Reports and Analyses

SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its seven annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.​

SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its seven annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.​

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 Natalia Yudina at session 14 "Tolerance and non-discrimination" on October 3, 2012.

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.

SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its sixth annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.

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.

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.

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.