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.

• Newspaper DDD calls ethnic non-Latvians to leave the country
• Latvijas Avize prints an interview with social-linguist, the MP Inna Druviete (Civil Union) on state language policy in Latvia
• Leader of the political party Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics complains about the Presidents Chancellery which did not send invitations to partys representatives to celebration events devoted to 90th anniversary of Latvian independence

Vesti Segodnya reports about a new issue of radical newspaper DDD edited by Latvian nationalist Aivars Garda. The newspaper contains such slogans as Occupants should get away and a number of articles which call ethnic non-Latvians who arrived during the Soviet times to leave the country alleging they reside in Latvia illegally.

Latvijas Avize prints an interview with social-linguist, the MP Inna Druviete (Civil Union) on state language policy in Latvia. According to Mrs. Druviete, an ethnic Latvian has full rights to use only Latvian language in all spheres in Latvia including communication with other people of the country. Inna Druviete believes that the biggest mistake of integration policy is that Latvian politicians and mass media are presenting bilingual society as an acceptable model. Mrs. Druviete also considers that legal acts should stipulate usage of state language as one of the obligatory duties of state officials.

The leader of the political party Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics complains about the President’s Chancellery which did not send invitations to the party’s deputies representing various Latvian cities and regions when celebration events devoted to 90

The leader of the political party Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics complains about the Presidents Chancellery which did not send invitations to the partys deputies representing various Latvian cities and regions when celebration events devoted to 90th anniversary of Latvian independence were held. According to Mr. Urbanovics, the fact that representatives of other parties did receive the invitations shows that the Concord centre is intentionally ignored and discriminated. Telegraf