A/71/325 carrying out of extremist activities through the use of mass media under article 2 80 (2) of the Criminal Code (26 persons). 40. The Government further reported that the proportion of extremist attacks on individuals, including those involving acts of violence over the past year, was less than one fifth of all extremist criminal acts (110 crimes). These figures attest to a certain level of stabilization, including with regard to inter -ethnic and interfaith tensions. The Government also specified that most crimes were minor offenses under article 115 of the Criminal Code. 41. The Government explained that, in 2015, its focus was mainly on the issue of detecting and investigating organized criminal groups that subscribed to a fundamentalist ideology. The Government also provided the number of such crimes (62 crimes involving the organization and operation of extremist conspiracies and organizations). Owing to the change in the focus of the organization of work to detect and eliminate the sources of financing of terrorism and extremism in 2015, the number of reported cases increased by a factor of 13 in comparison to 2014, and the number of cases involving the detection and suppression of extremist Internet crimes increased by 34 per cent. 42. The Government expressed its commitment to and involvement in preventing inter-ethnic conflicts that could escalate tensions and lead to rioting. On the basis of the Decree No. 602 of 5 May 2012 on the promotion of inter -ethnic harmony, law enforcement services had prevented more than 100 inter -ethnic clashes. 43. The Government also explained its policy regarding the education of children and young people, with the aim of preventing the occurrence of racism and extremism, in particular through the framework for the State Youth Policy for the period up to 2025, which was approved by an order of 29 November 2014, and the State programme entitled “Patriotic education of citizens of the Russian Federation for the period 2016-2020”, approved by an order of 30 December 2015. 44. The Government reported that it pays particular attention to the spiritual and moral education of children, and that educational programmes are meant to develop qualities such as tolerance, respect for other cultures and openness to dialogue and cooperation. Therefore, all State and municipal primary schools teach a comprehensive basic course on religious cultures and secular ethics to familiarize young people with the religious and cultural traditions of the peoples of the Russian Federation. Since 1 September 2015, the Government has introduced a subject entitled “Foundations of the spiritual and moral culture of the peoples of Russia” into the curriculum of all primary schools. 45. The Government also reported that, at the third in the series of “Bigiev’s readings”, at the International Theological Conference held from 27 to 29 April 2016, the matter of promoting tolerance towards members of different religions was discussed. I. Saudi Arabia 46. The Government of Saudi Arabia reported that several national laws prohibit racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including the Basic Law of Governance (articles 8, 26 and 47), the Press and Publications Act (article 9), the Cybercrime Act (article 3) and the Code of Criminal Procedure 16-13939 11/20