Russian Federation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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