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.

• Leader of Peoples Harmony Party on future support to the present government
• Newspapers write about the call to the state officials to actively engage in supporting a compromise regarding the minority education reform
• Vesti Segodnya features the opinion of Tatjana Zdanokas lawyer William Bowring about the implementation of the European Court of Human Right decision
• Riga Ziemelu Court judgement in the administrative case of the MP Jakovs Pliners
• NGO Cita Politika (Other Policy) would fuse into a political party
• Former head of the Saeima Legal Affairs Committee Linards Mucins about the opening of the former agents of the State Security Committee files
• World reunion of Estonians living outside the Estonia is taking place in Riga

“People’s Harmony Party (PHP) will continue to support the present government until there will be a hope that it is possible to make the education reform acceptable for all in a civilised way,” stated the PHP leader Janis Jurkans during an interview to the Russian news agency Regnum.ru.

Peoples Harmony Party (PHP) will continue to support the present government until there will be a hope that it is possible to make the education reform acceptable for all in a civilised way, stated the PHP leader Janis Jurkans during an interview to the Russian news agency Regnum.ru. Diena, Latvijas Avize, Chas, Vesti Segodnya

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Newspapers write about the call, issued by a group of intellectuals and well-known individuals representing both Latvians and minorities, inviting the President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the Saeima Speaker Ingrida Udre and the Prime Minister Indulis Emsis to actively engage in supporting a compromise regarding the minority education reform. While Latvijas Avize features some main statements of this document, Vesti Segodnya prints a critical article, asserting that the proposals of this document are copied from the package of proposals, repeatedly submitted to Saeima by the union For Human Rights in United Latvia. Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya continues discussion on the ECHR judgement in favour of Tatjana Zdanoka, featuring the opinion of her lawyer William Bowring. According to the lawyer, the parliament of Latvia will be obliged not only to ensure the observation of Tatjana Zdanokas rights, but also to remove from law all the restrictions of the political rights for former communists.

Riga Ziemelu Court has decided to not issue administrative sanctions to the MP Jakovs Pliners (For Human Rights in the United Latvia) due to the absence of evidence. Previously representatives of the State Police drew up a report about the conduct of the MP, who allegedly organised and lead the unapproved protest action against the education reform in spite of police warnings on 16 April.

Riga Ziemelu Court has decided to not issue administrative sanctions to the MP Jakovs Pliners (For Human Rights in the United Latvia) due to the absence of evidence. Previously representatives of the State Police drew up a report about the conduct of the MP, who allegedly organised and lead the unapproved protest action against the education reform in spite of police warnings on 16 April. Latvijas Avize, Chas

NGO “Cita Politika” (Other Policy) would fuse into a political party in August or September of this year, stated member of the NGO’s board Valdis Lauskis, who also believes that “Cita Politika” would unite members with various ethnic backgrounds. The elimination of the prolonged ethnic cleavage and social stratification has been declared as the main tasks of the upcoming party.

NGO Cita Politika (Other Policy) would fuse into a political party in August or September of this year, stated member of the NGOs board Valdis Lauskis, who also believes that Cita Politika would unite members with various ethnic backgrounds. The elimination of the prolonged ethnic cleavage and social stratification has been declared as the main tasks of the upcoming party. Latvijas Avize, Chas

Latvijas Avize features an article by the former head of the Saeima Legal Affairs Committee Linards Mucins about the necessity to open the former agents of the State Security Committee of Soviet Latvia files. According to the author, Legal Affairs Committee would have to weight to what degree only the files are the evidence of the persons collaboration with the Security Committee.

A world reunion of Estonians living outside the Estonia ESTO 2004 is taking place in Riga from 26 till 30 June.

A world reunion of Estonians living outside the Estonia ESTO 2004 is taking place in Riga from 26 till 30 June. Neatkariga Rita Avize, Rigas Balss