‘They’re people too, you know’: In a village outside Moscow, a local woman’s murder prompted protests and the mass eviction of migrant workers. Meduza special correspondent Irina Kravtsova reports from Bozhaninovo. 

A 67-year-old woman was raped and murdered in the village of Buzhaninovo (Moscow region) on September 12. The authorities arrested two migrants from Tajikistan as suspects. The following evening, village residents tried to storm a dormitory that was home to more than 150 migrant workers employed by a local window factory. The next day, the Governor of the Moscow region ordered the eviction of all the migrants living in the dormitory. Buses promptly moved the workers out of Buzhaninovo, whisking them off to an unknown location. Meduza special correspondent Irina Kravtsova traveled to Buzhaninovo, where she witnessed local authorities -- now under intense media scrutiny -- scrambling to save face and put the village in order. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/09/22/they-re-people-too-you-know