Racism and xenophobia. Results of July 2016

IN July 2016, we know of two victims of xenophobically motivated attacks in Moscow. In total, 1 person has died from racist violence since the beginning of the year. and 32 people were beaten or injured, two people received death threats. These incidents were recorded in 8 regions of Russia.

IN In July only one act of xenophobic vandalism was recorded in Tatarstan. Since the beginning of the year in Russia, we have recorded 19 acts of such vandalism in 16 regions of the country.

Far-right public activity in July turned out to be extremely low. After the general opposition rally was canceled against the "Yarovaya package", which some of the far-right groups were planning visit, the nationalists held several small actions on July 26, in some cases they were also dedicated to the Day of the Right Political Prisoner. Committee activists in Moscow "Nation and Freedom" (KNS) held a series of pickets near the Federation Council, State Duma and Manezhnaya Square. Several supporters of the RONA movement also held a small picket on Yauza Gate Square. Several Yet activists of the Black Block came to Chistye Prudy, lit fireworks and unfolded banner "Repression is fear of one's own people" with the caption "Autonomous National Assembly of Moscow.

In addition to Moscow, the actions of nationalists or their participation took place in Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Saratov and Protvino.

July 7 in Moscow on Suvorovskaya Square an action dedicated to the memory of the executed members of the royal family was held, organized by the National Conservative Movement (NCM) (Mikhail Ochkin and Valentina Bobrova) and the Union of Orthodox Banner Bearers. The action collected no more than 20 people from Orthodox and monarchist groups. But, among others, Fr. Vsevolod Chaplin.

The far-right raids continued. July 22 in St. Petersburg 6-7 Cossacks "Severo-Slavyanskaya village" in camouflage clothes, armed with mounts, entered the construction site where they lived labor migrants from Central Asia, broke down the doors and took to the street about 40 people who were handed over to the police. In Moscow, the project "Citadel" in led by V. Ratnikov conducted a raid to find places to sell alcohol minor and posted a video.

In July 2016, we know at least two convictions for racist violence in which the hate motive was recognized court - in Moscow and Orsk, Orenburg region. A total of 15 were convicted Human. It is worth noting the sentence of twelve members of the Moscow neo-Nazi grouping "14/88". For racist murder, attempted murder and a number of In other episodes, the ultra-right received from 4 to 10 years in prison.

Total since the beginning of the year, at least 16 convictions for violent crimes in which the court recognized the motive of hatred. These processes were 40 people were convicted in 15 regions of the country.

Behind xenophobic propaganda in July 2016, at least 17 indictments sentences in 13 regions of the country. Twenty people were convicted under these sentences.

Total Since the beginning of 2016, 119 sentences have been handed down for xenophobic propaganda against 135 people in 54 regions of the country.

IN July, paragraphs. 3647-3720. The list was supplemented by various jihadist and nationalist materials, including video and audio clips of neo-Nazis from social networks and regular links to film by K. Dushenov "Russia with a knife in the back".

By at least one material from the list will inevitably be excluded: in July on Kamchatka, the old decision of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka City trial in part of the recognition of the anti-fascist cartoon about Donald Duck extremist material. Of course, this decision of the Kamchatka Regional Court is not may not please, but such single decisions do not change the quality of the list as a whole and the best solution would be to abandon him.