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.

• Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma: there is information about possible provocations during 9 May events in Riga
• Head of the political party All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM Raivis Dzintars: the government will not support establishment of Russian language TV channel in Latvia

According to the Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma, the security bodies have information about possible provocations during 9 May events (unofficial celebration of the end of the WWI or Victory day) inRiga. The Prime Minister hopes that the security bodies will be able to prevent the provocations as well as they did on 16 March (unofficial commemoration day of Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires.)

Head of the political party All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM Raivis Dzintars in an interview with Latvijas Avize criticizes the idea to establish a Russian language national TV channel inLatvia. He believes that the better way how to counterRussia’s propaganda inLatvia is to support access to independentRussia’s mass media which are able to unmask the lies in a more successful way. Mr Dzintars also believes that the government will not support the proposal of the National Council on Electronic Mass Media to grant funding for the Russian language channel.