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Articles:

	Why Young Russians Leave the Country?
	Migration becomes more and more intense nowadays. Do we know why it happens and how to make use of these processes?
--22-08-2011--

News:

	Number of Ethnically Motivated Crimes Decreased in Russia in 2013
	The amount of ethnically motivated violence dropped in Russia last year, while convictions in xenophobic attack cases increased, according to a report unveiled on Monday by the Moscow Bureau of Human Rights.
--06-03-2014--
	One Million Foreigners Could Be Working in Moscow Illegally
	According to a top Moscow migration official, about a million foreigners could be currently working illegally in the Russian capital.
--13-01-2014--
	Russia Makes Tougher Penalties for Illegal Migrants
	On Friday, December 13, Russian State Duma, the lower house of parliament, tentatively approved legislation to impose tougher penalties on migrants who break registration rules in Russia.
--16-12-2013--
	Russian Deputy PM Suggests New Migration Rules
	Russia’s deputy prime minister has proposed new rules, which require migrant laborers to have health insurance and also limit how long they can stay in the country without a visa.
--15-11-2013--
	Russia Plans to Fingerprint Migrant Workers
	According to new migration rules in Russia, residents from former Soviet republics arriving to seek a job will have to carry a foreign passport and possibly have their fingerprints taken when entering Russia.
--08-11-2013--
	Moscow Warehouse Closed After Anti-Migrant Riots
	A vegetable warehouse in a Moscow Biryulyovo district, which became one of the main targets of anti-migrant rioters during a night of violent clashes in the area, is closed for five days, local officials report.
--15-10-2013--
	Biryulevo: Special-purpose Plan "Volcano" Has Been Cancelled
	The situation in the Western District of Moscow Biryulevo has normalized. No one left near the shopping center "Biryuza" after midnight. There are no protesters in surrounding streets. According to police, nearly 400 people were detained for unlawful acts under article 213 of the Criminal Code (Hooliganism). Special-purpose plan "Volcano" introduced to fight against disorders in Biryulevo has been cancelled.
--14-10-2013--
	Moscow Sees Violent Protests Over Murder of Russian by Migrant
	A mass protest in southern Moscow against lawlessness and domination of migrants turned violent on Sunday and ended with clashes with police and mass arrests on disorder offences.
--14-10-2013--
	Russia Now Has the 2nd Largest Number of Immigrants in the World
	Russia hosts the world’s largest population of immigrants after the United States, according to a new UN study.
--28-09-2013--
	About 1 Mln Foreign Citizens Regsitered in Moscow
	About one million foreigners are currently officially registered with the migration authorities in Moscow and 1.5 million in surrounding areas, a senior migration official reported on Tuesday.
--28-08-2013--
	Almost 2,000 Labor Migrants Held in Moscow Region
	On Tuesday, August 13, local police reported that 1,800 migrant workers had been detained after raids on commercial enterprises in Moscow Region, the latest in a string of similar raids in Moscow and other Russian big cities.
--15-08-2013--
	Most Russians Want Stricter Immigration Legislation
	Three-quarters of Russians say the country needs stricter immigration laws and too large presence of migrants from other countries is bad for the society, a recent opinion poll reveals.
--13-08-2013--
	Bill on Language Test for Migrants Approved in First Reading
	On Wednesday, April 10, Russian Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, approved in the first reading a bill introducing obligatory testing in Russian language, history and laws for labour migrants.
--11-04-2013--
	Case Against Moscow Migrant Is Dropped
	On Monday, February 5, a Moscow court dropped a criminal case against migrant worker Bakhrom Khurramov, accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy, due to the parties’ reconciliation.
--05-02-2013--
	333 Migrants Were Registered in One Moscow Apartment
	Moscow district court has annulled the residency documents of 333 migrant workers who were all registered as living at a single apartment in northern Moscow.
--10-12-2012--
	Migrants Ask Moscow Mayor to Cancel Nationalist March
	On Friday, November 2, a Federation of Mirgants in Russia asked Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to cancel Sunday’s planned “Russian March”.
--02-11-2012--
	Migrant Workers Will Be Tested for the Knowledge of Russian Language
	The migrant workers are soon to be legally bound to prove the knowledge of the Russian language.
--07-11-2011--