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.

• Latest data on naturalisation
• Vesti Segodnya discusses the difficulties to register a child, whose mother is a Latvian non-citizen and father – a Russian citizen
• Article about the necessity to recognise Latvias occupation
• Georgian Society of Latvia opens Sunday school

According to the information of the Naturalisation Board, 68,8% of all naturalisation applications (84,827), received by the Board since the beginning of naturalisation process in 1995, have been submitted by women. In total 78,540 persons, including 10,094, have naturalised from 1995 till 30 September this year. 

According to the information of the Naturalisation Board, 68,8% of all naturalisation applications (84,827), received by the Board since the beginning of naturalisation process in 1995, have been submitted by women. In total 78,540 persons, including 10,094, have naturalised from 1995 till 30 September this year. Rigas Balss, Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya analyses the case of the Zaharovs family who experience difficulties to register their child. A mother of the child is a Latvian non-citizen and has already submitted an application for naturalisation, a father is a Russian citizen. When parents came to register their child, the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs refused to register the child and give her personal code. The Office told parents to register the child at an embassy of the country whose citizen is one of the parents. The parents refused to register their child as the Russian citizen and applied with the court against the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs challenging the Offices refusal to register the child and give her personal code. The court refused the claim, however, the parents will appeal the ruling with a higher instance court. Lawyer and Saeima member Juris Sokolovskis explains that the refusal is not based on Latvian legislation as no Latvian law provides that a child should have citizenship of a parent who has citizenship of a foreign country. He stresses that this situation is a free interpretation of officials.

Latvijas Avize features an article by the representative of the Latvian Officers Union Olgerts Ramnieks about the necessity to recognise Latvias occupation at international level. The author believes that international recognition would bring not only moral satisfaction but also would serve as a solution to internal and external problems, including societal integration. Olgerts Ramnieks also believes that state officials should demonstrate courage and explain that the norms of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities may not be fully applied towards Russian and CISs citizens, who arrived in Latvia during its soviet occupation.

The Georgian Society of Latvia has opened Sunday school. Children will have a possibility to learn the Georgian and Latvian languages as well as the Georgian history, culture and traditions at the school.

The Georgian Society of Latvia has opened Sunday school. Children will have a possibility to learn the Georgian and Latvian languages as well as the Georgian history, culture and traditions at the school. Diena