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.

• Disunion of the Latvian Association for the Support of Russian-language Schools
• Member of the Russia State Council Alexei Mitrophanov calls to boycott cultural events in Latvia
• Latvijas Avize reprints fragments of the article about the Russian minority in Latvia printed in ‘Friesch Dagblat
• Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools plans new protest actions against the education reform

Newspapers continue to write about the split in the Latvian Association for the Support of Russian-language Schools (LASHOR). The representative of the Organisation’s board Igors Pimenovs states that those former LASHOR members who decided to form a new organisation, are active supporters of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools. ‘Last week the LASHOR refused to admit certain people, because of their affiliation with the Headquarters,’ adds Igors Pimenovs. Members of a new organisation, however, accuse members of the LASHOR of being false Russians because they collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Science and thus create cleavages in the Russian community in Latvia.

Newspapers continue to write about the split in the Latvian Association for the Support of Russian-language Schools (LASHOR). The representative of the Organisations board Igors Pimenovs states that those former LASHOR members who decided to form a new organisation, are active supporters of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools. ‘Last week the LASHOR refused to admit certain people, because of their affiliation with the Headquarters, adds Igors Pimenovs. Members of a new organisation, however, accuse members of the LASHOR of being false Russians because they collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Science and thus create cleavages in the Russian community in Latvia. Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Latvijas Avize, Rigas Balss, Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Telegraf

Yesterday the member of the Russia State Council Alexei Mitrophanov called the Russia’s Committee on Education, Culture and Science to encourage persons, who work in the sphere of culture, to boycott cultural events taking place in Latvia because Latvia violates the rights of Russian speakers.

Yesterday the member of the Russia State Council Alexei Mitrophanov called the Russias Committee on Education, Culture and Science to encourage persons, who work in the sphere of culture, to boycott cultural events taking place in Latvia because Latvia violates the rights of Russian speakers. Latvijas Avize

Latvijas Avize reprints fragments of the article, published in the regional newspaper of Netherlands ‘Friesch Dagblat, on the Russian minority in Latvia. The author of the article, demographer and geographer Ronald Reuderink believes that ‘Estonia and Latvia have the right to question a need to sign international agreements aimed at the protection of minority rights because these documents stipulate the protection of minorities that are perceived as minorities in Western countries and not Russians who came to Latvia and Estonia during Soviet occupation.

Russian language newspapers provide more detailed information about forthcoming protest actions against the education reform, planned by the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools.

Russian language newspapers provide more detailed information about forthcoming protest actions against the education reform, planned by the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools. Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Telegraf