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.

• New Era will not support the draft amendments to the Citizenship Law proposed by FF/LNIM
• Head of Latvian delegation to the PACE Andris Berzins: bureau of the PACE stopped the post-monitoring dialog with Latvia
• Activities of working group developing proposals regarding minority education might be re-launched
• Riga Regional Court will review a criminal case of Aivars Garda and Liga Muzikante on 20 September

MP Karlis Sadurskis (“New Era”) stated that the party will not support the draft amendments to the Citizenship Law proposed by the party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM. As reported, FF/LNIM proposed to halt the naturalisation process and to close the Naturalisation Board. Karlis Sadurskis stated, “yet there are some gaps in the Citizenship Law, however, it is not a proper time to open the Law because the governing coalition, is supported by the opposition, Russian-oriented parties.”

MP Karlis Sadurskis (New Era) stated that the party will not support the draft amendments to the Citizenship Law proposed by the party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM. As reported, FF/LNIM proposed to halt the naturalisation process and to close the Naturalisation Board. Karlis Sadurskis stated, yet there are some gaps in the Citizenship Law, however, it is not a proper time to open the Law because the governing coalition, is supported by the opposition, Russian-oriented parties. Chas

MP and the Head of the Latvian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Andris Berzins in an interview with

MP and the Head of the Latvian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Andris Berzins in an interview with Vesti Segodnya stated that the bureau of the PACE after listening to the report on the implementation of the recommendations on the situation of national minorities in Latvia decided to stop the post-monitoring dialog with Latvia.

The Minister of Education Baiba Rivza and the member of the Latvian Association for Support of Schools with Russian-language (LASHOR) Igors Pimenovs discussed a possibility to re-launch activities of the working group which elaborated a draft project “The National Minority Education Institution Law” in 2004. 

The Minister of Education Baiba Rivza and the member of the Latvian Association for Support of Schools with Russian-language (LASHOR) Igors Pimenovs discussed a possibility to re-launch activities of the working group which elaborated a draft project The National Minority Education Institution Law in 2004. Latvijas Avize

The Riga Regional Court will review a criminal case of the leader of the national radical organisation Latvian National Front Aivars Garda and the editor of the radical newspaper

The Riga Regional Court will review a criminal case of the leader of the national radical organisation Latvian National Front Aivars Garda and the editor of the radical newspaper DDD Liga Muzikante on 20 September. As reported, Aivars Garda and Liga Muzikante are accused for the instigation to ethnic hatred in two articles published in DDD in 2005. Latvijas Avize