    <!--

 	var imgDir = 'img/';		// images base location

      // Show rollover image 

function imgOn(sImgName, sExt) {

  if (document.images) {

    if (!sExt) {

      sExt = '.jpg';

    } 

    imgRoll = new Image();

	imgRoll.src = imgDir + sImgName + '_r' + sExt;

    document.images[sImgName].src = imgRoll.src;

     }

      }

// Show normal image

function imgOff(sImgName, sExt) {

  if (document.images) {

    if (!sExt) {

      sExt = '.jpg';

	}

    imgRoll = new Image();

	imgRoll.src = imgDir + sImgName + sExt;

    document.images[sImgName].src = imgRoll.src;

     }

      }

// Open new window

function openWin(sUrl, sName) {

  latimesWindow = window.open(sUrl,sName,"location=no,toolbar=no,width=800,height=600,status=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,menubar=no");

  return false;		// necessary if Javascript isn't enabled

}


// Opens a new window

function openNewsWin(sUrl) {

  newsWin = window.open(sUrl, 'news', 'resizable,scrollbars,status,menubar=yes, width=600, height=450');      

}


// Validate Discussion form inputs

function disFormValidate(sLang) {

  if (document.layers||document.getElementById||document.all) {

    var name   = document.disForm.disFormAuthor.value;

	var email  = document.disForm.disFormEmail.value;

	var msg    = document.disForm.disFormText.value;

	var errmsg = "";

	
    // check that all required fields are non-empty

	if ((name.length>0) && (email.length>0) && (msg.length>0)) {

	  // validate email address: check for presence '@' char

	  //if ((email.indexOf("@") >= 0) && (email.indexOf(".") >= 0)) {

	  if (email.search(/(.*@.*\....*)/) != -1) {

	    return true;

	  }

	  else {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      alert("Please provide valid email address!");

		}

		else {

		  alert("Пожалуйста введите действующий email адрес!");

		}

	    return false;

	  }

	}

	else {

	  if (sLang == "en") {

        var errmsg = "Please fill in your:\n";

	  }

	  else {

        var errmsg = "Пожалуйста введите ваше:\n";

	  }

	  if (name.length == 0) {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Name\n";

	    }

	    else {

		  errmsg = errmsg + "Имя\n";

	    }

      }

	  if (email.length == 0) {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Email\n";

        }

	    else {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Email\n";

	    }

      }

	  if (msg.length == 0) {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Message\n";

        }

	    else {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Cообщение\n";

	    }

      }

      alert(errmsg);

      return false;

	}

  }

  else {

  // outdated bowser, post to server

    return true;

  }

}


// Validate Action Form inputs

function actionFormValidate() {

  if (document.layers||document.getElementById||document.all) {

    var name    = document.actionForm.name.value;

	var email   = document.actionForm.email.value;

	var country = document.actionForm.country.value;

	var sLang   = document.actionForm.lang.value;

	var errmsg = "";

	
    // check that all required fields are non-empty

	if ((name.length>0) && (email.length>0) && (country.length>0)) {

	  // validate email address: check for presence '@' char

	  if (email.search(/(.*@.*\....*)/) != -1) {

	    return true;

	  }

	  else {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      alert("Please provide valid email address!");

		}

		else if (sLang == "ru") {

		  alert("Пожалуйста введите действующий email адрес!");

		}

	    return false;

	  }

	}

	else {

	  if (sLang == "en") {

        var errmsg = "Please fill in your:\n";

	  }

	  else if (sLang == "ru") {

        var errmsg = "Пожалуйста введите ваше:\n";

	  }

	  if (name.length == 0) {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Name\n";

	    }

	    else {

		  errmsg = errmsg + "Имя\n";

	    }

      }

	  if (email.length == 0) {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Email\n";

        }

	    else if (sLang == "ru") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Email\n";

	    }

      }

	  if (country.length == 0) {

	    if (sLang == "en") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Country of Residence\n";

        }

	    else if (sLang == "ru") {

	      errmsg = errmsg + "Страну Проживания\n";

	    }

      }

      alert(errmsg);

      return false;

	}

  }

  else {

  // outdated bowser, post to server

    return true;

  }

}


// Validate Media Page Search Form

function checkSearchForm()

{

  var searchTxt = document.Search.str.value;

  var lang = document.Search.lang.value;

  var errMsg = "";

            
  // check all required fields

  if (searchTxt.length == 0) {

    if (lang == "en")

      errMsg = "Please input search text";

    else if (lang == "ru")

      errMsg = "Пожалуйста введите текст для поиска";

    alert(errMsg);

    return false;

  }

  return true;

}


// Victims Page Functions

// NOFRAMES

function showVictimsListLocal(srcAnchor)

{

  parent.location.href = "#" + srcAnchor;

}

// Highlight navigation button on mouseover

function highlightNav(obj, bFlag) {

  var colorOff = "#99CCFF";

  var colorOn  = "white";

  if (bFlag) {

    obj.style.color = colorOn;

  }

  else {

    obj.style.color = colorOff;

  }

}


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