Integration monitor
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.
Май 25, 2009
- Latvijas Avize reports about a study Languages in the Eastern Part of Latvia
Latvijas Avize reports about a study Languages in the Eastern Part of Latvia conducted by the Rezekne Higher Education Institution. According to the study, 46,7% of residents of Eastern Latvia feel their belonging to Latvian language, 29,3% to Russian language, 21,1% to Latgalian language, 0,4% to Polish language and 0,2% to Belarusian language. At the same time, 40,7% of residents feel their belonging to ethnic Latvian identity, 25,9% to Russian, 27% to Latgalian, 1,5% to Polish and 3,5% to Belarusian.