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.

• Draft amendments forbidding non-citizens to chair political parties are under elaboration

Chas and Vesti Segodnya report about elaboration of the draft amendments to the Law on Political Parties forbidding non-citizens to chair political parties. It is planned that the draft amendments also will allow the prosecutor to suspend activities of parties. Leader of a party “For Native Language!” Vladimirs Lindermans believes the draft amendments are anti-democratic and are targeting him and his party. As reported, Vladimirs Lindermans and Jevgenijs Osipovs, both being Latvian non-citizens are leaders of recently established political party “For Native Language!”