Russian advice leaflet for migrants stirs outrage
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – A leaflet depicting migrant workers as talking work tools has stirred outrage among human rights activists in Russia’s second largest city and prompted accusations of state-sponsored xenophobia. The leaflet, whose authors say it was intended to promote tolerance, provides advice on medical assistance, safety and observing immigration rules. It has cartoons depicting migrant workers as a broom, a paint roller and paintbrushes. “In fact it sets those who come to us and those who live here against each other. …