It was founded in 2003 by
Aigars Prūsis and
Viktors Birze on the base of the
human rights group
Helsinki-86. Current leaders of NST are
Viktors Birze,
Vilnis Strods,
Valters Grīviņš and
Normunds Krafts. In the 2005 municipal elections to the
Liepāja city council, the NST received 400 votes, or 1.86% of the total, and no seats. In the 2006 parliamentary election, the NSS received 1172 votes, or 0.13% of the total, and no seats. NST NST is known for a number of controversial activities. In 2005, it commemorated the 105th birthday of the
controversial Latvian
aviator and alleged
World War II Nazi war criminal
Herberts Cukurs, NST claims that they celebrated the aviation achievements of Cukurs and that there is no sufficient evidence to conclude that Cukurs was involved in war crimes. NSS participated in the protests against the
gay pride parade in Riga on July 22, 2006. Prior to the parade, the chairman of NST, Viktors Birze threatened that the anti-gay pride protests will not be limited to non-violent methods. , Birze and at least one other NST member are under investigation for attacks against the parade by throwing objects at the participants of the parade and police officers. After the events, NST admitted their presence in the anti-pride protests but denied that their members were the ones throwing objects at the pride participants. On May 9, 2007, NST commemorated the anniversary of the end of World War II by marching towards the
Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders and attempting to place a wreath made of
barbed wire at the monument, to emphasize the ordeals of Latvia after the
Soviet re-occupation of Latvia, but were prevented from placing the barbed wire wreath by the police. ==Election results==