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.

 

Integration and Minority Information Service
of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies

• Working group on examination of the UN Committees of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommendations established
• The Headquarters for the defense of Russian schools are planning to visit a Russian school in Cesis
• FHRUL is planning to transform into a political party
• Interview with Jakov Pliner about his visit to Moscow
• The Association for the Support for Russians Schools has started organizing Tatyanas Day celebrations
• Conference Post-communist transformation and democratization process in Latvia. 1987-2003
• Uldis Neiburgs, a researcher at the Latvian Occupation Museum, discusses different interpretations of the World War II events in Latvian and Russian language media

The Special Task Minister for Societal Integration Nils Muiznieks has established a working group to examine the recommendations of the Committee of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination of United Nations. Reinis Aboltins, the director of the Department on Social Integration Affairs of the Secretariat, will head the group.

The Special Task Minister for Societal Integration Nils Muiznieks has established a working group to examine the recommendations of the Committee of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination of United Nations. Reinis Aboltins, the director of the Department on Social Integration Affairs of the Secretariat, will head the group. Vesti Segodnya

The MPs from the Headquarters for the defence of Russian schools are planning to visit a Russian school in Cesis. There will be no first grade in the school next year because only 14 applications have been received. According to the rules adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science, a class can be established only if there are at least 18 students.

The MPs from the Headquarters for the defence of Russian schools are planning to visit a Russian school in Cesis. There will be no first grade in the school next year because only 14 applications have been received. According to the rules adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science, a class can be established only if there are at least 18 students. Chas

The head of the parliamentary group FHRUL Jakov Pliner has informed BNS about possible transforming of the FHRUL to a political party.

The head of the parliamentary group FHRUL Jakov Pliner has informed BNS about possible transforming of the FHRUL to a political party. Chas, Vesti Segodnya

Chas interviews Jakov Pliner, the head of the FRHUL, about his visit to Moscow.

The Association for the Support for Russians Schools has started to organise the Tatyana’s Day celebration, devoted to Russian culture and education, on 25 September.

The Association for the Support for Russians Schools has started to organise the Tatyanas Day celebration, devoted to Russian culture and education, on 25 September. Telegraf, Vechernaya Riga

Neatkariga Rita avize reports about the conference Post-communist transformation and democratization process in Latvia. 1987-2003 which took place at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia. The Special Task Minister for Societal Integration Nils Muiznieks has stressed the need for the research activities concerning Muslims in Latvia, Russian identity and other topics.

Diena features an article of Uldis Neiburgs, a researcher of the Latvian Occupation Museum, who points to the different interpretation of the events during the World War II in Latvian and Russian language media.