A/HRC/56/67 Federation also provided information about court decisions that had banned 107 extremist organizations. 36. The Russian Federation provided information about how the Internet has been used to disseminate right-wing nationalist ideas. According to the information provided, there were groups on social media whose pages contained photos and video and audio materials in the spirit of aggressive neo-Nazi subculture and similar movements. Some materials contained direct calls for violence and/or disseminated nationalist views. In response to those trends, prosecutors had carried out targeted work to detect and prevent the dissemination of such information. 37. The Russian Federation highlighted that activities to preserve historical memory and counter the falsification of history has been playing a significant role in preventing the spread of contemporary manifestations of Nazi ideology. Accordingly, the Office of the Procurator-General, together with the Investigative Committee, the Federal Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, had implemented the project Without Statute of Limitations, dedicated to preserving the historical memory of victims of war crimes committed by the Nazis and their accomplices between 1941 and 1945. Under the project, the Office of the Procurator-General, together with other Russian law enforcement agencies, has been taking measures to establish the circumstances of newly discovered Nazi crimes against civilians and the persons involved in committing them. On the basis of that work, the Office of the Procurator-General had pursued extensive civil proceedings, which had been decided on by courts in 17 regions between 2020 to 2023. M. Saudi Arabia 38. Saudi Arabia reported on Islamophobia being a trend, which often led to hate speech and hate crimes targeting the Qur'an, Muslims, Islamic figures and mosques. Saudi Arabia also provided information about the legal framework in place to provide protection from discrimination, which included provisions in the Basic Law of Governance that prohibited any discrimination, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin. According to the information provided, provisions related to anti-discrimination were also included in several other laws, including the Civil Service Law, the Labour Law and the Health Law. There were also reportedly provisions in place to protect against incitement to discrimination in the media. 39. Saudi Arabia provided information about State entities that worked on addressing racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. The Human Rights Commission monitored the compliance of government agencies with obligations under international human rights treaties, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The Commission also handled complaints, including those relating to discrimination, and engaged in monitoring and awareness-raising activities, including training and workshops aimed at judges and prosecutors. Saudi Arabia also provided information about the Intellectual Warfare Center, which had been established in 2017 to combat the root causes of extremism and terrorism, and the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue, which had been established to promote the values of social peace and coexistence within society. Saudi Arabia also provided information about the National Society for Human Rights, which coordinated engagement with regional and international human rights bodies. 40. Saudi Arabia described initiatives that have been undertaken to uphold equality and non-discrimination. For example, the Salam Project for Cultural Communication included various activities to promote mutual respect, tolerance and coexistence. The activities included events, the production of films and other media materials in multiple languages and the creation of an electronic platform for the sharing experiences and publications. Saudi Arabia also mentioned initiatives to ensure that school curricula were aligned with the aim of eliminating racial discrimination and provisions in international human rights treaties, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 8 GE.24-08848