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.

• Ratings of political parties
• MP Karlis Sadurskis calls to evaluate legitimacy of a summer camp organised by the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools
• Participant of protest actions against the education reform believes thathis employment contract with the Jurmala City Council was not renewed because of his involvement in protest actions
• Opinions on a curriculum of minority primary school developed by the LASHOR
• Morning show in the Russian language to be aired by National TV

The opinion poll conducted by the company Latvijas Fakti shows that the most popular political party in July was the New Era – 16.8% of Latvian citizens would vote for the party if the elections were held in July. The New Era is followed by For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (11.3%), For Human Rights in the United Latvia (8.3%), People’s Party (7.3%), Union of Farmers and Greens (5.3%) and Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (5.2%).

The opinion poll conducted by the company Latvijas Fakti shows that the most popular political party in July was the New Era – 16.8% of Latvian citizens would vote for the party if the elections were held in July. The New Era is followed by For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (11.3%), For Human Rights in the United Latvia (8.3%), People’s Party (7.3%), Union of Farmers and Greens (5.3%) and Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (5.2%). Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Vesti Segodnya, Chas

After the Russian TV channel NTV-Mir aired a reportage on a summer camp in Latvia organised for young people who are against the education reform, MP Karlis Sadurskis asked the Minister for Children and Family Affairs Ainars Bastiks, the Minister of Education and Science Juris Radzevics and the Education State Inspection to evaluate legitimacy of a camp. The camp was organised by the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools with the aim to prepare young activists to take part and organise protest actions against the education reform. According to the Latvian legislation, organisers of youth camps have to obtain license in a municipality on which’s territory a camp is organised. However, when

After the Russian TV channel NTV-Mir aired a reportage ona summer camp in Latvia organised for young people who are against the education reform, MP Karlis Sadurskis asked the Minister for Children and Family Affairs Ainars Bastiks, the Minister of Education and Science Juris Radzevics and the Education State Inspection to evaluate legitimacy ofa camp. The camp was organised by the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools with the aim to prepare young activists to take part and organise protest actions against the education reform. According to the Latvian legislation, organisers of youth camps have to obtain license in a municipality on which’s territory a camp is organised. However, when Latvijas Avize tried to find out whether the Headquarters had obtained the license, the newspaperwas told that is was not a camp but a hiking trip. Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya

Russian language newspapers report that the Jurmala City Council did not renew the employment contract with the leader of the youth organisation ‘Working Youth’ Janis Kuzins. He was the advisor to the Jurmala city mayor on youth affairs. Janis Kuzins believes that the employment contract was not renewed because he participated in the protest action against the implementation of the education reform in Strasbourg. While the Jurmala mayor Juris Hlevickis denies the accusation.

Russian language newspapers report that the Jurmala City Council did not renew the employment contract with the leader of the youth organisation ‘Working Youth’ Janis Kuzins. He was the advisor to the Jurmala city mayor on youth affairs. Janis Kuzins believes that the employment contract was not renewed because he participated in the protest action against the implementation of the education reform in Strasbourg. While the Jurmala mayor Juris Hlevickis denies the accusation. Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Telegraf

Chas features an article by the MP Jakovs Pliners and teacher Valerijs Buhvalovs about the implementation of the education reform and the attempts of the Latvian Association for the Support of Russian-language Schools (LASHOR) to offer a new curriculum for minority primary schools in the framework of the present Law on Education. The authors of the article believe that minority schools as well as Latvian schools neededucation reform which deals with issues in a professional way rather ‘in accordancewith the percentages’ as it is offered by the LASHOR.

The 7

The 7th channel of the national TV will air morning shows in the Russian language as of 30 August. The show will consist of news and interviews with well-known persons. Diena, Vesti Segodnya, Chas