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.

• Developments regarding upcoming national referendum

Newspapers report about the developments regarding upcoming national referendum on amending the Constitution by adding the condition about Russian is the second official language. According to the decision of the Central Election Commission, the referendum will take place on 18 February 2012, and the voters will be asked to decide whether they support the proposed amendments. The Central Election Commission declined to publish the names of those MPs who signed for the Draft Amendments to the Constitution, arguing that processing such information is outside of competences of the Commission. As reported, upon the initiative of the radical nationalist union “All for Latvia / For Fatherland and Freedom / Latvian National Independence Movement”, the Saeima’s Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee requested the Central Election Commission to publish the names of those MPs who signed for the Draft Amendments to the Constitution.

Newspapers report about the developments regarding upcoming national referendum on amending the Constitution by adding the condition about Russian is the second official language. According to the decision of the Central Election Commission, the referendum will take place on 18 February 2012, and the voters will be asked to decide whether they support the proposed amendments. The Central Election Commission declined to publish the names of those MPs who signed for the Draft Amendments to the Constitution, arguing that processing such information is outside of competences of the Commission. As reported, upon the initiative of the radical nationalist union All for Latvia / For Fatherland and Freedom / Latvian National Independence Movement, the Saeimas Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee requested the Central Election Commission to publish the names of those MPs who signed for the Draft Amendments to the Constitution. Chas, Diena, Latvijas Avize, NRA, Vesti Segodnya