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.

• Members of the ethnic Latvian radical organisation Latvian National Front Liene Apine and Liga Muzikante turned to the Security Police with application about incitement to ethnic hatred
• Russian Community in Latvia: removal of Russian speaking residents from the state sector is one of the causes of deep economical crisis in Latvia

Members of the ethnic Latvian radical organisation “Latvian National Front” Liene Apine and Liga Muzikante turned to the Security Police with application about incitement to ethnic hatred. The applicants consider that comments to their photos from 9 May events placed on one of the social networking websites incite to ethnic hatred. On the photos the applicants are seen laying flowers with crape beneath the Monument for Liberators of Riga from Nazi Invaders during celebrations of Victory day on 9 May in Riga.

Members of the ethnic Latvian radical organisation Latvian National Front Liene Apine and Liga Muzikante turned to the Security Police with application about incitement to ethnic hatred. The applicants consider that comments to their photos from 9 May events placed on one of the social networking websites incite to ethnic hatred. On the photos the applicants are seen laying flowers with crape beneath the Monument for Liberators of Riga from Nazi Invaders during celebrations of Victory day on 9 May in Riga. Chas, Telegraf

NGO Russian Community in Latvia (RCL) held its conference discussing causes of deep economical crisis in Latvia. Participants of the conference concluded that one of the reasons the crisis has such a strong effects on Latvia is the policy of removal of Russian speaking residents from the state sector and decision making process. The RCL also called on the political parties which position them selves as defenders of Russians’ rights to co-operate with each other.

NGO Russian Community in Latvia (RCL) held its conference discussing causes of deep economical crisis in Latvia. Participants of the conference concluded that one of the reasons the crisis has such a strong effects on Latvia is the policy of removal of Russian speaking residents from the state sector and decision making process. The RCL also called on the political parties which position them selves as defenders of Russians rights to co-operate with each other. Vesti Segodnya