August, 2009. Monthly Summary
In August, 2009, according to our data, not less than 23 people, including 3 fatalities, became victims of racist and neo-Nazi violent attacks in 4 regions of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kirov and Ufa. In comparison, in August, 2008, 11 people were murdered and 28 more were injured as a result of such attacks.
July, 2009. Monthly Summary
In July, 2009, according to our data, not less than 6 people became victims of racist and neo-Nazi motivated violence in Russia (in July, 2008, 3 people were murdered and 25 were injured). In all, from the beginning of 2009, not less than 36 people died and not less than 171 were injured as a result of such attacks (in January-July, 2008, not less than 371 people became victims, including 73 fatalities).
A New Book of the SOVA Center
In July, 2009, the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis issued a new book in English under the title Xenophobia, Freedom of Conscience and Anti-Extremism in Russia in 2008: A collection of annual reports by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis; [Verkhovsky Alexander, Kozhevnikova Galina, Sibireva Olga; translation - I. Savelieva, S. Rock] - М.: SOVA Center, 2009. - 140 pp.: tables (Academic publication).
June 2009. Monthly Summary
In June, 2009, according to our data, not less than 27 people, including 4 fatalities, became victims of racist and neo-Nazi violence. (In June, 2008, 1 person was killed and 20 injured.) In all, from the beginning of the year 2009, not less than 36 people died and 147 were injured as a result of such attacks. (In 2008, in the same period of time, not less than 67 people died and 266 were injured.)
May, 2009. Monthly Summary
In May, 2009, not less than 22 people, including 5 fatalities, became victims of hate motivated violence. In all, from the beginning of the year, there have been 147 victims of such attacks, including 30 fatalities (in 2008, in the same period of time, there were 307 victims, including 66 fatalities).
April, 2009. Monthly Summary
In April, 2009, not less than 15 people, including 2 fatalities, became victims of racist and nationalistic attacks. In all, from the beginning of 2009, not less than 23 people died and 98 were injured (in the same period of time, in 2008, 66 people died and 207 were injured).
March 2009. Monthly summary
In March, 2009, not less than 16 people became victims of hate motivated violence, including 4 fatalities. In the same period of time, in 2008, not less than 58 victims, including 13 fatalities, were reported. In all, from the beginning of 2009, 21 people were murdered and 70 were wounded.
