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.

• Aleksandrs Gaponenko was detained within criminal proceedings on incitement to ethnic hatred
• Latvia might have to accommodate 737 asylum seekers

Vesti Segodnya reports about the detention of one of the leaders of the Congress on Non-Citizens Aleksandrs Gaponenko. Mr Gaponenko was detained by the Security Police yesterday for 14 hours within criminal proceedings on incitement to ethnic hatred. According to Mr Gaponenko, the SP initiated criminal proceedings against him for a statement published on his social network profile saying: “American tanks in Latvia arrived with an aim to kill Russians.”

According to the initial proposal of the European Commission on relocation of Syrian refugees and asylum seekers from Italy and Greece to other EU member states, Latvia will have to accommodate 737 persons. This number includes accommodation of 310 asylum seekers from Italy, 207 asylum seekers from Greece, and 220 Syrian refugees. It is foreseen that every member state will receive EUR6,000 for asylum seeker accommodated on its territory. According to the Latvia Ministry of Interior, Latviaobjects introduction of “refugee quotas” system. Latvijas Avize