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0"> Soft toy emblazoned with a name that passed up all three levels of Estonia's court system, over a two-and-a-half year period. Source: ERR Authorities may no longer be able to refuse to register names spelled with 'foreign' letters, following a recent Supreme Court ruling which overrode officials in the town of Rakvere who had done just that, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Tuesday night. The mother of the child at the heart of the case says that interior ministry intimidation was prevalent, and that the latter had joined forces with Rakvere authorities...

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0"> Soft toy emblazoned with a name that passed up all three levels of Estonia's court system, over a two-and-a-half year period. Source: ERR A Rakvere mother has been involved in disputes with the town's authorities for over two years now, on whether her child's first name can be registered as 'Nelery', as opposed to the commoner spelling of 'Neleri'. The furor has now made it to the highest court in the land. Kadri Trilljärv, who became a mother two-and-a-half years ago, says she carefully chose the name for her daughter. The name is similar to her father's, and becaus...

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