During first quarter of 2007 13 people were killed by nationalistsApril 9, 2007 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the first quarter of 2007 a rise is being noticed among incidents on the ground of xenophobia compared with the same period of past years, Director of Human Rights Moscow Bureau Alexander Brod stated to a press conference on Monday. "According to our monitoring, 49 cases on the ground of xenophobia have been registered in the first quarter of 2007. 13 people were killed and 50 were wounded," Brod said. He told during the same period in 2005, 22 attacks were registered, and 19 - in 2006; two people died and 30 were wounded. Such figures show that crimes on the ground of xenophobia have increased in Russia this year. Brod underlined by number of crimes "in general large Russian cities are leaders, among which are Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhni Novgorod, Voronezh and Yaroslavl". And generally immigrants from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia, North Korea and representatives of African states become targets for nationalistic attacks. He said, in 2007 "nationalistic parties" have started to actively prepare for participation in elections. "Xenophobia resource is being actively used and has been used during regional elections on March this year, and it will be used during elections scheduled for December 2007," he stated. According to Brod, literature of xenophobia character is being published like before. Three such books have been already published this year, and currently they undergo an examination, Interfax reports. Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |