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.

April 29, 2010

  • All May 9 events will take place in Riga
  • Proposal to amend Law on Scientific Activity

    On May 8 political party "All for Latvia" will organize event "to raise
    awareness on unsolved question concerning deoccupation and decolonization of
    Latvia". Event will take place near Occupation museum in Riga. Meanwhile
    organization "May 9" will organize celebration marathon near Victory monument
    to commemorate end of the Second World War. Lather that night there will also
    be a march from Occupation museum to Monument of Freedom organized by Gustavs
    Celmins centre. Mayor of Riga already agreed to take part in the Victory
    celebration on the May 9. Latvijas Avize, Vesty Segodnya

    Vesty Segodnya reports that member the Parliamentary Committee on Education,
    Culture and Science Ms. Ina Druviete (Civic Union) proposed to amend the Law on
    Scientific Activity. The amendment would determine that only those scientific
    papers could be defended in non-EU languages which are directly dealing with
    the development of those languages. The proposal was declined.
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