Centre for Combating Extremism
Law enforcement agency
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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.
| Centre for Combating Extremism Главное управление по противодействию экстремизму МВД России | |
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Emblem of the Centre for Combating Extremism | |
| Abbreviation | Centre E |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 6, 2008 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Federal agency | Russia |
| Operations jurisdiction | Russia |
| Primary governing body | Government of Russia |
| Secondary governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) |
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| Headquarters | 16, Zhitnaya street, Moscow, Russia |
| Website | |
| mvd.ru | |
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]
