Russian Officials Probe Clashes Between Central Asian Migrant Workers

BISHKEK — Russia’s Federal Migration Directorate is investigating recent clashes between Uzbek and Kyrgyz migrant workers in the central city of Yekaterinburg, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports. The Kyrgyz Consulate in Yekaterinburg told RFE/RL on April 11 that Russian authorities are checking if eight Kyrgyz citizens who took part in the clashes are in Russia illegally. […]