Russian Antiracism Activist Stabbed

Police in the Russian city of St. Petersburg say an antiracism campaigner has been hospitalized in serious condition after being repeatedly stabbed.

Police say Ivan Yelin was attacked by a group of youths on January 1). The 21-year-old is a member of the Antifa movement, which has protested against the rise in racially motivated attacks in Russia's former imperial capital.

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