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.

• Ephraim Zuroff expresses dissatisfaction about the attitude of General Prosecutors office towards people, informing about the war crimes
• A proposal of Saeima coalition parties
• About the visit of deputy from European Parliament (EP) Elisabeth Schroedter to Latvia
• Interview with the Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andris Piebalgs
• Interview with the Secretary of Saeima Janis Reirs (The New Era)
• Articles on conference Maintenance and development of ethnical minorities in Latvia: facilities and needs

Simon Wiesenthal Centre director Ephraim Zuroff has expressed dissatisfaction about the attitude of General Prosecutor’s office towards people, informing about the war crimes realized by fascists. The resident of Bauska Larisa Grekova has complained to Zuroff that the prosecutor Vija Popova has incriminated to her the defamation to Latvia. According to the press secretary of General Prosecutor’s office Dzintra Schubrovska, there has been performed an official investigation  and established an infringement of a several norms of criminal proceedings code, do not giving any impact on activities of General Prosecutor’s office in the area of investigation of the crimes of totalitarian regime.

Simon Wiesenthal Centre director Ephraim Zuroff has expressed dissatisfaction about the attitude of General Prosecutors office towards people, informing about the war crimes realized by fascists. The resident of Bauska Larisa Grekova has complained to Zuroff that the prosecutor Vija Popova has incriminated to her the defamation to Latvia. According to the press secretary of General Prosecutors office Dzintra Schubrovska, there has been performed an official investigation and established an infringement of a several norms of criminal proceedings code, do not giving any impact on activities of General Prosecutors office in the area of investigation of the crimes of totalitarian regime. Vesti Segodnya features an interview with the Ephraim Zuroff. Diena, Chas, Vesti Segodnya

The coalition parties of Saeima have tabled a proposal, stipulating the deny of rights to candidate for the elections to the European Parliament for ex-officials of the State Security Committee of the Soviet Republic of Latvia and the activists of Communist Party after the retrieve of independence of Latvia. The MPs of Saeima also want to prolong the prohibition to candidate for the Saeima’s elections to these persons for the next 10 years.

The coalition parties of Saeima have tabled a proposal, stipulating the deny of rights to candidate for the elections to the European Parliament for ex-officials of the State Security Committee of the Soviet Republic of Latvia and the activists of Communist Party after the retrieve of independence of Latvia. The MPs of Saeima also want to prolong the prohibition to candidate for the Saeimas elections to these persons for the next 10 years. Diena

Lauku Avize features an article about the oncoming visit of deputy from the group of the Greens/European Free Alliance of the European Parliament (EP) Elisabeth Schroedter to Latvia. The deputy believes that there are problems in the area of observation of minority rights in Latvia, pointing to the Saeimas decision to recall Marjan Bekasov from the status of an observer to the EP as illustration.

Lauku Avize features an interview with the Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andris Piebalgs about the relationships between Latvia and Russia.

Lauku Avize prints an interview with the Secretary of Saeima Janis Reirs (The New Era) about the accession of Latvia to the European Union, relationships between Latvia and Russia and observation of minority rights. Janis Reirs believes, that Latvia will not make amendments to a Citizenship law and that there will not be naturalization according to the list.

Russian language newspapers feature articles about the conference “Maintenance and development of ethnical minorities in Latvia: facilities and needs”, discussing the situation of Russians as ethnos in Latvia.

Russian language newspapers feature articles about the conference Maintenance and development of ethnical minorities in Latvia: facilities and needs, discussing the situation of Russians as ethnos in Latvia. Chas, Vesti Segodnya