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Russia’s overuse and misuse of anti-extremism laws
On December 19, 2019, 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.
Inappropriate Enforcement of Anti-Extremist Legislation in Russia in 2018
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 2018.