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Russian Court Jails Nine Over Racist Killing

By • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Notes

MOSCOW March 11, (BBC) – Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group have been jailed for up to 22 years each in connection with the killing of a man from Cameroon. Three of the group, known as Simbirsk White Power, were convicted of the racially motivated murder of Etizok Ndobe Ernest in the city [...]



Global Post — Street Life Moscow: Strange Land, An African in Russia

By • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Notes

From Global Post By Miriam Elder and Dmitry Venkov



People’s Friendship University – 50 Years Old!

By • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: Notes

The People’s Friendship University, also known as Lumumba the institution largely responsible for the greatest influx of Africans into the soviet Union and Russia, has today February 5, 2010 turned FIFTY! BBC Russian service has ONE TWO THREE and FOUR pieces on it all in Russian… But some good general background information is available on [...]



January 19 Committee

By • Jan 28th, 2010 • Category: Notes

Not sure exactly who these people are but they seem concerned about the spread of racist ideology in Russia. For those who do not know there certainly is an “Anti-Fa” (anti-fascist) movement that attempts to use neo-Nazi strategy and tactics against various skinhead racist Slavic-pride white-power groups. January 19 Committee: Neo-Nazi Terrorism in Russia Today [...]



Murder in St. Petersburg

By • Jan 25th, 2010 • Category: Notes

Little seems to have been said about this in Russian press or anywhere. Thanks to colleagues for the tip off. The following is a translation of the first few paragraphs. The original can be found here in Russian: New Year – New Terror: Nazis Film Themselves Committing Murder (FONTANKA.RU) – A provocative film of nationalist [...]