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.

• Parliament did not support a proposal to grant voting rights in the municipal elections to non-citizens
• Political scientist Ilze Ostrovska about confrontation between Latvians and Russians

Yesterday the parliament did not support a proposal of the faction For Human Rights in United Latvia to grant voting rights in the municipal elections to non-citizens of Latvia.

Yesterday the parliament did not support a proposal of the faction For Human Rights in United Latvia to grant voting rights in the municipal elections to non-citizens of Latvia. Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya interviews the political scientist Ilze Ostrovska on the issues concerning the commemorative processions of Latvian WWII legionaries on 16 March. Ilze Ostrovska has stated that Latvian politicians are interested in maintaining ethnic confrontation between Latvians and Russians in order to prevent Latvians protests against the government. Ilze Ostrovska believes: Most of all, Latvians are afraid of Russians. They are concerned that if Russians would be granted more rights they would introduce Russian language as the second state language… While Russians have economic control over the state, Latvians hold the political power… So the language is the last ‘bastion which Latvians will not leave.