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.

Integration and Minority Information Service

Integration and Minority Information Service
of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies

Information regarding the Wiesenthal Centre director’s offer of USD 10,000 for information on Nazi war criminals continues, including the negative reaction to the offer of money both in Estonia and Latvia. Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Telegraf

Information regarding the Wiesenthal Centre directors offer of USD 10,000 for information on Nazi war criminals continues, including the negative reaction to the offer of money both in Estonia and Latvia. Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Telegraf

Political scientist Boris Kolchanov expresses his views on the state language and the incorrect comparison of Latvian to the situation of the Catalonian language in an extensive article based on an interview, noting that Latvian was not even threatened under Soviet rule, since it was allowed to exist alongside Russian, while the use of Catalonian was heavily penalized under General Franco’s rule. Latvian is threatened, and the main thing is retaining freedom of choice regarding the language of education. Vechernaya Riga

Political scientist Boris Kolchanov expresses his views on the state language and the incorrect comparison of Latvian to the situation of the Catalonian language in an extensive article based on an interview, noting that Latvian was not even threatened under Soviet rule, since it was allowed to exist alongside Russian, while the use of Catalonian was heavily penalized under General Francos rule. Latvian is threatened, and the main thing is retaining freedom of choice regarding the language of education. Vechernaya Riga

Four Latvian National Democratic party activists, including its leader Evgeny Osipov, were briefly detained in Liepaja, while on the way to an unsanctioned open meeting in Liepaja’s Cakste Square. Neatkariga Rita Avize, Vechernaya Riga

Four Latvian National Democratic party activists, including its leader Evgeny Osipov, were briefly detained in Liepaja, while on the way to an unsanctioned open meeting in Liepajas Cakste Square. Neatkariga Rita Avize, Vechernaya Riga

Commentator Andrei Sheremetev considers the refusal of the Enterprise Registrar to register the new leadership of the Latvian National Democratic party and the party Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM calls for the halting of the activities of the national democrats as baseless. The author explains the attempts with the fact that Russian nationalist have replaced the Latvian ones. Panorama Latvii.

Commentator Andrei Sheremetev considers the refusal of the Enterprise Registrar to register the new leadership of the Latvian National Democratic party and the party Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM calls for the halting of the activities of the national democrats as baseless. The author explains the attempts with the fact that Russian nationalist have replaced the Latvian ones. Panorama Latvii.

Vesti Segodna reports on the seminar “Russian Old-Believers in Latgale in the Context of Integrative Processes in Latvia”in Rezekne. Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodna reports on the seminar Russian Old-Believers in Latgale in the Context of Integrative Processes in Latviain Rezekne. Vesti Segodnya