The Case of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova
16.03.2010 17:26
We offer to your attention a summary of the case of Nikita Tikhoniov and Eygenia Khasis who have been arrested as suspects for the murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova.  далее...

February, 2010. Monthly Summary
02.03.2010 23:38
In February, 2010, at least 26 people, including 4 fatalities, became victims of racist and neo-Nazi attacks. (In February, 2009, at least 26 people, including 2 fatalities, became victims.)  далее...

Antifascist from Rostov-on-Don receives a warning about extremism
22.02.2010 14:03
The prosecutor’s office in Rostov-on-Don issued a warning about extremist activity to Konstantin Baranov, the author of the report on xenophobia and discrimination in the region (‘Xenophobia and Discrimination in the Rostov Region in 2008. A Report on the Results of Human Rights Monitoring’). The warning has been received on February19th though it is dated February 9th.
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January, 2010. Monthly Summary
03.02.2010 18:29
In January, 2010, not less than 16 people, including 3 fatalities, became victims of racist and neo-Nazi attacks. ( In January, 2009, not less than 55 people, including 15 fatalities, became victims.)  далее...

The SOVA Center Released the 2009 Annual Report "Under the Sign of Political Terror: Radical Nationalism in Russia and Counteracting It in 2009"
27.01.2010 18:05
On January 27, 2010, the SOVA Center released the annual report on 2009 "Under the Sign of Political Terror: Radical Nationalism in Russia and Counteracting It in 2009". We publish our press release. The English version of the report will be available in February.  далее...

December 2009 Monthly Summary and Preliminary Resume of 2009
05.01.2010 14:23
In December 2009, Sova center registered at least four murdered and six injured in racist and neo-Nazo motivated violence acts. Besides Moscow and St. Petersburg, an attack took place in Petrozavodsk. (In December 2008, at least four were murdered and at least 34 injured.)   далее...

The Amount of Extremist Materials Has Decreased
08.12.2009 17:29
In the end of November 2009, the Russian Ministry of Justice has revised the Federal List of Extremist Materials. As a result, one of the items was removed from the list for the first time in more than two years of the list’s history. Item 413, a leaflet against Krishnaists that was spread in Khabarovsk by the members of the pro-Kremlin Young Guard of United Russia (YGUR) party, is no longer extremist.  далее...

November, 2009. Monthly Summary
30.11.2009 19:22
In November, 2009, according to our data, not less than 10 people, including 2 fatalities, became victims of neo-Nazi and racist motivated violence. Beside Moscow, the incident took place in Omsk, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and St. Petersburg. The most high profile murders, in all probability committed with a hate motive, were the ones on the antifascist Ivan Khutorskoj (Kostolom) and the Orthodox priest Daniil Sysoev. In comparison, in November, 2008, 6 people were murdered and not less than 28 injured.  далее...

October, 2009 Monthly Summary
02.11.2009 10:03
In October, 2009, not less than 12 people, including a fatality, became victims of racist and neo-nazi motivated violence in Russia. Besides Moscow, such incidents took place in Kirov and Sverdlovsk regions. In October, 2008, 7 people were murdered and not less than 20 more injured.   далее...

Concluding observations of the UN Human Rights Committee on Russia’s report on International covenant on civil and political rights
30.10.2009 18:52
On the 29th of October the text of “Concluding observations of the UN Human Rights Committee on Russia’s last periodical report on International covenant on civil and political rights” was opened for public.   далее...

September, 2009. Monthly Summary
01.10.2009 18:47
In September, 2009, in Russia, not less than 23 people, including 6 fatalities, became victims of racist and neo-nazi motivated violence. Beside Moscow and St. Petersburg, such attacks took place in Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Orel and Samara. In September, 2008, 7 people were murdered and not less than 47 more injured.  далее...

August, 2009. Monthly Summary
01.09.2009 19:10
In August, 2009, according to our data, not less than 23 people, including 3 fatalities, became victims of racist and neo-Nazi violent attacks in 4 regions of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kirov and Ufa. In comparison, in August, 2008, 11 people were murdered and 28 more were injured as a result of such attacks.  далее...

July, 2009. Monthly Summary
03.08.2009 17:45
In July, 2009, according to our data, not less than 6 people became victims of racist and neo-Nazi motivated violence in Russia (in July, 2008, 3 people were murdered and 25 were injured). In all, from the beginning of 2009, not less than 36 people died and not less than 171 were injured as a result of such attacks (in January-July, 2008, not less than 371 people became victims, including 73 fatalities).  далее...

An Antifascist from Rostov-na-Donu Faces Threats
21.07.2009 18:37
In July, 2009, Konstantin Baranov, the leader of “Young Europe” international organization, became a victim of neo-nazi threats.  далее...

A New Book of the SOVA Center
02.07.2009 19:13
In July, 2009, the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis issued a new book in English under the title Xenophobia, Freedom of Conscience and Anti-Extremism in Russia in 2008: A collection of annual reports by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis; [Verkhovsky Alexander, Kozhevnikova Galina, Sibireva Olga; translation – I. Savelieva, S. Rock] – М.: SOVA Center, 2009. – 140 pp.: tables (Academic publication).  далее...