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    30 RACIST MURDERS COMMITTED IN RUSSIA THIS YEAR - ARMENIAN DIASPORA LEADER

    MOSNEWS, Russia
    May 31 2006

    30 murders motivated by ethnic and religious hatred have been committed
    in Russia this year, president of the Union of Armenians in Russia Ara
    Abramyan said. He added that 390 racially motivated attacks had been
    registered in Russia in 2005, and that seven Armenians had been killed
    in the country this year alone, Ekho Moskvy radio reported Wednesday.

    The Armenian diaspora leader urged Russia to develop a comprehensive
    approach to fighting xenophobia and racial hatred crimes and stressed
    that society should condemn members of radical nationalist groups,
    RIA Novosti quotes Abramyan as saying.

    "They must know that they have no place in society," he said, adding
    that society should start an open dialogue with young people on these
    sensitive issues.

    Extremism and xenophobia in Russia have been in the spotlight following
    a wave of race-hate attacks across the country and the publication
    of a report by Amnesty International attacking the government for
    not doing enough to combat the problem.

    Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on May 17 that some 6,000
    young people under the age of 18 were involved in extremist activities
    in Russia.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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