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.

• Security Police initiated a criminal process for incitement of ethnic hatred in Internet comments about 9 May events

Vesti Segodnya reports that a monitoring of comments about 9 May events (Victory Day) on Latvian news internet portals conducted by the Security Police revealed several insulting comments and comments inciting to ethnic hatred. The Security Police initiated a criminal process on Article 78 part 2 of Criminal Code for incitement to ethnic hatred and continues the investigation.