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.

• NGO presents the shadow report on the human dimension situation in Latvia
• Developments regarding state language inspections at the National Railway
• About relations between Russians and Latvians
• OKROL will hold its meeting on the weekend in Liepaja

Vesti Segodnya reports on the alternative report about the situation of minorities in Latvia developed by the NGO Latvian Human Rights Committee for the OSCE Human Dimension meeting in Warsaw. The report argues that Latvia is a two-community country. It highlights the mass non-citizenship in Latvia and difficulties of Russian-speakers to organise protest meetings and actions to express their views.

Chas reports on the developments regarding state language inspections in the National Railway Company. As reported, left-wing MPs from the Peoples Harmony Party received a number of complaints from the staff of the National Railway Company about illegitimate actions of state language inspectors, in particular, the examination of real language skills of people who have already passed the state language examinations and have the state language certificate. The Peoples Harmony Party sent another letter to the Minister of Justice asking to clarify the situation.

Neatkariga talks to the Head of the Baltic Institute of Strategic Research Igors Zlotnikovs about the situation regarding integration of society in Latvia. He believes that the elite of both communities is responsible for the future and the situation in the country. He argues that the Russian community as human resources has a big potential which has not been appreciated till now. He believes that the main issues in Latvian Russian relations is the over-focus of Latvians on the dramatic aspects of their history, while those Russians who came to Latvia during the Soviet occupation have been under very heavy sovietisation policy.

The United Congress of the Russian Community in Latvia (OKROL in its Russian acronym) will hold its congress on 15 October in Liepaja. Latvijas Avize

The United Congress of the Russian Community in Latvia (OKROL in its Russian acronym) will hold its congress on 15 October in Liepaja. Latvijas Avize