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.

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• Slivenko family is planning to return for permanent residence to Latvia
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel asks Latvia for explanations about the unveiling of the Latvian Legion Soldiers Warrior Cemetery Ensemble in Lestene
• Draft statement of Russias State Council about observation of human rights in Latvia
• Prosecutor Generals Office of Russia refuses the claim of Latvia to extradite Vladimir Linderman, the leader of the Russias National Bolshevik party
• Enterprise Register registers the new party BITE
• Chas discusses the impact of international organizations on minority-related legislation in Latvia
• Media about the visit of Russian school students from Latvia to Russia and international organizations

Newspapers continue discussion about the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Slivenko family.

Newspapers continue discussion about the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Slivenko family. Neatkariga Rita Avize and Lauku Avize refer to the Russian media Commersant and news agency Rosbalt informing that Tatjana Slivenko and her daughter are planning to return for a permanent residence to Latvia; they also will claim for returning of their apartment in Riga. The opportunity of the husband of Tatjana Slivenko Nikolay Slivenko to return to Latvia is temporarily unclear since there is no a legal basis for his residence in Latvia. Vesti Segodnya features a letter of a deputy of Riga City Council Aleksandr Gilman believing that the President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga should apologize to Slivenko family for their deportation from the state. Neatkariga Rita Avize, Lauku Avize, Vesti Segodnya

Janis Lovniks, the ambassador of Latvia to Israel, has provided explanations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel about the unveiling of the Latvian Legion Soldier’s Warrior Cemetery Ensemble in Lestene. The official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel has reproached Latvia for the attempt to recede from a true assessment of the events during the Second World War.

Janis Lovniks, the ambassador of Latvia to Israel, has provided explanations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel about the unveiling of the Latvian Legion Soldiers Warrior Cemetery Ensemble in Lestene. The official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel has reproached Latvia for the attempt to recede from a true assessment of the events during the Second World War. Vesti Segodnya

Today Russia’s State Council examines a draft project of “The Statement of the State Council about the Grave Violations of Human and Minority rights in Latvia”. According to the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Russia’s State Council Dmitry Rogozin, this document will include all Russia’s complaints against Latvia referring also to the criticism of international organizations.

Today Russias State Council examines a draft project of The Statement of the State Council about the Grave Violations of Human and Minority rights in Latvia. According to the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Russias State Council Dmitry Rogozin, this document will include all Russias complaints against Latvia referring also to the criticism of international organizations. Chas, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Telegraf

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has refused the claim of Latvia to extradite the leader of the Russia’s National Bolshevik party Vladimir Linderman to Latvia. This decision was motivated with the fact that Latvia has initiated persecution of Linderman due his political views and activities. Latvia has announced an international manhunt, incriminating to Linderman the appeal to overset the Latvian government and to reverse the state system as well as the storage of trotyl. According to

The Prosecutor Generals Office of Russia has refused the claim of Latvia to extradite the leader of the Russias National Bolshevik party Vladimir Linderman to Latvia. This decision was motivated with the fact that Latvia has initiated persecution of Linderman due his political views and activities. Latvia has announced an international manhunt, incriminating to Linderman the appeal to overset the Latvian government and to reverse the state system as well as the storage of trotyl. According to Neatkariga Rita Avize, this decision can be explained with the parliamentary pre-election campaign in Russia. Diena, Vechernaya Riga, Chas, Lauku Avize, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

The Enterprise Register has registered the new party BITE (Latvian acronym for “Free Choice in People’s Europe”).

The Enterprise Register has registered the new party BITE (Latvian acronym for Free Choice in Peoples Europe). Chas, Telegraf

Chas columnist discusses the influence of international organizations and human rights experts on minority-related legislation in Latvia. He believes that non-citizens should naturalize to achieve observation of human rights by means of participation in elections.

Russian language newspapersfeature articles about the visit of Russian school students from Latvia to Russia’s State Council and international organizations, informing also about their next visit to the OSCE.

Russian language newspapersfeature articles about the visit of Russian school students from Latvia to Russias State Council and international organizations, informing also about their next visit to the OSCE. Chas, Vesti Segodnya