Since the beginning of 2016, racist violence has killed 5 people and injured 66, while an additional three have received serious death threats. Racist attacks were recorded in 15 Russian regions.

We know of three acts of vandalism in November 2016. In total, in 2016, we have recorded at least 43 acts of vandalism motivated by ideological beliefs in 25 regions of the country.

Traditionally, the main public event in fall is the ultra-organized “Russian march.” In Moscow, the National Unity Day on November 4 was attended by the far right. The main demonstrations took place in Lyublino and gathered no more than 800 people. In sum, the combined processions collected no more than 1,300 people.

In addition to Moscow, demonstrations in one form or another were held in 11 cities. The attendance rates were very low.

In November 2016, we know of only one verdict for hate-motivated violence. A Moscow court sentenced "Restrukt" member Andrey Makarov, who was accused of a series of robberies and hooliganism, to six years in a penal colony. Since the beginning of the year there have been at least 16 convictions for racist violence, which took into account hate as a motive, against 40 people in 12 regions of the country.

For xenophobic vandalism one sentence was imposed in November. In Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Emil Kamalov was accused of desecrating the temple-monument of the Saviour Uncreated and other acts of ideological vandalism. A total of 2016 cases of ideologically motivated vandalism were issued sentences against 5 to 6 people in 5 regions.

For xenophobic public statements in November, there were at least 7 sentences against seven people in 6 regions of the country. In 2016, there have been 160 verdicts against 177 people in 61 regions of the country for such cases.

The Federal List of Extremist Materials was updated three times (on November 8, 16, and 18) with entries 3896-3897 added. The list was updated to include the next edition of the book "Fortress of the Muslim," neo-Nazi materials from social networks, as well as materials from neo-pagans.

In November, the Federal List of Extremist Organizations has been added two new entries (54 and 55). The organization of Jehovah's Witnesses of Elista was recognized as extremist by a Supreme Court decision in the Republic of Kalmykia on February 25, 2016. In addition, the “Community of Indigenous Russian People of Astrakhan Region” was recognized as extremist by the Soviet District Court of Astrakhan on July 21, 2016.