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.

• Protest action in support of Russian language schools conducted yesterday
• Vesti Segodnya: Russian Union in Latvia might receive sufficient amount of votes to be elected to the Saeima
• Neatkariga: young woman did not receive job in the State Revenue Service because her photos with Nazi uniform and swastika could discredit state administration institutions

Latvijas Avize reports about a protest action and concert in support of Russian language schools conducted yesterday by the political party Russian Union in Latvia. According to the newspaper, the action was attended by a few dozen of older people. The protestors held posters saying “Language will lead to Kiev.” One of the leaders of the party Jakovs Pliners in an interview with the newspaper commenting low number of participants of the protest action said that people became passive and promised to look for new approaches to activate Russian residents for protests. 

According to Vesti Segodnya, the party Russian Union in Latvia might receive sufficient amount of votes to be elected to the Saeima in the upcoming elections. A public opinion survey among Russian residents of Latvia conducted by a company SKDS specially for the party shows that 12% of respondents would definitely support the party at the elections and 10% would most likely support the party. As reported, other public opinion surveys showed that the Russian Union of Latvia is supported by less than 5 % of citizens.

Neatkariga reports about the young woman who gained media attention because she published on various social networks the photos of herself dressed in Nazi uniform and with swastika on the sleeve. According to the newspaper, most likely, this publicity stopped the State Revenue Service from hiring her. According to a representative of the State Chancellery, one of the obligations of state official is not to discredit state institutions and state administration in general by his or her own activities during working time and also outside of it.