The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, criticized anti-extremist legislation leading to restrictions on media freedom. On October 7, 2014, a communiqué by the representative of the OSCE on Freedom of the Media by Dunja Mijatović, on the impact of anti-extremism legislation on freedom of expression and freedom of the media.

A criminal case has been opened in Moscow against the well-known Russian nationalist Roman (Zukhel) Zheleznov for participating in the Ukrainian Battalion "Azov" as a mercenary. On October 7, 2014, the UPC RF announced that in against the Russian neo-Nazi Roman (Zukhel) Zheleznov, a criminal case was initiated under Part 3 Art. 359 of the Criminal Code (participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict or military actions). According to investigators, Zheleznov flew to Ukraine 9 July.

On October 7, 2014, an investigation into the case of xenophobic images on the VKontakte network was completed in Engels, Saratov Region. On October 7, 2014, the Investigation Department for Engels of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Saratov Region completed the investigation of a criminal case on charges of a 30-year-old local resident under Part 1 of Art.

At the beginning of October 2014, in Chelyabinsk, the case of arson of the building of the prosecutor's office of the Kalininsky district was submitted to the court. Chelyabinsk on the night of April 21. At the beginning of October 2014, the RF Investigative Committee for Chelyabinsk region completed the investigation of a criminal case against 24-year-old resident of the regional center Alexander Ushakov and 17-year-old Maxim Kavaliauskas.

On October 7, 2014, in the Orenburg region, A. Suzdalev was sentenced for threatening to kill motivated by hatred. On October 7, 2014, the Buguruslan District Court of the Orenburg Region delivered a verdict in the criminal case against A. Suzdalev.

On October 7, 2014, a criminal case was initiated in Barnaul against an Internet user for xenophobic materials on the VKontakte social network. On October 7, 2014, the SO for the Oktyabrsky district of the city of Barnaul, the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Altai Territory, was informed that a criminal case had been initiated against a 20-year-old resident of the city of Barnaul. He is suspected under Part 1 of Art.

The management of the Ufa club "Agava", where he was supposed to pass concert "Cannibal Corpse", canceled the performance, citing technical problems. Journalists think that the decision of the directorate was influenced by the protests of the Orthodox. On October 5, 2014, the concert of the Cannibal Corpse group at the Agava club was canceled in Ufa. IN technical problems at the concert venue were cited as the reason.

The prosecutor's office, after conducting an audit on the complaint of the Krasnodar "Orthodox union”, found no reason to cancel the concert of the “metal” group “Cannibal Corpse”, but limited number of songs to perform.

Thefollowing is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radicalnationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for the month ofSeptember 2014. The review is based on material gathered by Sova Centerin the course of our daily monitoring. Since the beginning of the year, 14 peoplein Russiahave been killed by racist violence, with 77 injured. One person received a serious death threat.For 2014 so far, we have recorded incidents of racist violence in 21 regions ofthe country.

In early October 2014, the Kromsky District Court of the Oryol Region again ruled that a poem by a teacher from Krom, Alexander Byvshev, was declared extremist. 7 October 2014, it became known about the decision of the Kromsky District Court of the Oryol region, again recognizing as extremist the poem by Alexander Byvshev "Ukrainian patriots." May 16, 2014 Kromsky the district court recognized Byvshev's poem as extremist.