In April 2016, in Moscow, the prosecutor's office approved the indictment in a criminal case against one of the leaders of the Russian association nationalist Dmitry Demushkin. The reason for the initiation of the case was the appearance on his page in the social network "VKontakte" photos of the banner from the "Russian March" 2014 of the year.

On April 7, the well-known and not at all ordinary parliamentarian Irina Yarovaya and less well-known, but also not an ordinary senator, Viktor Ozerov, made a package of two bills, striking in its severity in relation to those who embarked on the path of terrorism and extremism, or at least approached this path.

Deputy Irina Yarovaya and Senator Viktor Ozerov submitted a package of amendments to the State Duma that provide for a significant tightening of anti-terrorist and anti-extremist legislation. On April 7, 2016, Deputy Irina Yarovaya and Senator Viktor Ozerov submitted two bills to the State Duma for consideration, which provide for a significant increase in criminal liability for terrorist and extremist crimes, and also contain a number of procedural innovations.

In April 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Omsk against a 20-year-old local resident for xenophobic statements and photographic images on the social network. In June 2016, the case was submitted to the court for consideration on the merits. In April 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Omsk under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting ethnic hatred) against a 20-year-old local resident.

The following is our review of racism and xenophobia in Russia during March 2016. The data we report are collected in the course of Sova Center’s daily monitoring activities. In March 2016, we are aware of one racist attack, which targeted three victims, in St. Petersburg. Since the beginning of the year, no fewer than 7 people in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Moscow and Vladimir regions were targeted in xenophobic violence. Another 2 received serious threats to their lives.

Edited by Alexander Verkhovsky SUMMARY CRIMINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA : Systematic Racist and Neo-Nazi Violence : Attacks against Ethnic “Others” : Attacks against Political Adversaries : Attacks against LGBT or Homeless People : Violence Motivated by Religion : Vandalism PUBLIC ACTIVITY OF ULTRA-RIGHT RADICALS : Pressure against the Ultra-Right Movement : The Effect of Pressure on Ultra-Right Organizations : Ultra-Right Public Actions : Effects of the Pressure against the

In April 2016, a criminal case was opened in Mineralnye Vody for xenophobic insults to a woman. In April 2016, the Investigative Department for the city of Mineralnye Vody of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Stavropol Territory initiated a criminal case against a 33-year-old man suspected under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

In early April 2016, in Kovrov, Vladimir Region, a court fined a prisoner for displaying Nazi symbols. In early April, the Kovrov City Court of the Vladimir Region fined A. Shchelokov, a prisoner in IK-4 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Vladimir Region. It was established that A. Shchelokov served his sentence from November 28, 2014 to December 27, 2015 in FKU IK-4 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Vladimir Region. A.

The Appellate Board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld changes to the decision to liquidate the movement of Leonid Maslov "For statehood and spiritual revival of Holy Rus'.

An elderly woman, a Jehovah's Witness, was attacked by a tenant in Chita one of the houses near which she preached. The believer is hospitalized. April 8, 2016 in Chita, an attack was made on preacher of Jehovah's Witnesses. Zinaida Chigrova, 76, preached at street with another believer. A resident of one of the houses attacked the women and started beating them, including kicking them. One of the women managed to escape and call the police, and Z.

On April 8, 2016, in the Bryansk region, a criminal case was brought to court against a resident of Starodub for publishing xenophobic materials on a social network. On April 8, 2016, the prosecutor's office of the Starodubsky district of the Bryansk region approved the indictment in the criminal case against 22-year-old Sergei Lysenko. He is charged under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

The prosecutor's office of the Choisky district of the Altai Republic asks to recognize images with Nazi symbols prohibited. On April 7, 2016, it became known that the prosecutor's office of the Choisky district of the Republic of Altai filed an application with the court for declaring the image of the Russian flag with a swastika prohibited for distribution in the country, as well as a collage with senior state officials in Nazi uniform against the background of the Kremlin.

April 6, 2016 in Mari El Evgeny Pirogov, accused of Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting ethnic hatred), was released on bail. On April 6, the Mari El Supreme Court overturned the decision of the city court dated March 24 2016 about arrest of Yevgeny Pirogov and replaced the preventive measure with recognizance not to leave. He is charged under part 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

In early April 2016, in St. Petersburg, investigators detained a suspect in the murder of journalist Dmitry Tsilikin. It turned out to be a student of the Hydrometeorological University Sergey Kosyrev. Under interrogation, the 21-year-old young man confessed to the crime and "called himself a Cleaner and his life a crusade." In early April 2016, in St.

April 4, 2016 in the Murmansk region a criminal case was initiated against a resident of the village of Nikel for audio recordings in the social network. On April 4, 2016, the prosecutor's office of the Pechenga district of the Murmansk region opened a criminal case against Ivan Khoma, a resident of the village of Nikel, under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity) and Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism).