Racism and xenophobia. Results of February 2019

In February In 2019, attacks motivated by ethnic or ideological hatred affected at least four people in Moscow. Total since the beginning of the year, according to our reported that 1 person died and 6 people were injured or beaten from such violence in three regions of the country.

IN In February, the topic of threats from the ultra-right came to the fore. February 14, 2019 year, on the page of one ultra-right movement, threats appeared against the left activist and links to his profile on the VKontakte social network.

Last month were representatives of the pro-Kremlin group SERB are active. February 20 at In Moscow, about 20 activists disrupted the public screening of the film by Alexei Krasovsky "Holiday", which took place in the International "Memorial". And on February 10, SERB activists came to the opposition March maternal anger" in support of Anastasia Shevchenko and other political prisoners and provoked the protesters.

Opposition the nationalists took part in the 24 February in Moscow the annual march in memory of Boris Nemtsov. Center Watchers "Owl" noted groups of supporters Committee "Nation and Freedom" (KNS), supporters of the Association of People's resistance (ANS) and the National Revolutionary Vanguard (NRA) and a group supporters of the Right Bloc movement (PB, the released nationalist Dmitry Demushkin). Separately during led by their leader Dmitry (Enteo) Tsorionov, the project group marched "Decommunization", which is not formally a nationalist project, but it is clearly supported by a number of ultra-rightists; in this group were several activists of the organization "Honor and Freedom".

Movement On February 23, the National Patriotic Forces of Russia (NPSR) held a series of actions against hypothetical transfer of the Kuril Islands to Japan - in Moscow, Belgorod, Kaliningrad, Kostroma, Penza, Rostov-on-Don, Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Territory and the village of Lysogorskaya, Stavropol Territory .

In February, as in January, we do not know sentences for hate crimes, but we do know 5 sentences for statements made in 4 regions of the country. In these processes 5 people were convicted. In all these cases, we do not know the specific content statements that have become the subject of criminal prosecution. All sentences were issued under Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for the implementation of extremist activities). Total Since the beginning of the year, at least 16 sentences have been handed down for xenophobic statements, in which 16 people were convicted in 14 regions of the country.

Back at 7 cases, the cases were dismissed by the courts “due to the absence of corpus delicti”, what is associated with partial decriminalization Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred). In cases where the accused was part 1 of Art. 282 and another article (for example, art. 280), then the case under part 1 of article 282 stopped, and the verdict was passed only on the latter. We are aware of two such cases. In addition, in connection with the decriminalization of Art. 282 CC some the convicts were released early. The most famous of the liberated february steel ex-leader of the banned organizations "Russians" and "Slavic Union" Dmitry Demushkin   and ex-leader of the banned movement "People's militia named after Minin and Pozharsky" (NOMP) ex-colonel of the Chief Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Vladimir Kvachkov.

Federal The list of extremist materials was updated three times in February (7, 15 and 21 February), paragraphs were added to it. 4829–4852. The list includes parody songs groups "The Ensemble of Christ the Savior and Mother Earth Cheese", Islamist audio and videos calling for jihad, videos and texts of anti-Semitic and far-right orientations from social networks, an anti-Semitic book by the Anglo-German founder racism Houston Stewart Chamberlain, materials of the founder of the movement "Partisan Truth of the Partisans" by Alexei Menyailov, degrading the dignity of women.

IN February in the Federal List of Extremist Organizations under paragraph 72 was added religious Association "Karakol Initiative Group" (so officially registered followers of the movement "Ak tyan", other names: "JAGY ALTAI" - MOVEMENT", "Ak Jаҥ", "Altai Jаҥ Ak Jаҥ", "Belaya Vera", "Altai Dyan Ak Dyan", "Altai faith White faith"), recognized as extremist Ongudayskiy District Court of the Republic of Altai on December 11, 2018. According to the prosecutor's office, the goal of the followers of this movement is “ bringing all Altaians to their faith, liquidation of Buddhist organizations, reduction the number of Orthodox churches, chapels, worship crosses, and ideally - a complete cleansing the Republic of Altai from them .

Center "Owl" is aware that 16 people were fined in February under Art. 20.29 Code of Administrative Offenses (production and distribution of prohibited materials). This is about republishing on social media of songs popular among the far-right songs of the group "Argentina", various far-right videos with scenes of attacks on migrants, inflammatory speech at the All-Russian Officers' Meeting of a former member Initiative Group for the Referendum "For Responsible Power" (IGPR "CALL") Kirill Barabash, videos with calls to join ISIS. However, we, alas, do not know what published most of the convicts.

Still no less 16 people were punished under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda and public demonstration of Nazi symbols and symbols of banned organizations). Five people were fined for swastika tattoos, the rest for publication in the social network "VKontakte" of images with Nazi symbols or symbols of banned organizations. Among those punished under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses and the leader of the Metal Corrosion group, Sergei "Spider" Troitsky. Izmailovsky district the Moscow court fined the musician for performing at one of the concerts at the end of 2018 in a suit, resembling the uniform of a Wehrmacht soldier.

We know on seven judgments issued under the new Art. 20.3.1 Administrative Code (excitation national hatred), corresponding in composition to Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code. Seven people in different regions of Russia were punished for posting on social networks some xenophobic video files and other materials, as well as texts that excite religious hatred, including a slogan calling for violence against clergy. Art. 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses appeared with the adoption of amendments that introduced the mechanism of administrative prejudice to Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code.

Data about criminal and administrative cases, we cite without taking into account the decisions of the courts, which We consider it clearly unlawful. However, it should be noted that our data, especially in relation to the Code of Administrative Offenses, are substantially incomplete.