Monument for Estonians who fought with Nazis alarms Russia Chicago Sun-Time 24.08.2004
Russia on Monday sharply criticized a monument honoring Estonians who fought in the German army against Soviet troops during World War II, calling it a disgraceful glorification of Nazis and urging the European Union and NATO to take notice.
From Russia With Hate Time Europe 04.08.2004
Inspired by the example of al-Qaeda, Russian neo-Nazis say they are organizing themselves into a network of autonomous terror cells - and that the time of their jihad has come
Putin Praises 1944 Warsaw Uprising The Moscow Times 04.08.2004
President Vladimir Putin praised Poles who fought Nazi occupiers 60 years ago in the Warsaw Uprising, saying they made a major contribution to the Allied victory and calling for the two nations to put negative "stereotypes" about each other behind them.
Mendi frykter rasismeangrep i Moskva VG 04.08.2004
Dinamo Moskvas senegalesiske stopper Pascal Mendi har problemer utenfor banen.
Anti-fascist murdered in St. Petersburg UNITED E-NEWS 22 24.06.2004
Underneath you find the message that we received from our colleagues in St Petersburg about the murder of a colleague in the struggle against racism, fascism and intolerance. Mr Girenko spoke at the UNITED conference in St Petersburg from 17-21 October 2001. He was a man who was very open about his opinions, who did not mind if people disagreed with them. He has contributed greatly to the anti-fascist movement in St Petersburg. We mourn his loss and send our deepest regrets to his family.
If you wish to send a message to our colleagues in Russia, please send it to info@unitedagainstracism.org. We will forward it.
***forwarded message***
Dear Colleagues,
Last Saturday, Nikolay Girenko, the public face of the anti-fascist movement of St. Petersburg was assasinated at his home. He was shot by unknown gunners, who fired at him through the door of his appartment. The numerous bullets they used killed him at the spot.
The event happened in the morning, while mr. Girenko's wife and daughter were at home. The gunmen rang the doorbell and when Girenko's daughter asked who was there, they told her to get Girenko. She didn't open, but informed her father, who went and didn't open the door either, but was met by a hail of bullets.
No-one publicly claimed the murder.
Mr. Girenko was a well known professor and specialist on Africa and a devoted anti-fascist and anti-racist activist. He was chairman of the Ethnical Minority Rights' NGO, one of the main anti-racist organisations in St. Petersburg and had an official status consulting the local authorities on minority rights. Mr. Girenko was often invited to forums, public meetings and talk shows as a representative of the anti-fascist movement.
As an anti-racist and anti-fascist mr. Girenko made great efforts against the racist violence against foreign students. He supported legal cases against fascists and fascist organisations as an expert. One of his last expertises was against the Shultz 88 movement and it supported the successful outcome of the trial against them.
We are shocked and saddened by this event. Knowing mr. Girenko personally, we have no reasons to believe, that the intention to murder him could be other than politically motivated. The next issue of Anti-fashistsky Motiv and a press conference on neo-nazism in Russia on the 22nd of June will be dedicated to the memory of Nikolay Girenko.
Anti-fascist commission of Memorial
Anniversary Desecrated by Murder The Moscow Times 24.06.2004
On Monday, Russians observed the anniversary of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, a date still engraved on the national consciousness 63 years later. The attack was unprecedented not only in its scale but for the racist ideology behind it. It is thus a particularly bitter irony, considering the sacrifice of millions of Soviet citizens in the hard-won victory over Hitler's forces, that Russia's new neo-Nazi threat is homegrown, and growing.
Russia's far right blamed for murder of anti-fascist Independent 22.06.2004
One of Russia's leading anti-Nazi campaigners has been assassinated in his home, apparently in revenge after he helped to convict Russian extremists. Nikolai Girenko, 64, was shot on Saturday morning in St Petersburg. His attacker, who authorities believe was almost certainly a professional contract killer, rang the doorbell and asked to speak to him.
Jødehetser forteller om jødisk far Dagbladet 17.06.2004
Ultranasjonalisten Vladimir Zjirinovskij mener at jøder er Russlands fiender. Selv har han jødisk far og mener derfor at han vet hva han snakker om.
'We Are Waging a Racial Holy War' The Moscow Times 16.06.2004
Semyon Tokmakov stretches out his hand and points to a thick scar he got from assaulting a black U.S. Marine six years ago. The attack cost him 1 1/2 years in jail, but Tokmakov says he has no regrets.
Extremism, Xenophobia Rising in Russia New York Post 09.06.2004
Semyon Tokmakov stretches out his hand and points to a thick scar he got from assaulting a black U.S. Marine six years ago. The attack cost him 1 1/2 years in jail, but Tokmakov says he has no regrets.
