Chronicle of Guilty Verdicts for Hate Motivated Violence. 2008

We publish the list of the guilty verdicts for violence issued in Russia in 2008 in which the hate motive was officially recognized. The list was made on the basis of the SOVA Center daily monitoring. In all, in 2008, we registered 33 guilty verdicts in 19 regions of Russia. Each entry is linked to Russian language SOVA reports.

February 27, 2008, Barnaul. A verdict issued by a jury against 3 persons for murders of Armenia and Azerbaijan citizens. A lucrative motive was recognized by the jury, however, it did not prevent the court to recognize the crime as a racially motivated one. One of the convicts was acquitted of having the hate motive.

February 2008, Novosibirsk. A verdict inured, which was issued in 2007 against 1 person for a racist attack resulting in death of the victim. Recognition of a lucrative motive did not prevent the crime to be proved as racist.

March 3, 2008, Ivanovo. A verdict for an attack on local religious Jews in June 2007. One person was convicted, the charges against the other one were dropped because of conciliation of the parties.

March 17, 2008, Yaroslavl. A verdict for an attack on an Armenian girl. It is known, that the charges contained the hate motive. One person was convicted.

March 20, 2008, Moscow. A verdict for an attack on Turkey citizens in March 2007. Recognition of a lucrative motive did not prevent the crime to be proved as racist. One person was convicted.

March 21, 2008, Kaluga Region. A verdict against 5 people for an attack on a Tadjik man in August 2005.

March 24, 2008, Omsk. A verdict issued by a jury against 4 people for a murder of an Ukraine citizen in 2007 who was taken for a person from the Caucasus.

April, 2008, Kostroma. A verdict against one person for an attack on an Uzbek man in November, 2007.

April 28, 2008, Nizhny Tagil.(Sverdlovsk region) A verdict inured, which was issued against 2 people for an attack on a Kyrgyz man in June 2007.

May 7, 2008, Krasnodar. A verdict for a double attack on a Kenian student and an Armenian young man in December 2007. One person was convicetd.

May 8, 2008, St. Petersburg. A verdict against one person for an attack on two Azerbaijan citizens in 2003.

May 15, 2008, Moscow. A verdict inured, whaich was issued against 6 people for a series of attacks in 2006 as a result of which one person died.

May 15, 2008, Moscow. A verdict issued by a jury against 8 people for an explosion at Cherkizovo market in August 2006.

May 15, 2008, Penza region. A verdict for a xenophobic attack on an Armenian man in 2007.

May 23, 2008, Moscow region. A verdict against 8 people for an attack on a Kyrgyzstan citizen in November 2006.

June 10, 2008, Borovichi (Novgorod region). A verdict against 2 people for an attack on a man who was taken for a person from Caucasus.

June 30, 2008, Yekaterinburg. A verdict against 7 people for a murder of a man in 2007.

September 2, 2008, Moscow. A verdict against 13 people (:the group of Kalinichenko;) for a series of racist attacks in 2008.

September 25, 2008, Tambov. A verdict against 3 people for 2 racist attacks in February 2008.

Beginning of October, 2008, Samara region A verdict against one person for hate motivated death threats in July 2008.

October, 2008, St. Petersburg. A verdict against one person for a series ofattacks on foreign citizens in November 2007.

October 3, 2008, Moscow. A verdict against 3 people for nationalistic attacks in December 2007.

October 8, 2008, Arkhangelsk region. A verdict against one person for death threats to a man from Dagestan.

October 16, 2008, Moscow region. A verdict against 3 people for a nationalistic murder. The details of the crime are not known. Recognition of a lucrative motive did not prevent the crime to be proved as racist.

October 27, 2008, St. Petersburg. A verdict against 3 people for an explosion in the Rocks club on October 13, 2007.

October 31, 2008, Novosibirsk. A verdict against 8 people for a series of attacks in 2002 (:the group of Rodoshkevich;).

October 31, 2008, Alexandrov (Vladimir region). A verdict against 2 people for an attack on workers from Ukraine in June 2008. Recognition of a lucrative motive did not prevent the crime to be proved as racist.

November, 2008, Kaluga region. A verdict against 8 people for a series of racist attacks and a murder in August, 2007, and January, 2008. Recognition of a lucrative motive did not prevent the crime to be proved as racist.

December, 2008, Moscow. A verdict against 2 people for an attack on people from Uzbekistan in February, 2008.

December 8, 2008, St. Petersburg. A jury issued a verdict against 4 people for a murder of a citizen of Uzbekistan in November 2007.

December 11, 2008, Lipetsk A verdict against one person for an attack and racist insults against people from Africa. Recognition of a lucrative motive did not prevent the crime to be proved as racist.

December 15, 2008, Moscow. A jury issued a verdict against 7 people for a series of neo-Nazi attacks in 2006-2007 (:the Ryno gang;). Recognition of a lucrative motive did not prevent the crime to be proved as racist.

December 19, 2008, Yekaterinburg. A jury issued a verdict against one person for a murder of a citizen of Uzbekistan in November 2007.