Racism and xenophobia in Russia. Results of March 2012

In March 2012, ultra-rightists beat at least 7 people in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Republic of Karelia.

In total, at least 32 people have suffered from racist attacks since the beginning of the year. people, of which 2 people died, in 9 regions of Russia (Moscow and Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaliningrad, Rostov and Samara regions, Republic of Karelia). (Recall that these statistics does not include victims of mass fights, as well as victims of incidents that occurred in the republics North Caucasus).

In March, we recorded at least 3 acts vandalism that could be seen as motivated by hatred or neo-Nazi ideologies. Since the beginning of the year, there have been no less than 11 such shares of vandals.

In early March, the ultra-right still continued to take part in opposition actions "For Fair Elections". So on March 5 on Pushkin Square there were representatives of the Russian Civil Union (RGS), the National Democratic alliance (NDA), association "Russians". The head of the nationalists spoke from the stage party Russian People's Union (RUS) Sergei Baburin, two leaders Russian social movement Vladimir Tor and Konstantin Krylov, as well as blogger Alexei Navalny. Separate groups of ultra-right activists undertook attempts to hold separate small processions; during one of them he was beaten journalist for Ekho Moskvy. However, already on March 10, a column of ultra-right led by D. Demushkin defiantly left the opposition rally at Novy Arbat in Moscow, where the nationalists were not allowed to speak for the first time, and staged separate marches with racist slogans on Stary Arbat and near the metro "Kyiv".

In March, the process of creating ultra-right parties, which began in the winter, continued. So, on March 19, Alexander Belov and Dmitry announced the creation of party projects. Demushkin (Russian Association) and Konstantin Krylov with Vladimir Tor (on the creation "Russian National Democratic Party" (RNDP)).

In March 2012, we know only one verdict in the case about racist violence. In Chita, “in connection with the reconciliation of the parties,” the case on attack with an ax on a man of "non-Slavic appearance" in August 2011. Apart from of this, we note the verdict of the Omsk Regional Court in the case of the murder of Nazi skinheads in Omsk 24-year-old "comrade-in-arms" on the birthday of A. Hitler, April 20, 2011, for "betrayal and cooperation" with law enforcement agencies. The killers were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, although the hate motive was not acknowledged by the investigation.

In total, since the beginning of the year, 3 sentences have been handed down (in Petersburg, the Irkutsk Region and the Trans-Baikal Territory) for violent crimes in which the hate motive has been recognized by the courts. In these trials, 4 people were convicted, of which three received suspended sentences, one was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony. In addition, one person was sent for compulsory treatment.

For xenophobic propaganda in March, not less than 4 sentences (all under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), in which 3 people were convicted (two fined, one sentenced to compulsory labor), one was released from punishment "in connection with the expiration of the statute of limitations".

Since the beginning of the year for racist and other ultra-right propaganda received 15 sentences, in which 17 Human. In addition, four were released from punishment "in connection with the expiration of the statute of limitations”, one was sent for compulsory treatment.

Federal List of Extremist Materials updated five times a month. Nos. 1082-1123 were included in it. The list has been replenished Muslim and xenophobic materials, as well as memoirs of a Waffen-SS commander Kurt Mayer.