Racism and xenophobia |
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Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in December 2020. Preliminary Results of the Year
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for December 2020, as well as a preliminary review of our findings for the year 2020 as a whole.
31.12.2020 - 13:12Suspects arrested in a series of racist murders
In Moscow, Sochi, and Tyumen, six people suspected of multiple murders were detained.
25.12.2020 - 09:58Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in November 2020
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for November 2020.
07.12.2020 - 13:18The New Exile Strategy of Russian Nationalists 
In the Absence of the Familiar Article. The State Against the Incitement of Hatred and the Political Participation of Nationalists in Russia in 2019
This report by Natalia Yudina is an analytic review of the state's efforts to counter incitement of hatred and political activities of Russian nationalists. It presents the results of SOVA Center's monitoring carried out 2019.
17.03.2020Criminal Activity of the Ultra-Right. Hate Crimes and Counteraction to Them in Russia in 2019
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.
05.02.2020SOVA's address and recommendations at the OSCE HDIM working session on tolerance and non-discrimination
SOVA Center for Information and Analysis took part in the 2017 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (September 11-22). Here we publish the report made by the center’s speakers at the session "Tolerance and non-discrimination II" on September 14.
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum publishes article on ethnic discrimination on its website
In June 2017 the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum published the chapter, “Myths and Background,” from Alexander Osipov’s book, What is Ethnic Discrimination and What Can Be Done?, on its website. The publication discusses and refutes the main myths related to equality and discrimination in Russia. This document is a chapter from a book published by Sova Center in 2012.
03.07.2017ECRI Conclusions on the Implementation of the Recommendations in Respect of the Russian Federation Subject to Interim Follow-Up 
On June 7, 2016, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released its conclusions on the implementation of a number of recommendations made in its country reports. We publish the conclusions in respect of the Russian Federation.
07.06.2016