Russia: Information on the Department of Special Militia Forces (OMON) and on its anti-Semitic activities, especially in the city of Pyatigorsk, and the availability of state protection against their activities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS23153.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Information on the Department of Special Militia Forces (OMON) and on its anti-Semitic activities, especially in the city of Pyatigorsk, and the availability of state protection against their activities, 1 February 1996, RUS23153.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aba48.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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For general information on the above-mentioned organization, please refer to the attached documents. Information on its current anti-semitic activities, especially in the city of Pyatigorsk, and on the availability of state protection against its activities could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
NTV [Moscow, in Russian]. 29 January 1996. "Russia: Chechen OMON Handling Militia, Political Tasks." (FBIS-SOV-96-020 30 Jan. 1996, pp. 5-6)
Wilson, Andrew and Nina Bachkatov. 1992. Russia and the Commonwealth A to Z. New York: HarperPerennial, p. 163.
Other Sources Consulted
Amnesty International releases.
Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) and country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.
Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest [Prague].
On-line searches for news articles (NEXIS).