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.

• Man sentenced to 10 months of suspended detention for denial of genocide and incitement to ethnic hatred
• Special amendments to be accepted to dismiss policemen with insufficient state language proficiency
• Opinion polls about inclusion of the Concord Centre in the governing coalition show different results

The Riga Regional Court sentenced a man to 10 months of suspended detention for denial of genocide and incitement to ethnic hatred. In March 2010, the man wrote comments on the Internet forum denying genocide against Jews and published materials supporting genocide against ethnic Latvians. The man got sentenced according to the Article 74.1 of the Criminal Code (Denial of genocide, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace and justification of war crimes) and the Article 78 (Instigation of national, ethnic and race hatred.) Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya

According to the State Police, there are still 76 policemen with insufficient Latvian language proficiency. 36 of those are in the process of improving language skills. However, despite insufficient language skills, it is not possible to dismiss the policemen in the framework of the existing legal acts. Therefore, the Saeima should accept special amendments to the Law on service in institutions of the Ministry of Interior and in the Prison Administration. Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize

According to an opinion poll conducted by newspaper Neatkariga, 69% of respondents do not support inclusion of the Concord Centre (CC) in the governing coalition. At the same time, an opinion poll conducted by the research agency TNS Latvia shows that 52% of Latvian residents support inclusion of the CC in the government. Among the arguments why the CC should not be in the government respondents of the Neatkarigas poll mention that the party is pro-Russian, its members are not proficient in Latvian, and that it is influenced by the Russias government. Neatkariga