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| Teenage racists jailed in Russia | |
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| A gang of racist youths has been sent to jail for a string of brutal attacks on foreigners in the Russian capital, Moscow, in 2008. | |
| Terms of between eight and 10 years were handed down to the teenage ringleaders, including a 17-year-old girl, Yevgenia Zhikhareva. | |
| Several younger members of the gang got lighter sentences because of their age. | Several younger members of the gang got lighter sentences because of their age. |
| The gang was accused of attacking foreigners at random on the streets of Moscow. One was killed. | |
| The victims were from China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. They were attacked in February and March 2008. | The victims were from China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. They were attacked in February and March 2008. |
| The gang members were accused of four attempted murders and one actual murder. | The gang members were accused of four attempted murders and one actual murder. |
| The dead man was an 18-year-old from Kyrgyzstan. He was stabbed eight times by Ilya Shutko, 19, who was jailed for 10 years. | The dead man was an 18-year-old from Kyrgyzstan. He was stabbed eight times by Ilya Shutko, 19, who was jailed for 10 years. |
| Human rights groups have documented increasing numbers of attacks on foreigners in Russia, especially in and around Moscow. | Human rights groups have documented increasing numbers of attacks on foreigners in Russia, especially in and around Moscow. |
| A group of skinheads was jailed for up to 20 years last year after killing 18 foreigners in Moscow in little more than a year. |