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 detention centre for foreigners is opened in Daugavpils
• Latvian officials are not planning to react to the statements of Sergey Lavrov

Chas reports on the transfer of 15 men and 3 women from the Olaine Detention facility for foreigners to the recently built Daugavpils detention centre under the supervision by the State Border Guard. The detainees come from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Guinea, Georgia and Turkey. The new detention centre is designed to hold up to 70 persons – illegal imigrants and asylum seekers. The construction of the centre was funded by the EU (4 million EUR).

Chas reports on the transfer of 15 men and 3 women from the Olaine Detention facility for foreigners to the recently built Daugavpils detention centre under thesupervisionby the State Border Guard. The detainees come from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Guinea, Georgia and Turkey. The new detention centre is designed to hold up to 70 persons – illegal imigrants and asylum seekers. The construction of the centre was funded by the EU (4 million EUR).

The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, at the meeting with students from Kaliningrad, has stated that Latvia should fulfill recommendations of international organisations in the area of the usage of the Russian lanaguge. Sergey Lavrov has expressed his concerns in respect to initatives to abolish education in Russian.  According to the chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima Ojārs Kalniņš (the Unity), such statements are not unusual for Latvia and should be ignored: „no changes in the the area of language have occured in the recent time”. The press secretary of the Ministry of Forein Affairs Jānis Silis has stated that the Ministry will not react to the Mr Lavrov’s statements since several international organisations believe that the State Language Law complies with international standarts.

The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, at the meeting with students from Kaliningrad, has stated that Latvia should fulfill recommendations of international organisations in the area of the usage of the Russian lanaguge. Sergey Lavrov has expressed his concerns in respect to initatives to abolish education in Russian. According to the chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima Ojārs Kalniņš (the Unity), such statements are not unusual for Latvia and should be ignored: „no changes in the the area of language have occured in the recent time. The press secretary of the Ministry of Forein Affairs Jānis Silis has stated that the Ministry will not react to the Mr Lavrovs statements since several international organisations believe that the State Language Law complies with international standarts.