Some 200 assaults through national hatred committed in Russia this yearAugust 1, 2008 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 200 assaults through xenophobia and national intolerance have been committed in Russia this year, resulting in 73 deaths. According to Alexander Brod, director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights (MBHR), Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sverdlov region are leading with such crimes. The number of radical nationalist activists in Russia reaches 60 thousand. Most of assaults are committed against natives of Caucasus and Central Asia as well as representatives of sexual minorities, RFE/RL reports. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |