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2007

Human Rights First Released the Annual Report on Hate Crimes
We publish the Human Rights First's press release of the 2007 Hate Crime Report Card.
A Series of Racist Attacks in St. Petersburg. One Person Dead
On December 1, 2007, in St. Petersburg, not less than 5 people became victims of a series of racist assaults. A 20 year-old citizen of Uzbekistan died in the result of the attack.
Statistics of Racist and Neo-Nazi Crimes in Russia. January - November 2007
In the period of January 1 to November 30, 2007, in Russia, there were no less than 546 people attacked, including 57 fatalities. These figures do not include underreported attacks on homeless people (in 2007, there have been 4 murders of the homeless people which the police considers or suspects to be perpetrated be the neo-nazis) and on LGBT people (only in May, on the day when the gay pride event was to take place, no less than 10 people were beaten by the neo-nazis).
Another Neo-nazi Attack on an Antifascist Concert
On November 27, 2007, in Samara, on there way from a punk-festival, up to 6 antifascists were attacked and severely beaten by a group of around 30 nazi-skinheads.
International Network against Cyber-Hate Conference in Berlin
On November 8-9, 2007, the SOVA Center participated in the International Network against Cyber-Hate (INACH) Conference in Berlin.
Manifestation in Memoriam of Timur Kacharava in St. Petersburg
On November 13, 2007 in St. Petersburg, a memorial was held at the place on the same date two years before, Timur Kacharava, an anti-fascist activist and musician, was stabbed to death by a group of Neo-nazis.
Statistics of Racist and Neo-Nazi Crimes in Russia. January - October 2007
In the period of January 1 to October 31, 2007, in Russia, there were no less than 270 racially motivated attacks affecting a total of 472 people, including 53 fatalities. Last year in the same period, there were 220 attacks with 447 victims, 48 of them dying as a result.
A Series of Neo-nazi Attacks in Moscow
On October 20, 2007, in Moscow, a group of up to 30 teenagers, presumably football fans, attacked several people, and as a result one of the victims died. All of the assaulted people were of "non-Slavic" appearance. The incidents took place after a football match between the "Spartak" and "Moskva" clubs.
Attempt of Terrorist Act on a Concert in St. Petersburg
On October 13, 2007, in St. Petersburg, a ska/punk/hardcore festival :Music of the Streets; became a target of several neo-nazi attacks.
A High Profile Neo-nazi Leader Currently Under Investigation
On September 27, 2007, in Voronezh, a criminal case was filed against Dmitry Rumyantsev for the dissemination of hate propaganda covered under article 282, part 1 (incitement of hatred on the basis of race and ethnicity). Rumyantsev is one of the leaders of the National-Socialist Society (NSO), a relatively small, but well-promoted neo-nazi network. The charges have been brought in connection with his speech at a demonstration in Voronezh on July 21, 2007.