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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. |
The New Exile Strategy of Russian Nationalists 
Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in November 2020
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for November 2020.
07.12.2020 - 13:18Mikhail Oreshnikov was detained in Indonesia
On November 6, 2020, Mikhail Oreshnikov, a member of the neo-Nazi movement Misanthropic Division, was detained at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the request of the National Central Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. He is charged with causing bodily harm. On November 28 Oreshnikov was released from jail and flew to Kiev.
30.11.2020 - 00:15Misuse of Anti-Extremism in November 2020
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in November 2020.
15.12.2020 - 15:40Misuse of Anti-Extremism in October 2020
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in October 2020.
13.11.2020 - 17:56Misuse of Anti-Extremism in September 2020
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in September 2020.
13.10.2020 - 09:17Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2019
This is the latest annual report by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis on freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
19.03.2020Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2018
This is the latest annual report by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis on freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
17.04.2019CSIS releases report "Religion and Violence in Russia: Context, Manifestations, and Policy"
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