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.

• Number of non-citizens receiving Russian citizenship doubled

According to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, 5,673 Latvian residents received Russian citizenship in 2010 which is twice more than in 2009. In total, 5,972 persons renounced the status of Latvian non-citizen. While majority accepted Russian citizenship, 91 persons received Lithuanian citizenship, 31 – Ukrainian, 29 – Belarusian, and 18 – German.

According to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, 5,673 Latvian residents received Russian citizenship in 2010 which is twice more than in 2009. In total, 5,972 persons renounced the status of Latvian non-citizen. While majority accepted Russian citizenship, 91 persons received Lithuanian citizenship, 31 – Ukrainian, 29 – Belarusian, and 18 – German. Vesti Segodnya