Integration monitor
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.
Dec. 18, 2014
- Court sentenced a man for incitement to ethnic hatred
Yesterday, the Riga City Court of Kurzeme District sentenced a man to one year of suspended imprisonment for incitement to ethnic hatred. In March 2014 the sentenced man has published statements at facebook.com calling to organise "Maidan" in Latvia and calling Russian residents to start war against ethnic Latvians in Latvia and later against European Union and made other hateful statements towards ethnic Latvians. Latvijas Avize