On July 12, 2016, at the Sakharov Center, the SOVA Center held a presentation of three of our works. During the event the following were presented: Report "Evolution and devolution: Xenophobia and radical nationalism and counteraction to them in Russia in the first half of 2016. " The report, compiled by SOVA Center experts Vera Alperovich and Natalia Yudina, tells how the right-wing environment is transforming in a situation of severe internal crisis and pressure from the authorities.

The Ural activist, recognized as a political prisoner, will remain in a psychiatric hospital for at least another six months. On July 12, 2016, the Sovetsky District Court of Chelyabinsk extended by six months the period of compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital for local activist, founder of the Church of the Chelyabinsk Meteorite Alexei Moroshkin, known as Andrey Breiva. His mother reported this. Moroshkin was accused under Part 2 of Art.

Restored access to a large Muslim information portal. For how long is unknown. 7 July 2016 Roskomnadzor removed the block from the Turkish-based Russian-language information and analytical portal "Voice of Islam". ABOUT blocking of the website "Voice of Islam" became known on February 12, 2016.

We offer a brief overview of anti-extremist norms and the main conflicts associated with their application to publishers of any materials on the Internet. Based on data from our long-term monitoring, we are trying to give advice on how to minimize the risk of becoming the target of unlawful anti-extremist law enforcement. The text of our brief memo is presented in PDF format . Sources: Are you afraid that you will be prosecuted for extremism on the Internet? What to do // Mediazone. 2016.

In Karelia, a resident of Petrozavodsk was fined for an anti-Caucasian poem on the Internet. On July 8, 2016, the Petrozavodsk City Court passed a sentence against a local resident. According to the materials of the case, in June 2014 she posted a poem in the public domain with calls "to carry out hostile, violent, aggressive actions against representatives of the Caucasian peoples." She was sentenced to a fine of 20 thousand rubles. The verdict has not entered into force.

The following is our review of racism and xenophobia in Russia during June 2016. The data we report are collected in the course of Sova Center’s daily monitoring activities. In June 2016, no fewer than 4 people suffered from racially motivated attacks in Saint Petersburg and Sverdlovsk regions. Football hooligans dealt with Russia’s European Championship loss to England in typical fashion.

Shamil Kazakov, who spoke about discrimination in police employment, is accused of insulting a representative of the authorities and inciting hatred towards police officers.

HRC "Memorial" came out in support of the Tyumen publicist. The human rights center "Memorial" recognized the Tyumen blogger Aleksey Kungurov as a political prisoner, who is charged under Part 1 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code (public justification of terrorism).

An 18-year-old local resident has been sentenced in the Kirov region for posting on the VKontakte social network. On July 12, 2016, the Nolinsky District Court delivered a verdict in a criminal case against an 18-year-old local resident. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred and enmity).

In Penza, a local resident has been charged with xenophobic audio recordings on the VKontakte social network. On July 3, 2016, in Penza, a man with no previous convictions (b. 1995) was charged under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

We offer a brief overview of anti-extremist norms and the main conflicts associated with their application to publishers of any materials on the Internet. Based on data from our long-term monitoring, we are trying to give advice on how to minimize the risk of becoming the target of unlawful anti-extremist law enforcement. The text of our brief memo is presented in PDF format . Sources Are you afraid that you will be prosecuted for extremism on the Internet? What to do // Mediazone. 2016.

A criminal case has been initiated against Dmitry Pavlov, a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, the founder of the Misanthropic Division association. In July 2016, the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia initiated a criminal case against Dmitry Pavlov, a citizen of the Republic of Belarus.