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.

 

• Member of the LASHOR accounts for its activities
• Latvian youth organisation protests against the education reform
• Asylum seekers are not interested in Latvia
• Interview with an official from the Secretariat of Social Integration

Chas prints an article by the member of the LASHOR board Igors Pimenovs. He accounts for the activities and programmes developed by the organisation.

Chas writes about the youth organisation of 'Working Youth' (Darba jaunatne) whose members are Latvians whobelieve in social democratic ideas. The activists support the idea of establishing the moratorium on the education reform and therefore took part in protest actions against the education reform in Strasbourg. They believe that the education reform is no longer about education and in fact has a very big potential to grow into ethnic conflict.

According to the agency ‘Regnum’ speculations on the increased influx of asylum seekers after Latvia’s accession to the EU have not come true. According to the data of the Ministry of Inferior Affairs only five persons applied for asylum in Latvia last year.

According to the agency ‘Regnum’ speculationson theincreased influx of asylum seekersafter Latvia’s accession to the EU have not come true. According to the data of the Ministry of Inferior Affairs only five persons applied for asylum in Latvia last year. Telegraf

Latvijas Vestnesis interviews the Head of the Secretariat of the Minister for Special Asignments for Social Integration Affairs Kristine Vagnere. The main discussion subject is the situation of Latvians residing outside Latvia.