Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.

• Saeimas Mandate and Submissions Committee and the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs discuss reasons why an increasing number of Latvian residents receive Russian citizenship
• Saeimas Education, Culture and Science Committee: ban for traditional Muslim hidjabs in schools is not topical issue for Latvia
• Latgalian received language representation code ltg

Today, members of the Saeima’s Mandate and Submissions Committee meet with representatives of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs in order to discuss reasons why an increasing number of Latvian residents received Russian citizenship recently. As reported, during 2009, the number of persons who refused the status of Latvian non-citizen and received Russian citizenship increased several times, especially in Latgale (region in the eastern part of Latvia).

Today, members of the Saeimas Mandate and Submissions Committee meet with representatives of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs in order to discuss reasons why an increasing number of Latvian residents received Russian citizenship recently. As reported, during 2009, the number of persons who refused the status of Latvian non-citizen and received Russian citizenship increased several times, especially in Latgale (region in the eastern part of Latvia). Chas

Chas reports that members of the Saeimas Education, Culture and Science Committee consider that ban for traditional Muslim hidjabs in schools is not topical issue for Latvia. At the same time, the MPs decided to study information on religious processes in Latvian schools more thoroughly.

Latvijas Avize reports that Latgalian received language representation code ltg at SIL-International (US-based registration authority responsible for maintaining ISO 639-3 standard). According to a person, who filed the request in July 2009, this opens new opportunities for usage of Latgalian language in modern information technologies (development of office software support, electronic education tools) as well as facilitate further standardisation of literary Latgalian.