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.

• Around 150 persons have taken part in a meeting Russian Standing
• Discussion on the role of Russian language mass media in Latvia Parallel Information Spaces in Latvia – Latvian and Russian Language or Two Worlds in One Country
• Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with a psychotherapist on the reasons why Russian speaking children turn to public helpline much rarer than Latvian speaking children

On 8 September, around 150 persons have taken part in a meeting “Russian Standing” in the centre of Riga. As reported, organisers initially planned to hold “Russian March”, however the march was forbidden by the Riga City Council due to the security reasons. The main slogans of the meeting were aimed at granting official status to Russian language and granting citizenship for all non-citizens. Columnist of

On 8 September, around 150 persons have taken part in a meeting Russian Standing in the centre of Riga. As reported, organisers initially planned to hold Russian March, however the march was forbidden by the Riga City Council due to the security reasons. The main slogans of the meeting were aimed at granting official status to Russian language and granting citizenship for all non-citizens. Columnist of Chas argued that low attendance of the meeting shows that Russian nationalism is not popular in society. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Diena, Latvijas Avize, NRA

On 8 September, a discussion on the role of Russian language mass media in Latvia “Parallel Information Spaces in Latvia – Latvian and Russian Language or Two Worlds in One Country” was held in the framework of a conference “Role of Latvian Mass Media in Establishment of Democratic Society” in Riga. Researcher of the Centre for Public Policy “Providus” Marija Golubeva has reported on first results of a research on intolerant statements in mass media towards non-Latvians, non-citizens, sexual minorities, NGOs, Roma people, new immigrants or other ethnic minority groups. According to the results, newspaper

On 8 September, a discussion on the role of Russian language mass media in Latvia Parallel Information Spaces in Latvia – Latvian and Russian Language or Two Worlds in One Country was held in the framework of a conference Role of Latvian Mass Media in Establishment of Democratic Society in Riga. Researcher of the Centre for Public Policy Providus Marija Golubeva has reported on first results of a research on intolerant statements in mass media towards non-Latvians, non-citizens, sexual minorities, NGOs, Roma people, new immigrants or other ethnic minority groups. According to the results, newspaper Vesti Segodnya most often tries to create an impression that situation of non-citizens and non-Latvians in Latvia is critical by quoting negative statements made by radical Latvian politicians towards these groups of residents. Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya

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According to Vesti Segodnya, 93% of children who turn for psychiatric help using public children helpline are Latvian speakers, while only 3% are Russian speakers. The newspaper prints an interview with a psychotherapist Tatjana Egorova on possible reasons for such difference. Ms. Jegorova considers that Russian speaking children might have troubles of misunderstanding talking to a specialist whose native language is other than their due to the different kind perception formed by linguistic specificity. The psychotherapist considers that in overall Russians turn for psychiatric help rarer than Latvians because their mentality is more open and this helps to solve problems by talking to friends or family members.