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.

• Politician Juris Vidins: establishing Russian language channel is a proof of a slave syndrome

Latvijas Avize prints an opinion of a politician and doctor Juris Vidins, resident of Rezekne (traditionally Russian-speaking city in the Eastern part ofLatvia) about establishment of a state funded channel in Russian language. Mr Vidins believes that if such channel is established that would be another proof of how deep Latvians have slave syndrome. He believes that Russians enteredLatvia in 1940 and that for ethnic Latvians Russian language is language of occupants. Mr Vidins also says that young people should not be forced to learn Russian language and as less there are people who are not proficient in Russian as more ethnic Russians will be forced to learn Latvian.