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.

• 18 Ukrainians applied for asylum in Latvia from the beginning of the year till 7 August

According to the latest information of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, 18 Ukrainians applied for asylum in Latvia from the beginning of the year till 7 August. The Ukrainian asylum seekers come from the Eastern part of Ukraine – from Luhansk, Doneck, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaparozhye region. Majority of the asylum seekers have relatives residing in Latvia. Diena