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.

Press Report

In response to the statement released by Latvian parliament on the war in Chechnya Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the statement actually supports terrorists and separatists. Chairman of the Human Rights in United Latvia faction Janis Jurkans said that with adopting the statement there is no other country beside Latvia which has that bad relations with Russia.

In response to the statement released by Latvian parliament on the war in Chechnya Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the statement actually supports terrorists and separatists. Chairman of the Human Rights in United Latvia faction Janis Jurkans said that with adopting the statement there is no other country beside Latvia which has that bad relations with Russia. Neatkariga, Vesti, Chas, Panorama Latvii

Vesti interviews the Latvian actor Ivars Kalnins who admits that he does not understand the need for naturalization and differences made between citizens and non-citizens.

Diena publishes a commentary by Ineta Ziemele proving the need for serious support from the government for research and quality publications in ethnopolicy, citizenship, language policy, other branches of social as respected authors of international researches very rarely have access to original sources in Latvian and works of Latvian authors in English or Russian practically are not available on international market.

Diena publishes a commentary by Ineta Ziemele proving the need for serious support from the government for research and quality publications in ethnopolicy, citizenship, language policy, other branches of social as respected authors of international researches very rarely have access to original sources in Latvian and works of Latvian authors in English or Russian practically are not available on international market. Diena