It turns out the protests in Riga turned a bit more violent this evening.
According to reports from some of my local friends, the police was unable and unprepared to control the demonstration, and what started as a peaceful gathering, has now turned into a full scale riot. Pictures are available at the website Delfi.lv, and some movies as well, but the demand for those has been so huge that it is hard to access them from outside of Latvia.
http://foto.delfi.lv/picture/419341/ (Picture of the police trying to protect what looks like the local Parliament)
Protesters are demanding that the parliament be dissolved and early elections be called.
The Baltic Times also reports that 8 people have been injured so far, and that looting has began in some local liquor stores. According to the newspaper, a state of emergency has been declared.
Video of the riots in Riga
Protests in Riga turn ugly