"PERSONS OF CAUCASIAN NATIONALITY" CONTINUE TO SUFFERIN RUSSIA

. Ever since the Moscow authorities introduced thisterm in October 1993, persons from the North Caucasus, or eventhose who look like North Caucasians, have suffered from discrimination,beatings, and even death in the Russian Federation, the Daghestannewspaper Makhachkalinskiye izvestiya reported June 23.The paper cited several cases where North Caucasians had beenmurdered, and it said that many North Caucasians were now seekingto return to their homelands.

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