Misuse of anti-extremism

The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in February 2023.

The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in November 2022.

The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in October 2022.

Prosecutorial bias and opacity are the main shortcomings of the legal process under Articles 280 and 205.2 of the Criminal Code.

This brief overview focuses on the most important legislative innovations and law enforcement statistics in the field of countering extremism in the period from January to the end of August 2022. Our review is limited only to the part of the legislation and law enforcement practice that we see as leading to excessive restrictions of civil liberties.

The issue features articles by Alexander Verkhovsky, Olga Sibireva and Dmitry Dubrovsky.

The following brief review covers the most important legislative innovations and the law enforcement statistics in the field of countering extremism in the period from January to the end of September 2021, that is, in the period before the tallying of the parliamentary election results. Our review is limited only to the part of the legislation and law enforcement practice that we see as leading to an excessive restriction of civil liberties.

SOVA Center took part in the OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw on September 26 - October 7, 2022. See the SOVA's written statement and recommendations for the session "Tolerance and Non-Discrimination II".

SOVA Center took part in the OSCE conference "ODIHR: three decades and ready for the future" in Warsaw on October 14-15, 2021.

On June 3, 2021, SOVA Center and the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Center held a seminar “Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience.” See the full video of the seminar.

The Prosecutor’s Office brings more charges to make the case appear ‘more serious’.

Alexander Verkhovsky presented recommendations on freedom of expression in Russia on behalf of a joint coalition of NGOs at the pre-session for the Russia's 3rd UPR in Geneva.