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.

• Inspectors of the State Language Centre have fined a director of a Russian language school in Daugavpils
• National Council for Radio and Television disclaimed the statement that there is a possibility to stop broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Latvia
• FF/LNIM calls to forbid demonstration of a documentary film Victory Day – Our Festivity presented by members of the FHRUL to Russian language schools
• Vesti Segodnya reports about a new internet forum for ethnic Latvian nationalists

Vesti Segodnya reports that inspectors of the State Language Centre have fined a director of a Russian language school in Daugavpils (city in the Eastern part of Latvia) for insufficient state language proficiency. Columnist of the newspaper believes that the aim of such inspections is to vacate directors offices in Russian language schools in favour of those officials of the Ministry of Education who might lose their jobs due to planned staff reduction.

The National Council for Radio and Television (NCRT) disclaimed the statement that there is a possibility to stop broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Latvia. According to representative of the NCRT, closure of TV channels is not in the competence of the NCRT and is not economically gainful.

The National Council for Radio and Television (NCRT) disclaimed the statement that there is a possibility to stop broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Latvia. According to representative of the NCRT, closure of TV channels is not in the competence of the NCRT and is not economically gainful. Latvijas Avize

The political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (FF/LNIM) calls to forbid demonstration of a documentary film “Victory Day – Our Festivity” in Latvia’s schools. The documentary was made with support of the members of the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL) Jakovs Pliners and Valerijs Buhvalovs and presented to several Russian language schools. The FF/LNIM considers that the documentary is a propaganda that “glorifies occupational Soviet Army”. In the meantime, Jakovs Pliners states that the aim of the documentary is to show the students the history of main battles of the WWII in chronological order.

The political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (FF/LNIM) calls to forbid demonstration of a documentary film Victory Day – Our Festivity in Latvias schools. The documentary was made with support of the members of the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL) Jakovs Pliners and Valerijs Buhvalovs and presented to several Russian language schools. The FF/LNIM considers that the documentary is a propaganda that glorifies occupational Soviet Army. In the meantime, Jakovs Pliners states that the aim of the documentary is to show the students the history of main battles of the WWII in chronological order. Chas, Diena

Vesti Segodnya reports about a new internet forum for ethnic Latvian nationalists zemessargs.lv. Participants of the forum discuss issues regarding history, establishment of mono-ethnic Latvian state, assimilation of non-Latvians and other issues.