250 protestors are expected in Riga on Saturday, marching in opposition to drafted legislation that would make military service mandatory, reports Baltic News Network (Latvia).

A draft of the National Defense Service law was passed by the Cabinet of Ministers on September 20 but has not yet been reviewed by the Saeima – Latvia’s unicameral legislature.

The group organizing opposition to the legislation, Rīko tikai tavējie, identify themselves as, “an informal group of active...