Syrian refugee Safaa Al-Kurdi speaks during an interview in an apartment in the village of Mamontovo near Moscow, Russia February 19, 2019. Picture taken February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Vasilyeva MOSCOW (Reuters) – In pre-war Syria,…

Human rights organization Civic Assistance and “Such Cases” launch the joint project “Myths about Migrations” where experts refute stereotypes of foreigners living in Russia.

“Such Cases” and the Civic Assistance Committee continue to dismantle the myths about migrants. Anthropologist Dmitry Oparin refutes the stereotypes of visitors from Central Asia and explains why halal cafes and crowds on the streets during Muslim holidays does not mean the Islamization of Russia.

“Such Cases” and the Civic Assistance Committee continue to dismantle the myths about migrants. One of society’s most common fears is that many migrants are criminals. Anthropologist Andrei Yakimov explains whether the majority of crimes in Russia are committed by foreigners.

For World Refugee Day 2018, Civic Assistance Committee has published the data on the institution of asylum in Russia in 2017. The key finding from this research is that the institution of asylum has declined further from its previous position. The report has been prepared by Konstantin Troitsky, a research associate at Civic Assistance Committee.

Scores of asylum seekers who entered Russia with World Cup fan identity documents are seeking legal help in Moscow, in an attempt to escape war, political repression and homophobia, a refugee assistance group has said.

Taliban were persecuting him in his homeland for working on an American military base, public officers here in Russia refused to acknowledge the danger of returning home for Mohammad.

Moscow Regional Court employees admitted having been instructed to send refugees back to their homelands.

How the migration services in Moscow Region issued fines to asylum seekers totalling almost half a million roubles in just four months.

Adherer of the prohibited in China organization Falun Dafa who may be subject to torture in his homeland will not be expulsed from the country so far

Rights activists who accompanied the girl were accused of trying to “legalize all across-the-board”.

Civil Assistance is the only legal aid organization helping tens of thousands of refugees fleeing war zones where Russia is fighting.