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Moscow's lawmakers have set their minds to fight xenophobia by banning the media from mentioning the nationality, race and religion of criminals.
The measure, intended to tackle the level of hate-crime in the city, is designed to prevent generalizations about certain groups in society. For example, talking about a crime committed by a person from Dagestan, Russian journalists will not be allowed to say "Dagestani" or "coming from North Caucasus," but they would rather refer to a "person born in Dagestan."
The difference may seem small, but the authors of the idea say that a more precise formulation will matter a lot.