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.

• Rezekne City Council plans to grant funding for publication of a book about warriors of the Red Army who died or lived in Latvia
• Radical nationalist Aivars Slucis calls Latvia to start preparing for war with Russia

Latvijas Avize reports that the Rezekne City Council plans to grant EUR 3800 for publication of a book about warriors of the Red Army who died on Latvia’s territory in 1944-1945 and lived in Latvia after the WWII. Currently, the book is planned to be issued only in Russian language. One of the members of the City Council Jazeps Korsaks is against publication of such book as to his opinion “it idealizes the Red Army and may mislead the new generation about history.” However, the Mayor of Rezekne Aleksandrs Bartasevics does not agree that the book glorifies occupation regime. The Mayor says that the book in a neutral language reflects biography of people who fought against fascism in Latvia and many of them are ethnic Latvians and that the book shall be issued in Latvian language as well.

Latvijas Avize again publishes the paid publication by well known Latvian radical nationalist living in the U.S.A. Aivars Slucis. In the publication, A.Slucis calls government to start preparing for war against Russia. Among the measures to be taken, he mentions: liquidate minority education; introduce mandatory military service; purchase guided missiles; develop defence industry; reduce the number of ethnic Russians (relocate to Russia or Western countries); build liquefied gas terminal, nuclear power plant, and energy bridge abroad.