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.

• Allegedly racial incident at two citizens of Sri Lanka in Riga
• FF/LNIM will appeal the decision of the SP to refuse to initiate a criminal process concerning a documentary Baltic Nazism
• Russia satisfied with the PACEs decision not to stop the post-monitoring dialog with Latvia

On Friday, two young girls in Riga physically assaulted two dark skinned citizens of Sri Lanka – a brother and a sister. The State Police initiated a criminal process for incitement of ethnic hatred.

On Friday, two young girls in Riga physically assaulted two dark skinned citizens of Sri Lanka – a brother and a sister. The State Police initiated a criminal process for incitement of ethnic hatred. Diena reports that in summer 2005 in Latvia there were a number of allegedly racial attacks, however, the Police did not classify those incidents as racially motivated incidents. Latvijas Avize, Diena

The political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM will appeal the decision of the Security Police on the refusal to initiate a criminal procedure against a documentary “Baltic Nazism” by a Russia’s TV company. The member of the party, MP Juris Dobelis is convinced that the documentary incites ethnic hatred and provides many false facts.

The political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM will appeal the decision of the Security Police on the refusal to initiate a criminal procedure against a documentary Baltic Nazism by a Russias TV company. The member of the party, MP Juris Dobelis is convinced that the documentary incites ethnic hatred and provides many false facts. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is satisfied with the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) not to accept the decision of its Monitoring Committee to stop the post-monitoring dialog with Latvia.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is satisfied with the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) not to accept the decision of its Monitoring Committee to stop the post-monitoring dialog with Latvia. Vesti Segodnya