On January 9th, 2014 one of the suspects believed to be involved in the arson of a church, Rafael Zarilov, was indicted on five counts. He was indicted under article 205 (terrorist act), 222 (unlawful purchase, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, their main parts, ammunition, explosives, and explosive devices), and 223 (unlawful manufacture of weapons) of the Russian Criminal Code.
The following is our monthly review of
instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government
countermeasures, for December 2013. The review also includes preliminary
information for a summary of notable incidents and cases for the year 2013 as a
whole. It is based on material gathered by Sova Center
in the course of our daily monitoring.
