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Xenophobia gains force worldwide |
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Published by Russia Today
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
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Xenophobia gains force worldwide “Racist and neo-Nazi crimes are on the rise throughout Europe and the United States. That’s according to recently published surveys by human rights groups. At least 310 people have fallen victim to neo-Nazis in Russia this year alone. 37 of them died. It represents a rise of 22% over the same period last year, and the nature of the attacks has reportedly become more brutal. Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod have registered the most racist assaults among Russia's cities. Ukraine also reports a sharp rise in crimes against foreigners, particularly black people. While in other countries in Europe, there is growing concern about the resurgence of anti-Semitism. "There are some countries in central Europe where there wasn't a single Jew after WW2 and over the next 20, 30, 40 years there was lots of anti-Semitism. In Poland at the moment anti-Semitism is on the rise, even though there are hardly any Jews. You need social measures because extremism is born in times of social crisis. You need institutional measures. Racism and anti-Semitism are born during times of institutional crisis. And you need to think about cultural identity," commented Michel Wieviorka, a French sociologist and expert on extremism….”
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