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.
Jan. 8, 2015
- Riga Stradins University conducted a study on the level of aggression or hatred in the Latvian Internet
Vesti Segodnya and Latvijas Avize reports about a study on the level of aggression or hatred in the Latvian Internet conducted by researchers of the Riga Stradins University. The researchers explored aggressive comments on the local news portals. According to the results of the study, about 10-20% comments are aggressive and those are published every day. The number of aggressive comments on Latvian and Russian language portals is quite the same. The majority of aggressive comments are published under the topics concerning international events and national policy.