Russia Investigates ‘Nazi’ Beheading Video
Russian authorities are investigating a gruesome online video which shows the apparent execution of two men by a group calling itself "National Socialists of Rus." According to the BBC, Russia has experienced a rise in ethnic violence over the last few years.
Russian authorities are investigating a gruesome online video which shows the apparent execution of two men by a group calling itself “National Socialists of Rus.” According to the BBC, Russia has experienced a rise in ethnic violence over the last few years.
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The clip, which was posted on some websites, shows one man apparently being beheaded and the other shot.
One was from Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan and the other from Tajikistan, captions on the video say.
A group calling itself the National Socialists of Rus says it carried out the attack.
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Instead of insisting on al-Nimr’s release during his years in prison and echoing Amnesty International’s condemnation of his “deeply flawed” trial, the US government was silent Even after the execution, the U refused to issue a strong denunciation.
Already this year, the desert kingdom has carried out at least 151 beheadings, but these would be the first that deal with allegations of terrorism.
This surprising news comes just days after the kingdom posted a job advertisement for eight new executioners amid a soaring execution rate.
Last week, something happened to disrupt the Western superiority narrative of Middle Eastern beheadings, at least for me: I went back to college.
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