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“Russian March” -2013 in Moscow
On 4 November 2013 in Moscow, Russian nationalist organizations celebrated the Day of National Unity with rallies and marches.
Yoshkar-Ola: the investigation of xenophobic materials on website “VKontakte” ends
October 2013 Yoshkar-Ola – An investigation into resident Maxim Vorobyov was completed. The investigation was in response to the publication of racist statements on the social networking site “Vkontakte”.
Three extreme racist videos banned in Nyagan, Russia
November 1, 2013, Nyagan, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – The court recognized 3 videos which call for violence against peoples from the Caucasus and Central Asia as being extremist.
A verdict is reached on the case of xenophobic materials published on the site “Kostroma Jedi”
At the end of October 2013 in the city of Kostroma, a resident was fined 120.000 rubles for publishing xenophobic commentary and images on the website “Kostroma Jedi”.
Racism and Xenophobia in October 2013
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for October 2013. The review is based on material gathered by Sova Center in the course of our daily monitoring.