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.

• New Russian organisation ‘The Russian Community in Latvia established
• Research conducted by Russian researchers about the situation of Russian compatriots in the former republics of the USSR

Newspapers report on the formation of a new Russian organisation – The Russian Community in Latvia (RCL). The Headquarters for the Defence of Russian Language Schools in Latvia was an initiator of the formation of the new organisation and claimed that it will unite all Russians residing in Latvia. However,

Newspapers report on the formation of a new Russian organisation – The Russian Community in Latvia (RCL). The Headquarters for the Defence of Russian Language Schools in Latvia was an initiator of the formation of the new organisation and claimed that it will unite all Russians residing in Latvia. However, all newspapers stress that voting for the organisations council and board were accompanied with rather loud fuss and disagreements. Nevertheless, about 300 members of the congress managed to agree on the programmes and goals of the organisation. The key goals are that Russian should be the second state language, zero citizenship option should be adopted and Russian children should have the right to study in their native tongue. Diena, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

The Director of the Centre of Analysis ‘Fond Rossii’ Tatyana Poloskova introduces the audience of

The Director of the Centre of Analysis ‘Fond Rossii Tatyana Poloskova introduces the audience of Telegraf with the study on the situation of Russian compatriots in the CIS and Baltic countries. She notes that although the living conditions of Russian-speakers in the Baltic countries are better than in other former republics of the USSR, Russian-speakers in the Baltic states experience heavy psychological discomfort and difficulties concerning self-realisation.