Integration monitor

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.

Oct. 20, 2006

  • One of leaders of The Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics about perspectives of the party in the 9th Saeima
  • Chas features an interview with a Russian woman, citizen of Latvia who has immigrated to London
One of the leaders of the party “The Concord Centre” Janis Urbanovics in an interview with

One of the leaders of the party The Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics in an interview with Chas stated that the only reason why The Concord Centre might not be invited to the governing coalition is that the majority of partys MPs and its voters are Russians. Janis Urbanovics claimed that so-called pro-Latvian parties attempt to build an ethnocratic state.

Chas features an interview with a Russian woman, citizen of Latvia, who with the family has emigrated from Latvia to London couple years ago. The woman states that the main reason of their departure was xenophobic atmosphere in the country towards non-Latvians and the implementation of education reform in minority schools. The woman argues that the only thing that could heal Latvians from xenophobia is the influx of immigrants of other skin-colour, culture, language and religion.

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