Roma Riots After the Murder of a Female Taxi Driver

A brutal murder in the Russian town of Korkino sparked one of the largest ethnic riots in recent years. After a 36-year-old taxi driver, Irina Safonova, was found stabbed to death, hundreds of residents stormed a local Roma settlement, setting homes and cars on fire. Two people were shot, dozens detained, and the town was left divided by fear, anger, and silence. This episode of From Russia with Fear uncovers the story behind the killing, the chaos that followed, and what it reveals about the growing social tension in small-town Russia.