Racism and xenophobia. Results of July 2014

In July 2014, no less than 3 people in Moscow and Bryansk region.

A total of 13 people have died from racist violence since the beginning of the year. people and 67 people were injured, one person received a death threat. Incidents were recorded in 19 regions of Russia.

In July 2014, at least 2 acts were recorded xenophobic vandalism: mosques were set on fire in Arkhangelsk and Elista (Kalmykia).

Since the beginning of the year in Russia, we have recorded 26 acts such vandalism in 21 regions of the country.

In July, the ultra-right public activity was low. One can only note the "Day of solidarity with imprisoned nationalists" on July 25, which passed only in a few cities, but did not become noticeable anywhere.

On the issue of Ukraine, the ultra-right field is still not unanimous opinion.

Nationalists in July continued to hold various small actions "in support of Novorossiya". National Liberation Movement (NOD) 13 July in Samara held a rally called "Rally in support of the National leader Putin V.V. and providing volunteer assistance to the Brotherly people Novorossiya”, which featured several young people who were ready to travel to Ukraine at the expense of the NOD.

Other nationalists, on the other hand, going to fight on the opposite side. For example, Roman "Zukhel" Zheleznov flew to Ukraine on July 9 and told the border guards that is going to fight on the side of the Ukrainian army and plans to ask for Ukrainian citizenship.

In July, the ultra-right continued to carry out traditional raids. stock. NSI carried out "Russian sweeps" on July 13 in St. Petersburg in the areas of stations metro stations Primorskaya, Vasileostrovskaya, Elizarovskaya, Lomonosovskaya, "Narva"; and on July 20 in the Primorskaya and Pionerskaya metro areas. July 20 "with the permission of the police", one of the outlets was destroyed. About 10 people participated, the action was led by the leader of the NSI Dmitry "Schultz" Bobrov.

In July 2014, we know only one sentence for racist violence in which the hate motive has been recognized by the court. Two residents of Petrozavodsk were convicted for attacks on a mini-market.

attracts attention In addition, the sentence of three members of a “radical community with an extremist bias” for the murder of a man . who was suspected of pedophilia.

Since the beginning of the year, at least 12 sentences for violent crimes in which the court recognized the motive hate. In these trials, 30 people were convicted in 10 regions of the country.

For xenophobic propaganda in July 2014 was issued 16 guilty verdicts in 13 regions of the country. These judgments were 16 people were convicted, including a well-known preacher of anti-Semitism and anti-Christianity, a former director of the Vityaz publishing house Viktor Korchagin, convicted for publishing and distributing the General's book Grigory Dubrov "Generals about the Jewish mafia" to conditional imprisonment.

In total since the beginning of 2014 for xenophobic propaganda, 78 sentences were handed down against 78 people in 40 regions of the country.