Armenians protest ethic killings in Moscow

Armenians protest ethic killings in Moscow

Protesters gather outside the Russian Embassy in Yerevan on Monday, protesting against attacks on ethnic Armenians in Russia by skinheads.The demonstration came just 10 days after a group of apparent skinheads stabbed a teenager on a train outside of Moscow the sixth such fatal attack on ethnic Armenians in or around Moscow this year.

Avetik Ishkhanian, head of the Helsinki Committee of Yerevan, said protesters were calling on government authorities to condemn the Moscow attacks.

Russia has seen a marked rise in xenophobia and hate crimes in recent years, with a series of attacks on dark-skinned migrants, foreigners and Jews. Rights groups say authorities do little or nothing to combat the crimes, reports the AP.

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