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.

• Supreme Court completely acquitted a neo-Nazi Andris Jordans
• Riga Regional Court sentenced 25-year-old man to one year of suspended imprisonment for incitement to ethnic hatred
• Government reviews rules on internal regulations of centre for asylum seekers in Latvia
• Janis Urbanovics: discussions regarding granting Russian language status of official are provocative

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court completely acquitted a neo-Nazi Andris Jordans. In 2009, Andris Jordans was sentenced to two years and one month of imprisonment for incitement to ethnic hatred for statements that Jews and Roma people are ‘non-humans’ and it would be preferable to exterminate them made at public discussion.

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court completely acquitted a neo-Nazi Andris Jordans. In 2009, Andris Jordans was sentenced to two years and one month of imprisonment for incitement to ethnic hatred for statements that Jews and Roma people are ‘non-humans and it would be preferable to exterminate them made at public discussion. Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize

Yesterday, the Riga Regional Court sentenced 25-year-old man to one year of suspended imprisonment with two years of probation period for incitement to ethnic hatred. The man placed hateful comments towards ethnic Latvians on an Internet site of Latvian nationalists braucimajas.lv (Go Home!). The man pleaded guilty and repented.

Yesterday, the Riga Regional Court sentenced 25-year-old man to one year of suspended imprisonment with two years of probation period for incitement to ethnic hatred. The man placed hateful comments towards ethnic Latvians on an Internet site of Latvian nationalists braucimajas.lv (Go Home!). The man pleaded guilty and repented. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize

Vesti Segodnya reports that the Cabinet of Ministers today reviews transposition of the European Commissions directive 2003/9/EC in to the rules on internal regulations of centre for asylum seekers in Latvia.

Head of the Saeima’s faction the Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics stated that discussions regarding granting Russian language status of official state language in Latvia are provocative. Mr. Urbanovics stated that “Latvia has the state language which is secured in the Constitution and there is nothing more to speak about.”

Head of the Saeimas faction the Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics stated that discussions regarding granting Russian language status of official state language in Latvia are provocative. Mr. Urbanovics stated that Latvia has the state language which is secured in the Constitution and there is nothing more to speak about. Telegraf