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.

• Owner of nationalistic website Linards Grantins may be released on bail

The Prosecutor’s Office filed charges to Linards Grantins in incitement to national, ethnic or racial hatred. As reported, L. Grantins is the owner of the website “www.tautastribunals.eu” (“peoples’ tribunal”), where he and his fellows regularly publish allegedly anti-Semitic and Russophobic content, insult the state officials, politicians and other prominent persons, and on numerous occasions announce that the “peoples’ tribunal” sentenced certain persons to “the highest degree of punishment” (i.e. to “death penalty” in vernacular). L.Grantins, who permanently resides in Germany, got detained in Latviain the end of July by the Security Police. According to the court’s decision, L.Grantins may be released from custody on bail in amount of EUR 5,000. Neatkariga