On January 13, 2006, Pavel Krasheninnikov, head of the State Duma legislation committee, announced that the committee was proposing to establish liability for the dissemination of extremist information via the Internet. "We propose to establish such liability, as well as toughen liability for various manifestations of extremist activity.

On January 13, 2006, the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion published the data of a sociological survey (conducted on December 10-11, 2005) on what kind of party system is preferable for Russia, as well as on the attitude of citizens to innovations that tighten party and electoral legislation. 25% of Russians consider a one-party system necessary.

On January 11, the head of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (TSDUM), Talgat Tadzhuddin, signed a decree appointing the imam-mukhtasib of the Muslim regional organization "Iman" (Novy Urengoy), Khaidar Khafizov, as the mufti of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Let us recall that the former mufti Farid Salman was dismissed in December. Sources A new mufti of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug has been appointed // Islam.ru. 2006. January 12. (With reference to Interfax)

The Tikhoretsk community "Way to God", which is part of the Evangelical Christian Missionary Union (EHMS), lost its premises for worship. The city authorities refused to renew the lease of the basement in a five-story building, where believers who had made major repairs had been gathering for seven years.

On January 11, during a meeting of the Council for Interaction with Religious Organizations under the Governor of the Saratov Region, religious leaders of the region asked the Governor to limit the sale of alcohol. Mukaddas Bibarsov, Chairman of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Volga Region, made a special mention of the situation in rural areas, where the population is more likely to suffer from alcohol addiction.

On January 13, 2006, the SOVA Information and Analytical Center, the Memorial Historical and Educational Society, the Demos Center, the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, the Public Verdict Foundation and other NGOs adopted a statement. *"We, representatives of non-governmental organizations and the public, express our extreme concern in connection with the attack on the parishioners of the Moscow synagogue.

On January 13, 2006, in Krasnodar, the criminal case of Pyotr Sarafanov, one of the activists of the nationalist organization "Rada of the Earth of the Kuban Spiritual and Ancestral State of Russia", a right-wing radical movement that was engaged in the distribution of chauvinistic literature and recruiting young people into the ranks of national radicals, was submitted to court. P. Sarafanov's actions are qualified under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The Supreme Mufti of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, Talgat Tadzhuddin, declared his full support for the idea of ​​introducing polygamy in Russia. This proposal was made by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen government Ramzan Kadyrov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky expressed his readiness to marry two Chechen girls, and Lyubov Sliska responded with a proposal to introduce polyandry. T.

On January 16, 2006, Moscow Prosecutor Anatoly Zuev reported to the Prosecutor General of Russia on the indictment of Alexander Koptsev, who attacked the synagogue building on January 11, 2006 during the evening prayer. The charges were filed in the presence of a lawyer under the following articles: Part 3, Article 30, paragraphs.

In mid-December, employees of the FSB Department for the Vladimir Region seized about 20 folders with documents confirming that a number of churches in the region belong to the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (ROAC). The documents were removed from the State Center for Registration, Use and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Vladimir Region.

On January 13, 2006, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar met with Vladimir Pronin, head of the Moscow police department. At the meeting, it was decided that the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FEOR) and the Moscow Main Internal Affairs Directorate would create a working group that would monitor cases of propaganda of anti-Semitism and xenophobia and coordinate the efforts of the community and the police to combat fascism.

Sergei Popov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations, said it was necessary to turn to the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a proposal for additional measures to protect religious institutions. This proposal was prompted by the January 11 attack on a Moscow synagogue. Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has already announced plans to install metal detectors at the entrance to synagogues.

On January 11, 2006, the prosecutor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Vladimir Demidov, made a statement in which he expressed confidence in the accusatory nature of the future verdict in the criminal case against Stanislav Dmitrievsky, editor-in-chief of the Pravo-Zashchita newspaper, and in the form of punishment associated with deprivation of liberty.

On January 11, 2006, the participants of the picket dispersed in Nalchik on December 30, 2005 filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria in the city court. In the application, the plaintiffs ask to declare illegal the actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria and the 2nd Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Nalchik to disperse the picket.

The Moscow prosecutor's office charged the previously detained Alexander Koptsev. The attacker on the parishioners of the synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya is accused of committing crimes under three articles of the Criminal Code: Part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("attempted murder of two or more persons motivated by national and religious hatred"), Part 2 of Art.