Russia: More foreigners are being attacked
Many Russian newspapers had their headlines today saying “Uzbeks most criminal in Russia” or “Foreigners provoke local population”. Both statements were supported by statistics from Russian officials.
MK information agency has reported referring to the deputy chief of the Department for Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Interior of Russia Alexei Savin that the number of crimes committed against foreigners in Russia has risen by 9,6%. The majority of these foreigners are from the CIS. Tajiks were victims in 1165 cases registered followed by Uzbeks who were victims of crime in 1134 cases.
This is happening in the view of a decreasing proportion of crimes committed by foreigners. In the first half of 2007 there was a 7,1% decrease in the number of crimes committed by foreigners.
Faking of documents (22,5%), stealing (16,9%) and drugs-trafficking (10,1%) made the biggest proportion of criminal acts committed by foreigners. The citizens of Uzbekistan were most active during the last six months and have committed every fifth crime done by a foreigner.
223 cases against foreign students were registered in the first half of 2006, a number which decreased to 137 cases in the first half of 2007.
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I have heard that dying hair to any light color, as well as wearing neat clothes and using perfume is becoming widely trendy among many migrants and guest-workers coming to Russia from the southern parts of the former Soviet Union, but sometimes there are also such cases when they opted to (RUS) wearing women stockings and making manicure. It might seem that the Russia of Putin has finally brought the fruits of civilization to its backward brothers in arms.
Have to add, though, that the above-mentioned measures might not be of much help for African and Asian students and migrants.
But yes, beware of Uzbeks.
on August 22nd, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Why don´t russian people attack the oligarchs that destroyed the economy?
on August 22nd, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Because oligarchs are surrounded by bodyguards, militia and money.
But what i don’t understand is why people are being attacked at all?
Why the government does not crack down on the neo-nazzi groups? they have become extremists a long time ago.
Why do other Russians tolerate them? I know these groups are not representative of all Russians, but they do quite represent that Russia is sliding right…far right.
The internationalism Russia once agitated itself with, is seen as a mistake from the past, and just overlooked, i think.
there might be other opinions of course, which I would gladly discuss.
on November 10th, 2007 at 3:46 am
Wow, why Uzbeks? Poor guys in the blaming conner again? What about the skinheads? I assume they are the new generation of law enforcement in Russia who’s helping to get rid of those Uzbeks around.
on December 25th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
i cant call russians are well educated people they have worse that 3 world idiology except the city the bulding the high wey russians they have a long wey to go to be called 1 world country that is y westerners they dont alw them even to travel to negbouring countrys with out visa any wey russians they are idintifed like creminals in a country like u.s.a becouse they know they thing about foreners that it is fantasy russians must integrate in this globalization