Comments from the authors of "Owl" on other sites. year 2013

Here we publish comments on the problems of unlawful application of anti-extremist legislation, prepared by the authors of our Center since 2010 for other publications and organizations. Comments are listed in reverse chronological order. Previous publications can be viewed:

for 2010-2011 - here ,

for 2012 - here .

• Alexander Verkhovsky: Russian legislation on extremism is counterproductive // ​​Voice of America website. 2013. January 15 (the retelling of the speech is inaccurate in a number of places).

• Witnesses for the prosecution . Commentary by Alexander Verkhovsky regarding the indictment against Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog // New Izvestia. 2013. April 9.

• The federal list is a mechanism that does not work . Commentary by Maria Kravchenko on the rating of regions compiled by Esquire according to the number of bans on extremist materials // Aida Magomedova. Experts: Esquire's "Rating of Extremism" shows the weakness of law enforcement in the Caucasus, and not the real state of affairs. Caucasian Knot. 2013. April 18.

• Alexander Verkhovsky: “Unlawful anti-extremism” is still the greatest threat to freedom of conscience in the country // The Epoch Times. 2013. April 27.

• Former extremists will be banned from public activities . Commentary by Alexander Verkhovsky on the bill amending Art. 15 of the Law “On Combating Extremist Activities” // Kommersant. 2013. July 1.

• We found the extreme ones. Teachers and librarians suffer from the fight against extremism more often than aggressive xenophobes . Commentary by Alexander Verkhovsky on the problem of unlawful anti-extremist persecution of libraries and schools // New News. 2013. July 18.

• Organized crime punk band. Commentary by Alexander Verkhovsky regarding the initiation of a case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code in relation to the musicians of the Bloodhound Gang group // Russian Planet. 2013. September 10.

• Was the Koran banned in Russia? Commentary by Alexander Verkhovsky on the ban on the Koran in Elmira Kuliev’s translation // Caucasian Politics. 2013. September 20.

• Terrorists will be punished with rubles and valuables . Commentary by Alexander Verkhovsky on the bill on a new set of anti-terrorism measures adopted by the State Duma // Kommersant. 2013. October 29.