NO TO XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE ANYWHERE! No matter how you perceive - TopicsExpress



          

NO TO XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE ANYWHERE! No matter how you perceive the ongoing situation in #Ukraine. There is one red line not to be crossed. The safety of the minorities must be guaranteed! As the events in the Ukraine unfold there is enough confusion to go around. Since the annexation of #Crimea, and the quasi incursion in eastern Ukraine we are witnessing a rise in xenophobic violence addressed mainly towards the native Tatar community and the local Roma and Sinti population. Observers might disagree on the “geopolitics” behind the events in the Ukraine, but the protection of minorities signifies a red line not to be crossed by any of the nationally oriented parties. Russia has now repeatedly crossed that red line, by consciously creating the image of an enemy in the Tatar communities and building a target for hate crimes in scapegoating minorities such as the Tatar or the Sinti and Roma. via Christine Pokotilova
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 14:46:51 +0000

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