October 2010. Results of the month

In October 2010, as a result of a racist and neo-Nazi motivated violence killed one and injured at least 16 people (in October 2009, 4 people were killed, 28 people received various injuries). Total since the beginning 2010, 26 people were killed in similar attacks in Russia and at least 276 were injured.

The attacks took place in Moscow and the region (one dead and 5 injured), St. Petersburg and the region (5 victims), Perm (at least 3 victims) and the Sverdlovsk region (3 victims). Total Since the beginning of the year, racist attacks have been recorded in 42 Russian regions.

In terms of violence, counting from the beginning of the year, Moscow continues to lead with Moscow region (13 dead, 108 injured), St. Petersburg from Leningrad region (1 killed, 40 wounded) and Nizhny Novgorod (2 dead, 16 wounded). IN In other cities, the number of victims does not exceed 10 people.

People from Central Asia are still the main object of attack (10 dead, 60 injured). The second largest group of victims are representatives of youth subcultural groups, anti-fascist and leftist youth (3 dead, 59 injured).

In October 2010, there were at least 6 convictions, related to racist violence, in which the motive of hatred was taken into account: two in Moscow, one each - in the Republics of Adygea and Karelia, Primorsky Territory, Tyumen Region. IN 28 people were convicted in these trials (only 4 of whom received suspended sentences). terms without additional sanctions). The most resonant, of course, was the verdict of the Moscow City Court, handed down for 15 murders to V. Krivets and D. Ufimtsev (received, respectively, a life sentence and 22 years in prison).

In total, since the beginning of the year in cases of violence, in which the motive is taken into account hate, there were at least 71 convictions and 249 convictions people (including 85 - conditionally without additional sanctions).

For xenophobic propaganda in October 2010, at least 4 convictions on charges of inciting hatred (art. 282): in Astrakhan, Yoshkar-Ola, Kirov (together with the charge of public acquittal terrorism) and Kursk, and one in public calls for extremist activity and ideologically motivated vandalism (Article 280 and part 2 of Article 214). In the latter case, in Yaroslavl there were convicted vandals who staged a mass graffiti action with threats to judges and representatives of law enforcement agencies in connection with the case of a group of Yaroslavl neo-Nazis, which in October began to be considered in court (the “action” itself passed in summer). In the "propaganda" trials of October, 6 people were convicted, and 4 of them - conditionally, without additional sanctions.

In total, since the beginning of the year, convictions on charges of inciting hatred (Article 282), 46 trials ended against 54 people (26 were convicted conditionally); on charges of public calls for extremist activity (art. 280) - 5 trials against 5 people (all sentenced conditionally) and 6 trials for a combination of 282 and 280 articles, in which 7 people were convicted (of which three conditionally. Two more were released from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations).

On October 14, 2010, the Federal List of Extremist Materials was updated. Items were added to it. 695-706. This time it included RONS materials, anti-Israeli videos and materials from Caucasian separatists. As of 14 October 2010 in the list, which now includes 706 items, 4 items "zeroed out" (materials are excluded with preservation of numbering); 32 positions in the list are illegally, tk. decisions to recognize materials as extremist canceled by the higher courts and no other decisions have been made to date was; 47 positions duplicate each other.

At the same time, after a long break, the Federal List was also updated. extremist organizations. It was supplemented by the "United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay” and Primorsky regional human rights public organization "Union of Slavs" (self-name - "Union of Slavs of the Far East"). So Thus, as of October 14, 2010, this list includes 14 organizations, whose activity is prohibited by the court, and the continuation of this activity punishable under Art. 282-2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Organization of the activities of an extremist organizations).

In the field of illegal application of anti-extremist legislation all major areas of abuse remain.

Firstly, criminal and administrative prosecutions of adherents continue. new religious and Muslim groups - Scientologists and Jehovah's Witnesses, followers of Said Nursi and others. Moreover, in relation to the former, sanctions are based on the already overturned court decision recognizing nearly three dozen of Ron's works Hubbard extremist.

Secondly, the practice of persecution for political criticism continues as for inciting hatred towards "social group representatives of the authorities" and similar "social groups". The most striking development in this area was the recognition extremist organization "Army of the Will of the People" (AVN) Yuri Mukhin. Basic claim against the AVN, judging by the various statements of representatives of the state, is a demand through a referendum (i.e. non-violently) to change the Constitution in such a way, so that a norm was introduced according to which officials not approved by the people could be punished up to and including the death penalty.

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