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Moscow prosecutors crack down on trade in Nazi artifacts

15:28 25/05/2011

The Moscow City Prosecutor's Office has ordered the closure of outlets trading in Nazi regalia, the federal prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.

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Moscow court bans 'extremist' anti-migrant group
14:30 18/04/2011
A Moscow court has ordered the closure of a radical Russian supremacist group that called for the creation of an armed border with the former Soviet Caucasus and Central Asian republics.
Russian opposition activist faces race hate charges
14:45 09/02/2011
Russian opposition activist Igor Berezyuk has been charged with instigating mass disturbances, provoking race hate and using violence against police, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Russia's new immigration policy targets quality not quantity
18:10 28/01/2011 RIA Novosti correspondent Natasha Doff
The recent surge in interethnic tension in Russia has forced the authorities to rethink the country's immigration policies, at a time when Russia's growing economy is likely to suffer once again from labor shortages.
Urals police make arrests in race hate attack plot
11:29 26/01/2011
Police in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk have arrested a group of nationalist youths accused of plotting attacks on migrants from the Caucasus, officials said on Wednesday.
Moscow allows rally in memory of slain football fan
15:58 13/01/2011
The Moscow authorities have authorized a peaceful rally on January 15 to commemorate the death of football fan Yegor Sviridov.
St. Petersburg authorities allow ultranationalist rally
17:32 12/01/2011
Russia's ultranationalist Movement against Illegal Immigration on Wednesday received the go-ahead from the St. Petersburg city hall to hold a rally to commemorate the death of football fan Yegor Sviridov.
Security tightened on Manezh Square on January 11
14:04 12/01/2011
Some 1,500 police cordoned off Manezh Square in downtown Moscow late on January 11 to prevent renewed nationalist rallies.
Police say 10 people arrested over nationalist rally (Update 2)
21:01 11/01/2011
Ten people were detained on Tuesday after a nationalist movement called for Russians to gather in downtown Manezh Square, a Moscow police spokesman said.
Moscow police detain 50 people over nationalist rally (Update 1)
19:55 11/01/2011
Police detained about 50 people in central Moscow on Tuesday after calls by a nationalist movement for a rally.
Moscow police make arrests as nationalists attempt to hold rally
19:29 11/01/2011
Police detained about 20 people in central Moscow on Tuesday after calls by a nationalist movement for a rally.
President Medvedev opposes idea of 'Chinatowns' in Russia
17:40 27/12/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev urged the government on Monday to carry out a clear and understandable migration policy in Russia, but opposed the formation of "Chinatowns" in the country.
Medvedev calls for amendments to patriotic education programs
17:20 27/12/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the government on Monday to amend national programs on patriotic upbringing among youth to prevent possible interethnic conflicts in the future.
Patriotism is remedy to stop race-hate violence says Putin
17:18 27/12/2010
Cultivation of patriotism in today's troubled Russian society will help curb outbursts of interethnic violence across the country, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said during a State Council meeting on Monday.
Putin urges harsher rules for misbehaving migrants
17:18 27/12/2010
The Russian government should inflict harsher residence registration rules on migrants who violate local customs and regulations, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Russians rally in downtown Moscow to root out race hate
13:55 26/12/2010
Several hundred Russians staged a Moscow for Everyone rally on Pushkin Square on Sunday in an effort to bring nationwide attention to race hate violence.
First airport-style security to be set up at Moscow subway station
13:07 23/12/2010
The first airport-style check point is soon to go up at a central subway station in downtown Moscow.
Russian Muslims treated with respect - chief mufti
23:36 20/12/2010
Russian Muslims have no complaints about their treatment by the authorities, who fully respect their rights, the head of Russia's Mufti Council said on Monday.
Nationalism should be nipped in the bud - Kadyrov
21:48 20/12/2010
Ramzan Kadyrov, president of Russia's mainly Muslim republic of Chechnya, called on Monday for the suppression of nationalism, which is "threatening the future of the country", the Chechen government's press service said on Monday.
Over 460 people detained near Moscow over riot attempt
20:15 19/12/2010
More than 460 people were detained in the Moscow Region on Sunday as police held an operation to prevent new race-hate riots, a police spokesman said.
Race disorders spread to Moscow region
23:52 18/12/2010
Police have detained over 2,100 protesters in Moscow and Moscow region on Saturday amid new wave of race disturbances.
New disturbances occur in Moscow
21:33 18/12/2010
About 100 people, several of them armed with non-lethal weapons, were detained near the All-Russian Exhibition Center (VVTs) in northeastern Moscow on Saturday.
New disturbances occur in northeastern Moscow
18:28 18/12/2010
About 100 people, several of them armed with non-lethal weapons, were detained near the All-Russian Exhibition Center (VVTs) in northeastern Moscow on Saturday, a police source told RIA Novosti.
New race riots expected in Moscow on Saturday
14:31 18/12/2010
New wave of race-related riots may be held in Moscow on Saturday RosBusinessConsulting (RBC) news service said on its website citing Internet bloggers.
St. Petersburg police ready for new race-hate disturbances
09:57 18/12/2010
St. Petersburg police is ready for new public disturbances, expected to occur in the Russian northern city on Saturday, December 18, RosBusinessConsulting (RBC) news service said on its website citing local police.
Russia's Security Service must find race riot organizers - Medvedev
17:53 17/12/2010
Russia's Federal Security Service must identify who plans race-related public disturbances or disseminates ethnic and religious hatred, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
Russian Muslim leader urges youth to end violence
16:56 17/12/2010
The Muslim spiritual leader for northwestern Russia condemned on Friday the recent outbreak of race-hate crimes in St. Petersburg and Moscow and urged young Russians to refrain from violence.
Tension remains high in Moscow as race-hate attacks, rumors continue
12:53 17/12/2010
Just days after thousands of nationalists and football hooligans clashed with police in central Moscow, a spate of race-hate attacks and reports of more clashes to come have left the Russian capital on edge.
Uzbek national stabbed to death in Moscow
09:13 17/12/2010
Moscow police have detained a resident of the capital on suspicion of stabbing to death an Uzebk national, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Medvedev blames investigators for Moscow riots
18:57 16/12/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has blamed investigators who released suspects in the death of a football fan in Moscow for recent race-hate riots.
Moscow’s far-right riots and how to resolve ethnic tension
18:30 16/12/2010
The December 11 riots in central Moscow shocked Russia. Although ethnic violence is not unusual anywhere in the world, this problem takes on a specific slant in multiethnic and multi-religious Russia. What is the nature of this problem? What is the best way to resolve interethnic conflicts in Russia? Chief editor of RussiaProfile.org Andrei Zolotov Jr. talks to Professor Yury Pochta, who teaches comparative politics at Moscow’s Peoples’ Friendship University – a contender for the most multiethnic of Russia’s universities.
Putin pledges new mosque for Moscow
14:56 16/12/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday that a new mosque will be built in Moscow.
Putin urges crackdown on extremism (Update 1)
12:51 16/12/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for a clampdown on all manifestations of extremism during his annual Q&A session on Thursday.
Police in southern Russia detain over 50 to prevent ethnic riots
11:51 16/12/2010
Over 50 people were detained overnight in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar in a bid by police to prevent race-hate riots, a local police spokesman said on Thursday.
Patriarch Kirill calls on society to fight extremism united
18:36 14/12/2010
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday called on authorities, society and religious organizations to join efforts in fighting the spread of radical views.
Russia's counter-extremism services to find organizers of violent riots in Moscow
16:54 14/12/2010
Russia's counter-extremism services will identify, track down and arrest the organizers of Saturday's riots in downtown Moscow, a senior source in the Russian security services said.
Medvedev: Ethnic discord puts the country’s stability at risk
11:27 14/12/2010
Dmitry Medvedev believes that the recent disturbances in Moscow must be classified as crimes and that ethnic discord puts the country’s stability at risk.
Chechen leader names Moscow rioters 'provocateurs'
21:07 13/12/2010
Chechnya's pro-Kremlin leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, said the organizers of Saturday's nationalist riots in down town Moscow were "provocateurs," not football fans.
Moscow clashes orchestrated by outside forces - activist
20:37 12/12/2010
Saturday's clashes in central Moscow were orchestrated by external forces, an activist said on Sunday.

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Ethnic clashes in Russia

Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities were hit by a wave of violent ethnic clashes following the death of a football fan in a brawl with migrants from Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. President Dmitry Medvedev said all the displays of interethnic and religious hate must be suppressed.