CAUCASIANS AND ASIANS NOT PROTECTED IN RUSSIA

Panorama.am
19:32 02/05/2007

In the course of last four months, 200 attacks were reported in
Russia based on national discrimination and national intolerance
causing death of 25 and injury of 154. The number of fatal incidents
went up by 1/3 as compared with the same period last year, Russian
law enforcement bodies report. Most attacks were reported in Moscow,
followed by St. Petersburg.

Skinheads killed 17 and caused injury to another 52 in Moscow. Three
were murdered in St. Petersburg and 40 got injuries. The law
enforcement bodies say there are some 60 skinheads in Russia. They
mainly attack residents of Caucasus and Central Asia.