Racism and xenophobia

Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in May 2021

The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for May 2021.

​Homophobic murder verdict handed down

Berezhnoy gets 9 years in a high-security penal colony.

Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in April 2021

The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for April 2021.

Anti-extremism in Quarantine: The State against the Incitement of Hatred and the Political Participation of Nationalists in Russia in 2020

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 2020.

«Potius sero, quam nunquam»: Hate Crimes and Counteraction to Them in Russia in 2020

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.

The New Exile Strategy of Russian Nationalists

Video: Seminar "Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience"

On June 3, 2021, SOVA Center and the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Center held a seminar “Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience.” See the full video of the seminar.

SOVA'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.