2019

Russia’s overuse and misuse of anti-extremism laws

On December 19, 2019, a post by Joanna Szymanska, Programme Officer, ECA (Article 19), Laurens Hueting, Legal Officer (Article 19), and Maria Kravchenko (SOVA Center) was issued by the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) (School of Law, Middlesex University, London). The text of the post can be found below.

Disproportionality of Anti-Extremist Measures: The Case of Faizrakhmanists in Russia

On December 10, 2019, a post by Maria Kravchenko was published in TALK ABOUT: LAW AND RELIGION blog by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies.

Brief Report on Misuse of Anti-Extremist Legislation in January–August 2019

The following brief review covers the most important legislative innovations and the law enforcement statistics in the period from January to August 2019. 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.

Fundamental Freedoms on Trial: The human rights impact of broad counter-terrorism and anti-extremism laws

The Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, Anti-Extremism and Human Rights of the Civic Solidarity Platform present a report on effects of overly broad legislation in the OSCE region.

Rights in extremis: Russia’s anti-extremism practices from an international perspective. A report by ARTICLE 19 and SOVA Center

ARTICLE 19 and SOVA Center present a report "Rights in extremis: Russia’s anti-extremism practices from an international perspective".

This report examines Russia’s problematic implementation of ‘extremism’ related legislation for its failure to comply with international freedom of expression standards.

Read the full text here.

A New Turn of the Kremlin’s Anti-Extremist Policy

The Point & Counterpoint project by PONARS Eurasia releases Alexander Verkhovsky's piece on the latest developments of anti-extremist legislation.

The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review releases a special issue on Russia’s anti-extremism legislation

On April 23, 2019, The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review released its special issue “Understanding Russia’s Anti-Extremism Law: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Consequences” with a contribution by SOVA Center's expert Maria Kravchenko.