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Sova Speaker's Report at OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw
SOVA Center for Information and Analysis took part in the 2012 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (September 26 – October 6). Here we publish the report made by the center’s speaker Olga Sibireva at session 11 "Freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief" on October 1, 2012.
Freedom of conscience in Russia: Restrictions and challenges in 2011
SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its sixth annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
Freedom of conscience in Russia in 2010: Restrictions and challenges
The SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its fifth annual report on freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
Inappropriate Enforcement of Anti-Extremist Legislation in Russia in a First Half of 2010
Alexander Verkhovsky, editor

This is the first report by the SOVA center on this subject that does not cover the entire year. The subject of “inappropriate anti-extremism” was previously a part of our quarterly reports. However, in 2010 the report structure has changed: we have published a half-year report on radical nationalism and related issues, while devoting the present report specifically to issues related to the excessive use of anti-extremist measures. Therefore, here we review events and trends dating from January through June of 2010. The events of July through early September are referenced as necessary to reflect the development of the observed trends.

Alexander Verkhovsky commented on the art curators' verdict for Forum 18 News Service
We publish a commentary Art curators' verdict not isolated instance – this is a system made by Alexander Verkhovsky for Forum 18 News Service http://www.forum18.org.
Alexander Verkhovsky, Olga Sibireva. Restrictions and Challenges Related to Freedom of Conscience in Russia in 2009
The SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its fourth annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation. The goal of this report is to identify major trends and problems in this sphere, thus only the most significant and typical incidents are mentioned in this analysis.
Alexander Verkhovsky, Olga Sibireva. Restrictions and Challenges in 2008 on Freedom of Conscience in Russia
The SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its third annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation. The goal of this report is to identify major trends and problems in this sphere, thus only the most significant and typical incidents are mentioned in this analysis.
Alexander Verkhovsky, Olga Sibireva. Restrictions and Challenges in 2007 on Freedom of Conscience in Russia
The SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its second annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation. The goal of this report is to identify major trends and problems in this sphere, thus only the most significant and typical incidents are mentioned in this analysis. Events that occurred prior to 2007 were presented in the previous report; therefore this report only contains further updates of earlier developments.
A. Verkhovsky. Public Interactions between Orthodox Christian and Moslem Organizations at the Federal Level
We publish on our web-site the shortened version of paper presented on the seminar "Islam and Orthodoxy: Confrontation, Cohabitation, and Comparison" in Vienna, 12-13 March 2007
Alexander Verkhovsky, Olga Sibireva. Problems Relating to Freedom of Conscience in Russia in 2006
The report is based on the findings of SOVA Center's monitoring. This information is presented in its entirety in Religion in a Secular Society section (http://religion.sova-center.ru), including references to media and Web resources. We only give references here which are not indicated in the section above.
Rather than address each and every issue relevant to the activity of religious associations, this paper focuses on issues involved in exercising one's freedom of conscience. Freedom of conscience must be protected by government, so we focus on government practices; however, some problems may be caused by non-state actors. We also understand that the exercise of one's freedom of conscience, just as any other right or liberty, may result in various conflicts. Some of such conflict situations will be described in the paper.
Russia has not yet developed a tradition of reporting on the freedom of conscience; SOVA Center also undertakes this work for the fist time, and we do not claim to be providing exhaustive coverage or unquestionable accuracy of interpretations. We will appreciate any criticism, additions, or corrections.