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.

• Latvijas Avize prints an article about one of the leaders of the Congress of Non-Citizens Elizabete Krivcova

Latvijas Avize prints an article about one of the leaders of the Congress of Non-Citizens Elizabete Krivcova. According to the newspaper, Mrs Krivcova is also a member of the political party the Concord Centre (CC), works in the Parliament as an advisor of the CC faction and deputy’s assistant, is a board member in a public organisation “Rights Institute “Conscentia”” and in the Community of Russians in Latvia. The Security Police in its recent Annual Report 2013 mentioned Mrs Krivcova as one of the main activists implementing Russia’s policy on compatriots in Latvia. Head of the CC faction in the Saeima Janis Urbanovics in an interview with the newspaper says that Mrs Krivcova is not a radical person and is involved in the Congress of Non-Citizens believing that the issues of non-citizens is very important in Latvia. At the same time, Mr Urbanovis says that if the Congress of Non-Citizens radicalises she might be forced to decide where to stay. Other members of the CC also do not see any contradiction in the fact the E.Krivcova is a member of political party and activist in different organisations.