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Radicalization of Far-Right Violence
Ideologically Motivated Crimes against Persons and Property and State Responses in Russia in 2025
Sanctions for Administrative Offenses of Extremism
A review of the application of the CAO articles related to extremism in 2023 and 2024
On Anti-Extremism and Religion in Russia
The Journal of Law and Religion publishes an open access article by Alexander Verkhovsky
Family Values
The Anniversary of an Innovation in Russian Anti-Extremist Policy
Roshen chocolate / Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikicommons
Official Statistics on Countering Extremism
Russian courts' decisions in the first half of 2024
Radicalization of Far-Right Violence: Ideologically Motivated Crimes against Persons and Property and State Responses in Russia in 2025
This is an analytic review focused on the phenomenon, known as hate crimes – that is, on ordinary criminal offenses committed on the grounds of ethnic, religious or other similar enmity or prejudice.
Anti-Extremism Lawmaking in 2025
Over the course of 2025, the legislation of interest to us — on countering extremism and terrorism, as well as related provisions affecting freedom of expression and freedom of association — underwent a number of significant changes. Most of them were aimed at tightening regulations, with some exceptions. In this report, we summarize the most important changes, as well as several relevant decisions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Russia.
Counter-Extremism in 2024: Regulation of Public Speech and Organized Activity
This report is an analytical review of anti-extremist legislation and its use in 2024 to regulate public speech and organized activities. Unlike in previous years, we have decided to merge the review into one, addressing law enforcement in general and related abuses together. Drawing on our monitoring data and official statistics, we present an analysis of law enforcement across several parameters.
Sanctions for Administrative Offenses Related to Extremism in 2023–2024
In recent years, SOVA Center has been monitoring the application of specific articles of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses that regulate public statements. This report summarizes our observations on how these legal norms were applied in 2023 and 2024.
On Anti-Extremism and Religion in Russia over the Past Decade

The Journal of Law and Religion publishes an open access article by Alexander Verkhovsky on anti-extremism policy in the religious sphere in contemporary Russia.

Family Values. The Anniversary of an Innovation in Russian Anti-Extremist Policy
In the fall of 2023, Russian courts began considering (and granting) claims by prosecutors to recognize beneficiaries and direct managers of various enterprises, as well as the beneficiaries’ family members, as “extremist associations”. Here's our review of this novation.
Official Statistics of the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court on Countering Extremism for the First Half of 2024
The Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has published statistics on articles of the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses applied in the first half of 2024. We present data concerning the application of provisions on public speech and banned groups and provisions on distributing prohibited materials and symbols.
Inappropriate Enforcement of Anti-Extremist Legislation in Russia in 2023

This report by Maria Kravchenko is an analytic review of inappropriate enforcement of the anti-extremist legislation based on the SOVA's monitoring conducted in 2023.

Inappropriate Enforcement of Anti-Extremist Legislation in Russia in 2022
This report by Maria Kravchenko is an analytic review of inappropriate enforcement of the anti-extremist legislation based on the SOVA's monitoring conducted in 2022.
Commentary on the Growing Number of Convictions under Articles on Incitement to Terrorism and Extremism by SOVA Center
Prosecutorial bias and opacity are the main shortcomings of the legal process under Articles 280 and 205.2 of the Criminal Code.
About the “Misuse of Anti-Extremism” Section
Counter-Extremism in 2024: Regulation of Public Speech and Organized Activity
Sanctions for Administrative Offenses Related to Extremism in 2023–2024

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