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SOVA Center for Information and Analysis |
![]() | SOVA Center for Information and Analysis is a Moscow-based Russian nonprofit organization founded in October 2002. SOVA Center conducts research and informational work on nationalism and racism, relations between the churches and secular society, and political radicalism. We are also interested in human rights issues, especially government misuse of counter-extremism measures. |
Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in July 2022
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for July 2022.
08.08.2022 - 14:37The Russian far right and the second Ukrainian campaign 
Russian nationalist organizations generally supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some, though not many, joined the military campaign, while others took part in passionate discussions, often critical of the government’s actions. By the end of spring, Vera Alperovich writes, far-right organizations began to lose interest.
01.08.2022First Verdicts Handed Down in the Case of a Double Murder from the Viral 2007 Neo-Nazi Video
Neo-Nazis Sergei Marshakov and Maxim Aristarkhov received long prison terms for a double murder committed in the early 2000s.
01.08.2022 - 10:44Misuse of Anti-Extremism in June 2022
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in June 2022.
Misuse of Anti-Extremism in May 2022
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in May 2022.
22.06.2022 - 13:54Misuse of Anti-Extremism in April 2022
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in April 2022.
27.05.2022 - 21:12Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2021
This is the latest annual report by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis on freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
11.04.2022Freedom of Religion or Belief in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2020 
This short version of our annual report was published in Talk About: Law and Religion. Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies.
04.05.2021Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2020
This is the latest annual report by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis on freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
29.04.2021