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Investigators Name Suspect in Murder of Moscow Judge
On 24 March 2011, the Investigation Committee of the Prosecutor’s Office (SKP) of the Russian Federation named a suspect in last April’s murder of Moscow City Court Judge Eduard Chuvashov. According to an SKP spokesman, 28-year old Muscovite Alexei Korshunov is alleged to have committed the murder in revenge for sentences levied against his Nazi skinhead comrades.
Galina Kozhevnikova Dies
Today, on March 5, 2011, our colleague and dear friend Galina Kozhevnikova passed away in Moscow at the age of 36. Galina was a founder and director of the SOVA Center.

Galya was a daring and passionate person. Trained as an archive researcher, she went on to make her mark as expert in the field of nationalism and xenophobia in Russia.

Galya suffered a hard disease but went on with her work to the last.

We will soon publish Galya’s last review on xenophobia and racism in Russia in 2010.


The SOVA Center

Racism and Xenophobia Update for February 2011
In February 2011, at least 3 people were injured and 3 killed in attacks by neo-Nazis in Russia. The incidents of violence were recorded in Moscow (1 dead), St. Petersburg (3 wounded, 1 dead), and Astrakhan (1 dead).
Tikhonov-Khasis Trial Begins in Moscow
On 21 February, 2011, the proceedings against Nikita Tikhonov and his common-law wife Evgenia Khasis began in the Moscow City Court. Tikhonov and Khasis are the chief suspects in the murders of civil rights attorney Stanislav Markelov and Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasia Baburova in January 2009 in Moscow.
January 2011 – The Month in Review
Our monthly review addresses xenophobia, radical nationalism, and the state’s reactions for the month of January 2011. The contents of the report are excerpted from the results of SOVA Center’s daily monitoring activities.
Activists Across Russia Commemorate Markelov and Baburova
Rallies were held in several Russian cities on December 19, 2011 in memory of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova. Markelov – a lawyer and civil rights advocate, and Baburova – a left-leaning journalist and activist, were shot and killed in Moscow as they left a press conference on that date in 2009. It has since become a day of protest in Russia not only to oppose racism and discrimination, but also to draw attention to the inadequate response from the authorities in addressing racially motivated violence.
Aleksandr Verkhovsky: The authorities are permitting rallies by nationalists, for fear of a repetition of the December events
On January 18, 2011, the "Rights in Russia" website published an English translation of an article with commentaries by the director of the SOVA Center Alexander Verkhovsky. The article dealt with actions in memory of Yegor Sviridov which took place in Moscow and St. Petersburg on January 15, 2011. It was originally posted on the Caucasian Knot website.
December 2010: The Year in Review

Preliminary data for the year 2010 show that in 44 regions of Russia, racially motivated attacks resulted in the deaths of 37 people, with no fewer than 368 injured. In December alone, racist and neo-Nazi violence resulted in the deaths of two people, and the injury of another 68. Compare to December 2009, when three were killed and 22 wounded.

Russian Far-Right Groups Rally Around Sviridov
We invite you to review the events that transpired in Moscow and other cities in Russia following the death of soccer fan Egor Sviridov in December 2010.
November 2010. Monthly Summary
In November 2010, 5 people were dead and at least 8 injured in racist and neo-Nazi attacks (in November 2009, 5 people were dead and 27 injured). In all, from the beginning of 2010, 35 people in Russia were dead and at least 297 injured in such attacks.