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The Russian Federation regularly reports on hate crime to ODIHR.

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2021 Not available Not available Not available
2020 833 590 379
2019 585 368 320
2018 576 958 852
2017 52 755 692
2016 1450 993 676
2015 Not available Not available Not available
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Hate crime recorded by police

National developments

In 2010, over 30 agreements on co-operation between state authority bodies and religious organizations were concluded to carry out joint projects aimed at combating religious intolerance.

KEY OBSERVATION

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Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Holy See reported three physical assaults and one case of arson.

The SOVA Centre for Information and Analysis reported the following hate incidents targeting Jehovah’s Witnesses: 12 physical assaults, 11 cases of damage to property and three cases of arson. In addition, eight cases of damage to property and eight cases of arson were reported targeting Orthodox sites, as well as a further case of damage to property and two cases of arson targeting Protestant sites.

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Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The SOVA Center for Information and Analysis reported 38 murders (including 15 victims from Central Asia, four from the Caucasus and three from Asia-Pacific regions), 391 physical assaults (including 78 victims from Central Asia and 42 from the Caucasus), and two cases of graffiti on Armenian sites.

The Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy reported three murders, 22 physical assaults, seven of which involved serious bodily injury, two cases of threats and one attack by a group. The majority of victims were of African origin.

The Moscow Bureau for Human Rights reported 19 murders and 89 physical assaults. The victims were of various nationalities. The Bureau also reported 59 cases of damage and graffiti to property.

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Anti-Semitic hate crime

The SOVA Centre for Information and Analysis reported 15 anti-Semitic cases of damage to property, one of which involved arson. The Moscow Bureau for Human Rights reported two physical assaults, five cases of damage to Jewish property, one arson attack on a synagogue, the desecration of a cemetery and 46 cases of graffiti. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress reported two physical assaults, one attack by a group on a Jewish school, one instance of the desecration of a cemetery, six cases of damage to the property of Jewish organizations, five cases of damage to synagogues, one case of damage to the home of a Rabbi and one arson attack. The Stephen Roth Institute reported 17 hate incidents.

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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Human Rights First reported the desecration of a Muslim cemetery. The SOVA Centre for Information and Analysis reported nine cases of vandalism targeting Muslim sites, including two cases of arson.

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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

ILGA-Europe reported three physical assaults causing serious bodily injury and an attack by a group against the participants in an LGBT rights demonstration.

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Developments

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Human Rights Watch reported threats against human rights activists in Dagestan. Two members of the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis received death threats.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

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