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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.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 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 2018 Data
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In addition to the police number, a further 689 incidents of extremism were reported and are not included here. Prosecution and sentencing numbers consist mostly of "extremism" offences, which fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-11 | Threats | CICAD
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| 2018-02 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-06 | Threats | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Civic Assistance Committee
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-04 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-04 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-06 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Other hate crime based on religion or belief
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-06 | Threats | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-03 | Threats | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-04 | Threats | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | National Forum of Sex Workers in Russia
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| 2018-03 | Threats | Shah Ayim Network
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| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Civic Assistance Committee
Russian LGBT Network
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | SOVA Center
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Civic Assistance Committee
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-12 | Threats | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-12 | Threats | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-12 | Threats | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018-07 | Threats | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | "Coming Out" LGBT Group
Russian LGBT Network
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Fifth Report on the Russian Federation."
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the Russian Federation has not reported reliable statistics on hate crimes to ODIHR.