Resident of Nizhnevartovsk for involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir" was sentenced to corrective labor for 6 months, as well as to a fine of 50 thousand rubles. On August 5, 2014 it became known about the verdict handed down to a resident of Nizhnevartovsk Oleg Sakhnovsky under Part 3 of Art. 30, part 1, art. 282 of the Criminal Code (attempt to incite hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity) and Part 2 of Art.

July 23, 2014 in the city of Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Territory, three minors were covered with swastikas on tombstones at the local cemetery. July 23, 2014 in the city of Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Territory an act of vandalism was committed. It is reported that three minors M., born in 1999, F., born in 1997 and P., born in 1999 entered the territory of one from local cemeteries and painted several tombstones with swastikas. On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art.

The following is our monthly review of incidents of xenophobic violence and other offenses, and any counteraction by the Russian authorities. The information was collected in the course of Sova Center’s monitoring activities. No fewer than three people were injured in racist attacks this month, in Moscow and Bryansk region. Since the beginning of the year, no fewer than 13 people have been killed as a result of racist violence, with 67 more injured and one receiving a serious death threat.