In Russia, a Grisly Message Marks Rise in Hate Crimes

The e-mail that arrived Monday night in the inboxes of two organizations tracking hate crimes in Russia carried a disturbing message and an even more disturbing photo — that of a man’s severed head resting on a wooden chopping block.

“This surprise was prepared for Moscow officials by concerned Russian people who can no longer tolerate the invasion of foreigners in their native city,” the message declared, accusing darker-skinned migrant workers from the Caucasus and Asia of “an unprecedented wave of criminality that has swamped our capital.”

Check it out here.