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.

• Russian Federations MPs discuss non-citizens rights at Riga City Council
• FHRUL MPs announced the results of a survey of Russian language secondary schools students

Chas reports about a discussion between the Russian Federations MPs and representatives of Riga City Council. The Russian delegation believed that granting non-citizens voting rights at municipal elections would help to narrow a gap between the communities and pointed to similar European Parliament recommendations. According to the Riga mayor deputy Janis Dinevics, the residents of Riga are split roughly in two. However, Janis Dinevics has also insisted that Russian-speakers should know the state language and history while non-citizens should naturalize if they wish to acquire voting rights.

Vesti Segodnya reports on the results of a survey commissioned by opposition MPs Jakovs Pliners and Valerijs Buhvalovs (FHRUL) on minority education. 292 students of Russian language secondary schools from grades 10 and 11 of 10 schools throughout Latvia were surveyed. Majority of the surveyed students noted that they did not have at their disposal bilingual books or workbooks and they spent between 2,5 to 5 hours a day to prepare their homework. 30% were not aware of any events within the school curricula aimed at familiarising the students with their native culture.