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.

Integration and Minority Information Service
of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies

• Vandalism at Jewish cemetary
• International conference The Israel into the fluid world
• Russian language newspapers continues discussion about education reform
• Criticism of Ministry of Justice web-page information on the legal status of non-citizens
• Polish Culture Days at Pasiene

The New Jewish cemetery was vandalized on the night of September12th.

The New Jewish cemetery was vandalized on the night of September12th. Arkadij Suharenko, the Head of Council of Jewish Community, stresses that this anti-Semitic act of vandalism could be motivated by a desire to frustrate the good relations between the Jewish community and the Latvian government and therefore should be perceived also as an act against the state itself. Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Rigas Balss, Telegraf, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Vechernaya Riga

The fifth international conference “Jews in a Changing World” will take place tomorrow at the University of Latvia. The participants of the conference will discuss the issues of the Holocaust ands Jewish culture in the Baltic states, as well as the ties between Baltic Jews and Israel.

The fifth international conference Jews in a Changing World will take place tomorrow at the University of Latvia. The participants of the conference will discuss the issues of the Holocaust ands Jewish culture in the Baltic states, as well as the ties between Baltic Jews and Israel. Neatkariga Rita Avize

Russian-language newspapers continue discussion about the education reform, reporting opinions of Russian experts.

Russian-language newspapers continue discussion about the education reform, reporting opinions of Russian experts. Chas informs about the decision of Cesis local government to not offer Russian-language education for first graders. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Vechernaya Riga

Vesti Segodnya features a critical article about information published on the web-page of the Ministry of Justice regarding the legal status of Latvias non-citizens after EU accession.

Neatkariga Rita Avize features an article about the Days of Polish Culture at Pasiene, the rural municipality in eastern part of Latvia.