‘We All Have the Same Face to Them’: Deadly Moscow Attack Magnifies Discrimination Against Central Asian Migrants

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
currently residing in Russia
migration center outside Moscow.Kirill Zykov / Moskva News AgencyRussian security forces said they have arrested 11 people in connection
with the attack claimed by ISIS-K, a branch of the Islamic State jihadist group active in South-Central Asia
the media, news of security services conducting sweeping raids on migrant communities across the country emerged alongside reports of
special units to carry out document checks at hostels frequented by migrants and on major motorways in the capital, the Baza Telegram
raided a Moscow region warehouse belonging to online retail giant Wildberries
At least 5,000 male migrants were subjected to document checks and some were taken to military enlistment offices, the Telegram channel Mash
than 3,200 requests for assistance in the first 72 hours following the attack.A large number of cases she handled were from migrants
wrongfully accused of committing administrative offenses or illegally deported from Russia
more than 400 people who were subjected to torturous conditions [while in detention]: held outside for many hours or in cells together with
is not unprecedented, of course
/ Moskva News AgencyThough several media reports of Russians refusing the services of ethnic Tajiks have emerged in the days since the
Crocus City Hall attack, Verkhovsky of SOVA said it is too early to claim that the attack has led to a noticeable spike of xenophobic
The Moscow Times.Many perpetrators of racially motivated crimes in Russia are linked to criminal gangs consisting mostly of teenagers who
mimic the racist skinhead groups that were active in Russia in the early 2000s, both in their tactics and looks, according to
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Now, the additional legal obstacles and xenophobia on both societal and official levels could deter even more workers from coming to the