In October 2020, in correctional colony No. 3 of the Kursk region, Jehovah's Witness Dennis Christensen was placed under strict conditions of serving his sentence. A website covering the persecution of believers reported this on its website on January 1, 2021. By decision of the commission, the EC is placed in strict conditions if the convicted person is recognized as a persistent violator of the order of serving the sentence.

In Yekaterinburg, in February 2020, a criminal case was opened against a participant in the protests for the preservation of the park near the drama theater Ivan Nogovitsyn under articles on participation in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code) and calls for them (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code). This was reported in the decision of the Seventh Court of Cassation, to which WikiNews drew attention on January 2, 2021.

In Yekaterinburg, in February 2020, a criminal case was opened against a participant in the protests for the preservation of the park near the drama theater Ivan Nogovitsyn under articles on participation in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code) and calls for them (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code). This was reported in the decision of the Seventh Court of Cassation, to which WikiNews drew attention on January 2, 2021.