13.08 Trendwatcher: Moscow�s Migrant Problem � And Lack of Community

The war on migrants in Moscow is being stepped up ahead of the September 8 mayoral election � with a tent camp set up in the neighborhood of Golyanovo, where many of the 500-plus detainees are facing deportation. The situation is both unusual and, as rights advocates point out, dubious from a legal standpoint (though the RAPSI legal news agency has reported such encampments could become commonplace).