Skinheads Killed 18 People since Beginning of 2006June 2, 2006 - 21:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 107 people have suffered from assaults through national hatred since the beginning of the year in Russia. 18 of them were killed. 10 people were killed in Moscow, 38 were injured. 4 people were killed in Saint Petersburg, 20 were injured. Skinheads' assaults were registered in over 15 regions of Russia. If earlier skinheads assaulted the natives of Caucasus and Central Asia, now representatives of youth subcultures and sexual minorities also fell into the risk group," the edition writes.The human rights activists think that some 50 thousand skinheads commit outrages in Russia. "With the high level of xenophobia in Russia the number of staunch right radicals is not so important, since a small sparkle is enough to make passive xenophobes (about 60% of the population) active," this is the data provided by Amnesty International in the report on xenophobia in Russia, the newspaper says. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |