempt to challenge it in cassation.
=== Latgale Controversy ===
In 2012, the party organized a scientific conference titled "Autonomy of Latgale: Political, Legal, Economic, Historical, and Cultural Aspects." The [[State Security Service (Latvia)|State Security Service]] deemed this event as an attempt to undermine Latvia's territorial integrity. Illarion Girs, giving an explanation of the case, referred to the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of [[The Council of Europe]], which states that [[autonomy]] is not a form of [[separatism]], but an optimal form of resolving interethnic conflicts, which should be resolved on the basis of the [[Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities]]. He also noted that the party supports the movement of [[Latgale]] residents seeking autonomy for their region within the Republic of Latvia. Additionally, he emphasized that the Latgalian and Russian languages should be granted official status in the territory of Latgale.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-17 |title=Дело об автономии Латгалии |url=https://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/9-sudov-illariona-girsa-i-dvizheniya-russkaya-zarya.d?id=45845399&page=9 |access-date=2024-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117233759/https://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/9-sudov-illariona-girsa-i-dvizheniya-russkaya-zarya.d?id=45845399&page=9 |archive-date=2018-11-17 }}</ref>
==See also==
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* [[2012 Latvian constitutional referendum]]
* [[Russians in Latvia]]
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