"We carry a "black mark" to the president, because he swore to be president of the whole people of Latvia, and now made his decision against some of this people," said one of the participants of the rally.
Russian Duma Slams Latvia's Education Bill in Statement, Proposes Sanctions
The Saeima of Latvia approved amendments to a law on education on the final third reading on March 23, according to which schools would need to switch to teaching in Latvian by the 2021-2022 academic year.
About 2 million people live in Latvia, about 40 percent of them are Russian-speaking. Latvian is the only state language; Russian has a foreign language status.