People protest against government's language plan in Riga, Latvia

People gather near Riga Castle, the Presidential Palace, to protest against a government's plan in Riga, Latvia, on Dec. 14, 2017. Approximately 500 people gathered here on Thursday and protested against the government's plan to make Latvian, the state language, almost the only language of instruction in the country's ethnic minority high schools. (Xinhua/Janis)