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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).
This collection of reports summarizes all the major areas of work addressed by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis in 2007, in a similar fashion to the collection of reports issued a year ago. There are four reports on themes which have become traditional for the SOVA Center in this collection:
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The first report addresses radical nationalism and hate crime, and the efforts of government and society to combat these phenomena.
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The second report addresses problems relating to the freedom of conscience in contemporary Russia.
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The third report addresses the misuse and abuse of "anti-extremism' measures.
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The forth report addresses the issue of Hate Language in the Russian mass media. The report is based on the monitoring carried out between September 2007 and March 2008 in Moscow and several other regions.
The appendices provide details about hate crimes and the prosecution of such crimes, and lists of organizations deemed extremist. All data were compiled at the end of March - beginning of April 2009.
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