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.

• Activists for the defence of the Russian language schools discuss how to protest against reform 2018
• Member of the “Unity” Gatis Purins is planning to appeal to the ECHR about refusal to publish names of MPs signed for referendum about status of Russian language
• Vesti Segodnya reports about a publication “White Book of Nazism”

Vesti Segodnya reports about a meeting of the activists of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian Language Schools which was active during the language reform 2004 in minority schools. The activists discussed the possibility to establish a platform for protests against the new language reform in minority schools planned for 2018. The activists planned to counter the planned reform, the only question is what methods to choose – dialogue with the government or protest actions. As reported, the governing coalition agreement stipulates that education in ethnic minority schools will be transferred into Latvian language starting with 2018.

The member of the political party “Unity”, political scientist Gatis Purins is planning to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights regarding to the refusal of the Central Elections Committee (CEC) to publish names of the Parliament members who signed for the initiation of the referendum on granting Russian language status of a state language. Mr Purins believes the MPs are public officials and people have the right to known about all their legal initiatives. Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya reports about a publication “White Book of Nazism” issued by an organisation World without Nazism. The publication analyses manifestations of radical nationalism in 18 European countries, including Latvia. The newspaper notes that authors or organisations who wrote the report about situation in Latvia are unknown and the analyses of the information provided is contradictory. According to the report, Latvia occupies third place among the monitored European countries for the level of intolerance (first is given to Greece, second to Estonia, fourth to Ukraine, fifth to Hungary).