You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.

Introduction: 
In a climate of rising hate-motivated violence against migrants, exacerbated by the global financial crisis, the Russian government is failing to protect these workers from abusive employers, employment agencies, and police. Photographs by Moises Saman and reporting by Jane Buchanan, Europe and Central Asia Researcher for Human Rights Watch.