Reuters.co.za: African students protest over racism in Russia after murder

Dozens of students protested over rising racism in Russia on Wednesday after one of their classmates died following an attack they believe was racially motivated. Epassak Rolan Franz, a 29-year-old from Congo, died on Wednesday in hospital after failing to recover from injuries he received when he was attacked on Friday. The students gathered outside their university, holding photographs of their dead friend and showing a letter they had written to officials calling on them to pay more attention to the "rising hatred towards people of different skin colours". Prosecutors said there was no evidence yet that the attack on Franz had been racist, but the protesters saw it as the latest in a string of racist murders in Russia's second city. siehe auch: Murder sparks Russia racism protests