Russian Federation: Television programme shown on regional television in St. Petersburg on, or around, 20 May 1997 that concerned right-wing/anti-Semitic groups; the details of the programme including whether those persons listed in the credits received threats
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS31047.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russian Federation: Television programme shown on regional television in St. Petersburg on, or around, 20 May 1997 that concerned right-wing/anti-Semitic groups; the details of the programme including whether those persons listed in the credits received threats, 1 February 1999, RUS31047.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acff80.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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No mention of a television programme shown on regional television in St. Petersburg on, or around, 20 May 1997 that concerned right-wing/anti-Semitic groups could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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.
Sources Consulted
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). 1997. Attacks on the Press 1997.
Index on Censorship [London]. May 1997 - March 1998.
International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House (IFEX), [Toronto]. [Internet]
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge].
Resource Centre. Russian Federation country file. May - July 1997.
_____. Russian Federation: Amnesty International country file. May - December 1997. [Internet]
Union of Council for Soviet Jews [Washington]. 1998. "1997 Anti-Semitism Report: Russia."
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).
Four non-documentary sources contacted did not provide information on the requested subject.