Russian Federation

The Russian Federation's Criminal Code contains general and specific penalty enhancement provisions and substantive offences. The authorities responsible for collecting data are the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor's Office and the Statistical Office.

How hate crime data is collected in Russian Federation

How hate crime data is collected in Russian Federation

The registration of acts motivated by extremism is carried out by law enforcement agencies according to the general rules for registering all crimes. Information is entered onto statistical cards used for registering crimes by the information centres of departments of internal affairs in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The Chief Information Analytical Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for then collecting and revising the statistical information submitted by the information centres.

The statistical cards include a file for motives. Possible motives include: hostility, hate and reprisals on the basis of race, nationality, religion, ideology and political or social affiliation. The sampling and the entry of basic information about the committed acts onto forms used to record federal state statistics (on the identification of a perpetrator and the results of an investigation) is conducted according to the data provided on the card and based on the list of extremist crimes. Data on extremism offences can be found on the criminal statistics website of the Office of the General Prosecutor.

Prosecuting authorities do not register crimes. Prosecutors, as mandated by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, ensure adherence to the rule of law during the detection, investigation or prosecution of a criminal offence, including for the categories of crime mentioned above.

Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2019 585 368 320
2018 576 958 852
2017 52 755 692
2016 1450 993 676
2015 Not available Not available Not available
2014 Not available Not available Not available
2013 Not available Not available Not available
2012 Not available Not available Not available
2011 Not available Not available Not available
2010 Not available Not available Not available
2009 Not available Not available Not available

About 2019 Data

    The police, prosecution and sentencing numbers include "extremism" offences, which may fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime.

National developments

In January 2019, amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation came into force. These amendments set the threshold of criminal liability, as opposed to administrative liability, for the offence of inciting hatred or enmity, as well as for the offence of humiliating a person's dignity for extremist motives, including when committed through violence.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
SOVA Center
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
SOVA Center
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
SOVA Center
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2019-01 Threats
SOVA Center
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2019-10 Threats
SOVA Center
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
SOVA Center
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Anti-Discrimination Centre "Memorial"
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
SOVA Center
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-03 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
Russian Jewish Congress
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Russian Jewish Congress
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2019-06 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
Russian Jewish Congress
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2019-09 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
Russian Jewish Congress
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
SOVA Center
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-06 Attacks against property
SETA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-05 Attacks against property
SOVA Center
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2019-12 Attacks against property
SOVA Center
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-09 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-11 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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Disability hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-07 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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Gender-based hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-05 Violent attacks against people
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-07 Threats
Shah Ayim Network
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-08 Threats
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
Shah Ayim Network
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Shah Ayim Network
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2019-07 Threats
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-01 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-02 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-04 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-04 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-05 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-06 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-07 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-09 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-09 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-09 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-10 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-11 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-12 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-08 Threats
Moscow LGBT Initiative Group "Stimul"
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
Equality Movement
Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Civic Assistance Committee
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
SOVA Center
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-05 Threats
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-08 Threats
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
SOVA Center
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
"Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
SOVA Center
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
SOVA Center
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2019-07 Threats
SOVA Center
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that the Russian Federation has not reported reliable statistics on hate crimes to ODIHR.