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.

• PACE did not accept the decision to stop post-monitoring dialog with Latvia
• Security Police will not initiate a criminal process concerning the documentary Baltic Nazism produced by a Russias TV company

Yesterday, the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) did not accept the decision of its Monitoring Committee to stop the post-monitoring dialog with Latvia. Now, Latvia will have to report on the implementation of the recommendations on the situation of national minorities in Latvia issued by the Assembly. The Head of the PACE Monitoring Committee Georgiy Frunda believes that Latvia has to deal with the following issues: large number of non-citizens; minority education reform; specific reservations made to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The Head of the Russian delegation to the PACE Konstantin Kosachev in an interview with

Yesterday, the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) did not accept the decision of its Monitoring Committee to stop the post-monitoring dialog with Latvia. Now, Latvia will have to report on the implementation of the recommendations on the situation of national minorities in Latvia issued by the Assembly. The Head of the PACE Monitoring Committee Georgiy Frunda believes that Latvia has to deal with the following issues: large number of non-citizens; minority education reform; specific reservations made to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The Head of the Russian delegation to the PACE Konstantin Kosachev in an interview with Vesti Segodnya stated that the decision of the PACE is unique, because the Bureau has never before returned already accepted decisions for a second review. Chas

The Security Police refused to initiate a criminal process concerning a documentary “Baltic Nazism” produced by a Russia’s TV company. The Security Police argue that the documentary does not call to ethnic hatred. The Security Police also refused to start a criminal process against the left-wing party For Human Rights in United Latvia, which organized the release of the documentary at the premises of the Saeima. As reported, members of the Greens and Framers Union asked the Security Police to evaluate the content of the documentary.

The Security Police refused to initiate a criminal process concerning a documentary Baltic Nazism produced by a Russias TV company. The Security Police argue that the documentary does not call to ethnic hatred. The Security Police also refused to start a criminal process against the left-wing party For Human Rights in United Latvia, which organized the release of the documentary at the premises of the Saeima. As reported, members of the Greens and Framers Union asked the Security Police to evaluate the content of the documentary. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf