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.

• Juris Jansons elected for the post of the Ombudsman
• State Border Guard Service: immigrants from the North African countries do not arrive to Latvia yet
• Russian language newspapers discuss proposals regarding education

The Saeima elected Juris Jansons for the post of the Ombudsman. As reported, Mr Jansons is a lawyer and currently occupies the post of the liquidator of the health insurance holding company “Rigas Slimokase”. Mr Jansons was appointed for the candidate to the Ombudsman’s post by the oppositional party the Concord Centre and also got support by the member of coalition Union of Greens and Farmers.

The Saeima elected Juris Jansons for the post of the Ombudsman. As reported, Mr Jansons is a lawyer and currently occupies the post of the liquidator of the health insurance holding company Rigas Slimokase. Mr Jansons was appointed for the candidate to the Ombudsmans post by the oppositional party the Concord Centre and also got support by the member of coalition Union of Greens and Farmers. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga

According to the State Border Guard Service, there is no influx of migrants from the North African countries forced to flee the uprisings. Head of the Latvian Office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Ilmars Mezs believes that only individual immigrants from these countries might come because geographically it is not easy to travel to Latvia.

According to the State Border Guard Service, there is no influx of migrants from the North African countries forced to flee the uprisings. Head of the Latvian Office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Ilmars Mezs believes that only individual immigrants from these countries might come because geographically it is not easy to travel to Latvia. Diena

Newspapers discuss potential of the referendum proposed by the radical nationalists, who envisage that staring from 1 September 2012 the state finances school education only in the state language. According to the newspaper

Newspapers discuss potential of the referendum proposed by the radical nationalists, who envisage that staring from 1 September 2012 the state finances school education only in the state language. According to the newspaper Vesti Segodnya, the initiative to transfer all state funded schools only to Latvian language might provoke protests much larger than those in 2004 (against transition of ethnic minorities schools into bilingual in proportion 60/40 - Latvian/minorities language). Chas prints an article by ex-MP Vladimirs Buzajevs (FHRUL) who believes that, despite all the problems which are faced by students and schools, demand for Russian schools still exists and those should be protected. 2012 is also marked by introduction of single Latvian language exam for all schools, which potentially could disadvantage graduates of schools with Russian language instruction, because exam results are used for entering universities. On the other hand, introduction of single standard exam puts into doubt existing differences in treatment of graduates, such as automatic eligibility for residence permit and citizenship only for graduates of Latvian language schools and restrictions on access to the labour market for graduates of Russian language schools depending on results of Latvian language exam.