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Monday, October 14, 2013
Animosity toward migrants has risen as migration, both internal -- from, for instance, the North Caucasus -- and external, from Central Asia and the South Caucasus, has increased. There are over 11 million foreigners registered in Russia officially, but the real figure is estimated to be higher. Many Russian citizens from the North Caucasus also face hostility.
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The October 13 violence spurred the head of the Russian Federation of Migrants, Mukhammad Amin, to warn migrants not to leave their homes. "There could be attacks in various regions of Moscow. Nationalists are being very aggressive," Amin was quoted as telling Interfax.
» Rioting erupts in Moscow after killing blamed on migrant
13/10/13 20:53 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rioters smashed shop windows, stormed a warehouse and clashed with police in a Moscow neighborhood on Sunday in the biggest outbreak of anti-migrant unrest in the Russian capital in three years.
» Moscow Stabbing Death Sets Off Riots
13/10/13 19:16 from WSJ.com: World News
The stabbing death of an ethnic Russian man ignited anger in Moscow against people from the Caucasus, with demonstrators breaking into a shopping center and storming a vegetable warehouse.
» Murder Prompts Nationalists To Riot In Moscow
13/10/13 17:37 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
Demonstrators chant racist slogans as they ransack a vegetable market where migrants work in protest at the killing of a Russian.
First Published on 10/13/13 7:12 PM
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