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SOVA Center for Information and Analysis |
SOVA Center for Information and Analysis is a Moscow-based Russian nonprofit organization founded in October 2002. SOVA Center conducts research and informational work on nationalism and racism, relations between the churches and secular society, and political radicalism. We are also interested in human rights issues, especially government misuse of counter-extremism measures. |
Charges filed against Sova Center for alleged violation of the law on “undesirable organizations”
Sova Center and its director are to be prosecuted under Article 20.33 of the Administrative Code for posting links to the websites of former donors deemed "undesirable organizations" in accordance with a federal law.
07.09.2017SOVA's address and recommendations at the OSCE HDIM working session on tolerance and non-discrimination
SOVA Center for Information and Analysis took part in the 2017 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (September 11-22). Here we publish the report made by the center’s speakers at the session "Tolerance and non-discrimination II" on September 14.
Racism and Xenophobia in August 2017
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with government countermeasures, for the month of August 2017. The review is based on material gathered by the Sova Center over the course of our daily monitoring.
06.09.2017 - 14:48The Far-Right. Crimes and punishments. First half of 2017
This report by Natalia Yudina is an analytic review of radical nationalism and counteraction to it based on the SOVA's monitoring (first half of 2017).
25.08.2017Brief Report on Misuse of Anti-Extremist Legislation in January - August 2017
The following is our brief review of the most important legislative innovations and the law enforcement statistics in the period from January to August 2017. Our review is limited only to the part of the legislation and law enforcement practice that we see as leading to an excessive restriction of civil liberties.
06.09.2017Commentary by SOVA Center Experts
Here we provide links to publications issued by other organizations or media in cooperation with SOVA Center or containing SOVA experts' commentary.
16.08.2017 - 19:42Misuse of Anti-Extremism in June 2017
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislation in June 2017.
10.07.2017 - 19:00Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2016
This is the latest annual report by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis on freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
10.05.2017Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2015
SOVA Center for Information and Analysis presents its seven annual report on the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
15.04.2016Address and recommendations at the 15th working session "Fundamental Freedoms II
SOVA Center for Information and Analysis took part in the 2015 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (September 21 – October 2). Here we publish the report made by the center’s speakers at sessions "Fundamental Freedoms II" on September 30, 2015.
30.09.2015