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.

• Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Ainars Latkovskis talks about a necessity to eliminate manifestations of racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance
• Interviews with the head of the Belorussian National Culture Society of Latvia ‘Svitanak Tatjana Kazaka and the chairperson of the Georgian National Culture Society ‘Samsobolo Nino Jakobidze

Diena features a commentary by the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Ainars Latkovskis about several allegedly racially motivated incidents, which have recently taken place in Riga. The Minister believes that certain measures should be taken to eliminate manifestations of racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance. According to the Minister he has already discussed further co-operation possibilities in this area with the Minister of Interior and the Riga Mayor. The Mayor has already promised to strengthen activities of the municipal police in the territory of the downtown. The Minister also notes that that last the government supported amendments to six laws developed by the Secretariat which provide prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, skin colour, language and persons religious and political beliefs.

Latvijas Avize prints two interviews with the head of the Belorussian National Culture Society of Latvia ‘Svitanak Tatjana Kazaka and the chairperson of the Georgian National Culture Society ‘Samsobolo Nino Jakobidze about the activities of these organisations and relations in society. Tatjana Kazaka believes that politicians are responsible for two-community situation in Latvia. She argues that there would not be so many problems regarding the implementation of the minority education reform, if the state had paid more attention to development of national schools. While Nino Jakobidze states that many Georgians do not support demands regarding the minority education made by so-called Russian-speakers. He says that many Georgians send their children to Latvian-language kindergartens and schools.