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.

• Social Services Agency implements a project providing support to third-country nationals and their families
• Procession “Steps of Alive” commemorating victims of Holocaust held in Riga

 The Social Services Agency implements a project providing support to third-country nationals and their families. According to representatives of the Agency, foreigners who arrive to Latvia often face psychological discomfort and need to get accustomed to climatic, social and mutual relations environment. As language is one of the most important factors for inclusion in the society, for Russian speaking immigrants it is much easier to integrate and communicate with local residents. While, for people from further countries who might look different or have different skin colour the problems are more pronounced as they face various stereotypes. Neatkariga

Vesti Segodnya reports about a traditional procession “Steps of Alive” commemorating victims of Holocaust in Latvia. The procession was conducted on the streets where the Nazis organised Riga Ghetto. Members of Jewish community, Latvian high officials and representatives of foreign embassies took part in the procession. In total, during the years of Nazi occupation, more than 80,000 Jews got killed in Latvia, including Jews from Germany, Austria, Poland, and Hungary.