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.

• Riga City Council has issued permission to the extreme ultra-right organisation National Power Union to hold a protest action against celebration of Victory Day on 9 May
• Leader of the Latvias First Party Ainars Slesers proposes to hold a national referendum to decide whether non-citizens have to be granted voting rights in municipal elections
• Tatjana Zdanoka has established a foundation in support of Russian language schools in Latvia

The Riga City Council has issued permission to members of extreme ultra-right organisation National Power Union (NSS in its Latvian acronym) to hold a protest action against celebration of “Victory Day” on 9 May. Members of the NSS are planning to put flowers in memory of “the victims of Bolshevik terror” beneath the Monument for Liberators of Riga from Nazi Invaders. At the same day several other organisations are planning to hold events in the honour of “Victory Day” and Soviet soldiers near the Monument. Leader of the Latvian Socialist party Alfreds Rubiks in an interview with

The Riga City Council has issued permission to members of extreme ultra-right organisation National Power Union (NSS in its Latvian acronym) to hold a protest action against celebration of Victory Day on 9 May. Members of the NSS are planning to put flowers in memory of the victims of Bolshevik terror beneath the Monument for Liberators of Riga from Nazi Invaders. At the same day several other organisations are planning to hold events in the honour of Victory Day and Soviet soldiers near the Monument. Leader of the Latvian Socialist party Alfreds Rubiks in an interview with Vesti Segodnya has stated that the action of the NSS may provoke conflicts with WWII veterans. Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Latvijas Avize, NRA

Latvijas Avize and Telegraf report that the leader of the Latvias First Party Ainars Slesers has proposed to hold a national referendum to decide whether non-citizens of Latvia have to be granted voting rights in municipal elections. Ainars Slesers considered that such referendum could be held at the same time with municipal elections in 2009.

Vesti Segodnya reports that the MEP from Latvia, member of the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia Tatjana Zdanoka has established a foundation in support of Russian language schools in Latvia. The foundation is planning to hold various projects with an aim to preserve Russian schools and to inform students and their parents on issues concerning education.