We began to to investigate the draft law regarding religious activity
and religious organizations.
In September, anti-Caucasian attitudes provoked by an August 2011 murder spread. The issue of so-called “ethic crimes” has come to the forefront of public debates, and with the start of the State Duma (the lower house of parliament) campaign season, members of the center-right bloc began using nationalistic slogans. Experts expect it to the a theme in coming months.
(Radio Free Europe) BAKU — Four men have gone on trial in Baku accused of assaulting a U.S. journalist and a British rights activist in the Azerbaijani capital four months ago, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reports.
(JTA) — Reports of threatening anti-Semitic incidents involving high school pupils in two former East German towns are being investigated.
