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Anti-Extremist Law Enforcement in January 2026
We are publishing a review of anti-extremist enforcement in January 2026 as it applies to public speech, organized activity, and attacks on physical objects unrelated to xenophobia.
Russian Nationalism and Hate Crimes in January 2026
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia, radical nationalism, and hate crimes, along with any government countermeasures, for January 2026.
Russian Nationalism and Hate Crimes in December 2025 and Preliminary Year-End Summary
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for December 2025, as well as a preliminary overview of the year.
Anti-Extremist Law Enforcement in December 2025. Preliminary Results for 2025
This is our review of anti-extremist enforcement in application to public speech and organized activity in December 2025, as well as a preliminary overview of the year.
Anti-Extremist Law Enforcement in November 2025
The following is our review of anti-extremist law enforcement in November 2025.⁠
Radicalization of Far-Right Violence: Ideologically Motivated Crimes against Persons and Property and State Responses in Russia in 2025
This is an analytic review focused on the phenomenon, known as hate crimes – that is, on ordinary criminal offenses committed on the grounds of ethnic, religious or other similar enmity or prejudice.
Anti-Extremism Lawmaking in 2025
Over the course of 2025, the legislation of interest to us — on countering extremism and terrorism, as well as related provisions affecting freedom of expression and freedom of association — underwent a number of significant changes. Most of them were aimed at tightening regulations, with some exceptions. In this report, we summarize the most important changes, as well as several relevant decisions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Russia.
Counter-Extremism in 2024: Regulation of Public Speech and Organized Activity
This report is an analytical review of anti-extremist legislation and its use in 2024 to regulate public speech and organized activities. Unlike in previous years, we have decided to merge the review into one, addressing law enforcement in general and related abuses together. Drawing on our monitoring data and official statistics, we present an analysis of law enforcement across several parameters.
Sanctions for Administrative Offenses Related to Extremism in 2023–2024
In recent years, SOVA Center has been monitoring the application of specific articles of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses that regulate public statements. This report summarizes our observations on how these legal norms were applied in 2023 and 2024.
Neo-Nazis on the Rise: Hate Crimes and Countering Them in Russia in 2024

This is an analytic review focused on the phenomenon, known as hate crimes – that is, on ordinary criminal offenses committed on the grounds of ethnic, religious or other similar enmity or prejudice.

SOVA's address and recommendations at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference - 2024

SOVA Research Center took part in the 2024 OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. Here we publish our statement at the Plenary Session 8 "Tolerance and Non-Discrimination I" on October 8.

Address and Recommendations at the Plenary Session III “Tolerance and Non-Discrimination I”

SOVA Center took part in the OSCE conference "ODIHR: three decades and ready for the future" in Warsaw on October 2023. See the SOVA's statement made for the session “Tolerance and Non-Discrimination I”.

Address and Recommendations at the OSCE human rights conference 2022 - Session "Tolerance and Non-Discrimination I"
SOVA Center took part in the OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw on September 26 - October 7, 2022. See the SOVA's written statement for the session "Tolerance and Non-Discrimination I".
SOVA Center's statement for the session on addressing all forms of intolerance and discrimination and building equal and inclusive societies at the ODIHR 30th anniversary conference
SOVA Center took part in the OSCE conference "ODIHR: three decades and ready for the future" in Warsaw on October 14-15, 2021.
Video: Seminar "Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience"
On June 3, 2021, SOVA Center and the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Center held a seminar “Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience.” See the full video of the seminar.