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.

• Opinion poll: 29% of residents are ready to sign for the initiative to grant Russian language the status of official in Latvia
• Administrative District Court of Riga satisfied the claim of Vladimirs Lindermans against the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs on refusal of naturalisation application
• Head of the Presidents State Language Commission believes that the MPs have the right to speak Latgalian at work

According to an opinion poll conducted by the TNS Latvia and the TV broadcast 900 seconds, 29% of economically active Latvian residents are planning to sign for amendments to the Constitution of Latvia granting Russian language the status of official in the country. The majority of the respondents willing to sign for support of the initiative are 18 to 29 years old, mostly residents of Riga and Latgale region (Eastern part of Latvia). As reported, yesterday, the Central Elections Committee began collection of signatures in support of the initiative. Chas

Diena reports that the Administrative District Court of Riga satisfied the claim of Vladimirs Lindermans against the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA) on refusal to accept Lindermans application for naturalisation. The OCMA argued that Mr Lindermans has no right to apply for Latvian citizenship because he did not reside in Latvia during the last five years continuously. Mr Lindermans, in his turn, argued that the legal acts say that the applicant for naturalisation should reside in Latvia at least five years but the word continuously is not mentioned. The Court satisfied the claim and prescribed the OCMA to accept Lindermans application. Vladimirs Lindermans is a left wing activist known for his activities in support of Russian speakers and Russian language in Latvia. Mr Lindermans joined the Russian National Bolshevik party in 1997, became leader of the Latvian chapter, and resided illegally in Russia from 2002 until his extradition to Latvia in 2008.

Head of the Presidents State Language Commission Andreis Veisbergs believes that the MPs have the right to speak Latgalian at work if other MPs understand it. Issue of usage of Latgalian language became topical because recently several MPs spoke in it from the Saeimas tribune. Neatkariga