The Centre for Combating Extremism (Russian: Главное управление по противодействию экстремизму МВД России, romanized: Glavnoye upravleniye po protivodeystviyu ekstremizmu MVD Rossii), also known as Centre E (Russian: Центр «Э») is a unit within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The unit was established by decree No. 1316 of the President of the Russian Federation on 16 September 2008.[1] The unit has been especially active in the North Caucasus and also in Crimea following its annexation in 2014.[2] Their official focus is the suppression of extremism. The Centre E has been widely accused of prosecuting and harassing opposition groups, anti-regime bloggers, environmentalists and other civic activists.[3][4] One example of their work is the suppression of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.[5] The unit is also primarily responsible for suppression of LGBT symbolism in the country. [6]

References

  1. ^ "Указ Президента РФ от 06.09.2008 N 1316". www.consultant.ru. КонсультантПлюс. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Centre for Combating Extremism". Outriders. Outriders Spółka not-for-profit Sp. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Russian police accused of scare tactics before anti-Putin rally". TheGuardian.com. 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ "The dark doings of Russia's Centre E".
  5. ^ "Report on persecution religious minorities in Russia". Форум Свободной России (in Russian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Rainbow hunters. What "extremist" LGBTQ+ symbols are Russians being fined for". en.zona.media. 1 July 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Combating_Extremism
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