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.

• A vandalism act at the Riga Pokrovs OrthodoxCemetery
• Discussion on the letter of the Simon Lunn, the Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
• Russian Jewish organizations accuse Latvia and Estonia in rehabilitation of Nazism
• Vesti Segodnya on the session of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations
• The increase of naturalization applications in a Latgale district

A vandalism act at the Riga Pokrov’s Orthodox Cemetery has taken place at the Halloween night. Unknown vandals have pulled out and broken about 30 crosses. This was the second vandalism act at this cemetery since last July. The police has started a criminal case. The head of the Pokrov’s Cemetery Reconstruction Fund Sergey Kalaida believes that the vandalism act is related to Halloween night celebration, and suspects a group of young Satanists. 

A vandalism act at the Riga Pokrovs Orthodox Cemetery has taken place at the Halloween night. Unknown vandals have pulled out and broken about 30 crosses. This was the second vandalism act at this cemetery since last July. The police has started a criminal case. The head of the Pokrovs Cemetery Reconstruction Fund Sergey Kalaida believes that the vandalism act is related to Halloween night celebration, and suspects a group of young Satanists. BNS, Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Rigas Balss, Telegraf,

Neatkariga Rita Avize writes about the letter of the Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Simon Lunn about the distorted way in which Russian language press reflected the visit of the PA deputies to Latvia. According to Chas editor, complaints of the Secretary General are not specific. The editor promised to correct mistakes if Chas columnist has distorted information.

Russian Jewish organizations have sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon, expressing their concern about rehabilitation of Nazism and insufficient studies of the Holocaust history in Latvia and Estonia.

Russian Jewish organizations have sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon, expressing their concern about rehabilitation of Nazism and insufficient studies of the Holocaust history in Latvia and Estonia. Neatkariga Rita Avize, Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya reports on the session of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations on the implementation of the International Pact on Civic and Political Rights in Latvia. According to the newspaper, the Committees members have not accepted the fact of Latvias former occupation as an argument in explaining minority rights situation, which was provided by the Latvian delegation. The newspaper expects that the Committee will provide strict recommendations to Latvia.

This year, Ludza branch of the Naturalization Board has received three times larger number of naturalization applications as compared with the last year. According to

This year, Ludza branch of the Naturalization Board has received three times larger number of naturalization applications as compared with the last year. According to Telegraf, the increase of the number of application has been caused by the availability of free of charge Latvian language courses, the decrease of the naturalization fee and the positive results of the referendum on Latvias accession to the EU. Telegraf