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Настоящий материал (информация) произведен и (или) распространен иностранным агентом Исследовательский центр «Сова» либо касается деятельности иностранного агента Исследовательский центр «Сова».
Sova is aware of only one inappropriate
anti-extremist criminal sentence handed down in January. However January saw a sudden intensification of investigating
some cases initiated earlier.
On October 13, 2011, the Investigative Committee of
Russia's Novosibirsk region announced the launch of a criminal
investigation against two residents, filed under Article 282.2 of the
Criminal Code: organizing activities in association with an
organization banned for extremism. The investigation is part of a
larger trend of suppressing the literature and followers of the late
Turkish Muslim scholar Said Nursi in Russia, and follows a ban on the
activities of the nonexistent organization "Nurcular" for
extremism. Russian authorities allege that "Nurcular" is
composed of Nursi's followers.
November 2011 was marked by a large number of wrongful
prosecutions, and a jump – as was expected – in the abuse of
anti-extremist legislation during the parliamentary election
campaign.
October 2011 was marked on the one hand by
a large number of wrongful criminal cases and improper bans, and on the other
by the laudable termination of criminal proceedings against the Voina art group
and the lifting of a ban on a painting depicting Mickey Mouse as Jesus Christ.
Misuse of anti-extremist legislation for the first month of autumn
2011 remained within the bounds of our biannual report for this year,
published in Russian on September 22 and forthcoming in English.
