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.

• Vesti Segodnya comments on the conclusions of ‘The Report on Global Anti-Semitism
• Vesti Segodnya criticises the decision of the chairman of the Central Election Commission Arnis Cimdars to stop broadcasting of municipal election campaigns clips in Russian

Vesti Segodnya comments on the conclusions of ‘The Report on Global Anti-Semitism developed by the USA Department of State and features views of the Advisor of the President of Latvia on social integration issues Sols Bukingolts about the xenophobia in Latvia. Sols Bukingolts argues that there is no anti-Semitism at the state level and states that state security institutions have adequately responded to a number of anti-Semitic manifestations. At the same time Sols Bukingolts points to existence of several national-radical organisations, which, according to Sols Bukingolts, incite national hatred.

Vesti Segodnya comments on the decision of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission Arnis Cimdars to stop a broadcast of municipal election campaigns clips which provide information about voting procedure in the Russian language. The newspaper ironically suggests that on the basis of the decisions arguments interfaces of websites of the Commission and other state institutions in other languages but Latvian should be closed as well.