Racism and xenophobia. Results of September 2015

In September 2015, far-right attacks hit no less than 5 people in St. Petersburg and the Kursk region, one of them died. C early 2015, 6 people were killed and injured or injured from racist violence 50 people were beaten, 4 received serious death threats. Racist attacks were recorded in 14 regions of Russia.

In September, xenophobic vandals damaged two object in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Chelyabinsk Region. In total, since the beginning of the year, we recorded attacks on at least 28 facilities in 16 regions of the country.

The public activity of the far right in September was low. September 27 in Moscow near the metro station "Chistye Prudy" (at the place of death fan of FC "Spartak" Yuri Volkov) nationalists held a traditional "Memorial Day victims of ethnocrime”, organized by the Association "Russians". The RFO "Memory", the committee "Nation and Freedom", the movement "For Honor and Freedom" and the Moscow branch of the Russian United National Alliance (RONA). The event was attended by no more than 15 people. Apart from Moscow, very few actions were held in Khabarovsk and Balakhna.

In Kazan, two actions of nationalists took place in the "defense of the Russian language." On September 6, a rally "For federal policy in Education”, organized by the Society of Russian Culture Republic of Tatarstan. The action was attended by activists of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Konstantin Krylov, "Great Russia" Andrey Savelyev, "Motherland" Alexei Zhuravlev and several other people with "imperial" flags. The action collected about 25-30 people. And on September 11, two activists of the Great Russia party held single pickets with the same agenda.

The nationalists also took part in a general opposition rally on September 20 in Moscow in the Maryino district. On The action was attended by members of the Nation and Freedom Committee, as well as RFO activists "Memory", associations "Russians", RONA and the Right Party of Vladimir Istarkhov. Was an activist of the National Liberation Movement (NOD) Maria Katasonova. In total, no more than 10 people came to the action with "imperial" flags and flags with Celtic crosses and Kolovrats.

Another important topic for nationalists was regional and local elections, which were held on September 13 in a number of subjects of the Federation.

About their participation in elections (local, non-regional) level) said the Great Fatherland Party (PVO), whose representatives nominated to municipalities or city representative bodies. Eventually, Deputy of the municipal committee of the Mikhailovsky rural settlement Mikhailovsky municipal district of Primorsky Krai became a member of the party Maxim Khudyakov, became a deputy of the City Duma of the city of Pavlovo, Nizhny Novgorod region Oleg Kusakin, two members of the party, brothers Oleg and Sergei Gavrin, received mandates from the village of Energetik, Novoorsky district, Orenburg region.

Participated in elections at the local level and representatives NDP. Most likely, none of the representatives of the National Democrats has mandates received. It is known that the leader of the Novosibirsk branch of the NDP, Rostislav Antonov was nominated to the Novosibirsk Council of Deputies and did not receive the required number votes, although he finished second in the constituency, gaining 17.3%.

Separately, it should be mentioned that on September 26–27 in Moscow the International Forum "Russophobia and the Information War against Russia" was held, organized by the People's Diplomacy Foundation. The conference was attended such public figures as Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin and Senator Igor Morozov, foreign journalists and experts, as well as representatives of Russian patriotic and nationalist movements and publications. With reports Yegor Kholmogorov, Yegor Prosvirnin (Sputnik and Pogrom website), Konstantin Krylov, as well as representatives of the "People's Diplomacy" Yevgeny Valyaev and Alexey Zhivov (both - Right-Conservative Alliance).

In September, two convictions were handed down for violence, which the motive of hatred was taken into account. Two people were convicted in Kirov and Rostov-on-Don.

In addition it is worth noting the verdict , which was passed on September 21 by the Vyborg City Court to three accomplices of the “Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists” (BORN). They supplied weapons to one of the leaders of the group, Nikita Tikhonov.

Since the beginning of the year, there have been at least 19 sentences were passed against 35 people in 15 regions of the country.

In September 2015, there was one conviction for participation in the activities of an extremist organization. Kola District Court Murmansk region added a year of colony to the previously convicted " ataman of the 31st squadron of the Cossack Army "Khorty Veles" " for a call to prisoners of the local colony to join the banned organization "Spiritual and tribal state of Rus'. Total in cases of organization and participation in extremist communities, there were eight convictions against 11 people in five regions countries.

For xenophobic propaganda in September 2015 was at least 22 sentences were handed down in 16 regions of the country against 22 people. Among them the leader of the infamous thrash-group of the group "Metal Corrosion" Sergei (Spider) Troitsky, fined for performing at a concert in Orel the previously banned song "Beat the devils."

Total in 2015 in cases of racist propaganda at least 138 sentences were handed down against 147 people in 52 regions of the country.

During the past month, the Federal List extremist materials was updated five times (September 3, 10, 16, 22 and 24), it included paragraphs. 3028-3061. The list was filled with various kinds xenophobic materials, including videos of Nazi skinheads, poetry neo-pagan occultist, various kinds of Muslim materials from materials militants to the materials of Hizb ut-Tahrir, the book Shock Forces Against Putin.

In September, the Federal List of Extremist Organizations under paragraph 44, an interregional national-radical association was added "Misanthropic division", recognized as extremist by the decision of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court on 07/17/2015. So Thus, the Federal List of Extremist Organizations includes 44 organizations (not counting the 23 organizations that are recognized as terrorist), whose activity is prohibited by court order, and the continuation of this activity punishable under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.