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.

• Neatkariga prints an interview with a host of a TV show “Un-censored” Andrejs Mamikins

Neatkariga prints an interview with a host of a TV show “Un-censored” Andrejs Mamikins (discussion TV show aired until 1 April 2013 on TV5 when the channel’s administration decided to break to an agreement with Mr Mamikins.) Looking at society integration after the referendum on status of Russian language conducted in February 2012, Mr Mamikins believes that in general nothing has changed during the past year. According to Mamikins, the changes occurred only at the governmental level as some responsible institutions received funding for promotion of integration. For instance, he mentioned the controversial National Integration Centre established by the Ministry of Culture as a specific project with an aim to integrate 300 third-country nationals for LVL 430,000 (EUR 600,000).