During October Moscow police requested schools to provide them with lists of children with Georgian-sounding last names, raising fears that a state campaign against Georgians is spinning out of control.
With 132 illegal Georgian migrants being deported by plane, Russia's weeklong campaign had expanded by 8 of October to envelop Georgians of all ages and walks of life, from purported thieves and mafia bosses to refugees, celebrities and schoolchildren.
There are a lot of anti - Georgian and xenophobic rhetoric in official Russian media. All companies owned by Georgian citizens or ethnic Georgians are checked over by tax police and other authorities, some of them closed down.
The European Green Party demands that the Russian Federation ends discrimination against Georgian citizens or ethnic Georgians.
Call European Parliament and the Council of Europe to create a special commission to investigate violations of human rights in Russia, referring to the recent cases of violation of the rights of Georgian citizens or ethnic Georgians living in Russia.
