In St. Petersburg, a criminal case has been opened on the fact of an attack on a citizen of Ghana in Kolpino on March 23. Two young people detained in hot pursuit claim that they attacked the African out of hooligan motives, wanting to "joke". The measure of restraint for them is a written undertaking not to leave the country. The case was probably opened under Art. 213 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism). Sources Ghanaian attacked 'for fun' // Fontanka.ru. 2006. March 29.

On March 29, 2006, the Prosecutor's Office of St. Petersburg, based on the results of checking the so-called "guide on street terror" published on the Internet, opened a criminal case under Art. 280 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for the implementation of extremist activities, committed using the media). During the check, it turned out that this material was posted for some time (and subsequently deleted by the provider) on the official website of the St.

On March 28, 2006, an attempt was made in St. Petersburg to select a jury for the trial of the murder of Vietnamese student Vu Anh Tuan. However, out of 64 jurors, the vast majority recused themselves. As a result, the required staff of 18 people (12 main and 6 spares) could not be recruited. On April 18, 2006 in the City Court of St. Petersburg, on the second attempt, the selection of a jury for the trial of the case took place.

On March 28, 2006, in Tula, an attack was made on the commander of the city organization of the National Bolshevik Party. Dmitry Korolyov, who was walking his dog, was shot in the leg with an Osa pistol. The victim is hospitalized. D. Korolev regards the attack as an act of intimidation, since before the attack he regularly received text messages with death threats. However, the police told Korolyov that they could only open a case of hooliganism.

On March 23, 2006, in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad region, public activist Mikhail Kasimov was beaten, in particular, he was fighting against deforestation and illegal construction. M. Kasymov was hospitalized in serious condition. Kaliningrad environmentalists have started collecting signatures for a letter to the governor of the Kaliningrad region, Georgy Boos, demanding that the investigation into the beating of a human rights activist be taken under special control.

Deputy Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Muhammad Karachay expressed critical remarks to a number of muftis, whose position differs from the position of the Council of Muftis on the issues of introducing the institution of regimental clergy and the “ Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture ”. “With regard to the teaching of Orthodox culture and military priests, the Council of Muftis still has a principled position - protecting the interests of Muslims.

On March 7, 2006, the Magistrate's Court of the Belokalitvinsky District of the Rostov Region found pensioner Alexei Rzhevsky guilty under Art. 129 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“slander”) and sentenced him to 1 year and 7 months in prison to be served in a colony-settlement. A.

On March 24, 2006 in Moscow, in the public and cultural center of the synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya, a "round table" was held with the participation of the "Jewish community" and national patriots. The initiators of the dialogue were: the organizing committee of OOD "Interaction", the synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya, the Percussion Technologies Agency. Representatives of government, business and mass media took part in the work of the "round table".

On March 28, 2006, it became known about the amendments submitted to the State Duma, which were prepared in connection with the adoption of the laws "On Combating Terrorism" and "On Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism." Amendments to the Criminal Code provide for a so-called trial in absentia, that is, a trial for grave and especially grave crimes in the absence of the defendant, if he is outside the Russian territory and avoids appearing in court.

On March 27, a press conference was held in Dagestan by the commander of the 102nd operational brigade (OBRON) of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Dagestan, Eduard Obukhovich, during which he denied the information about the desecration of the Koran by military personnel . Obukhovich said that half of the personnel of the brigade were Muslims and local residents, and therefore they could not have done this.

The press service of the National Organization of Russian Muslims (NORM) issued a statement in which it accused the chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, Heydar Dzhemal, of replicating unfounded accusations against the NORM. The reason was the statement of G. Dzhemal that real "Russian Muslims" consider Islam an internationalist ideology and do not belong to any special organizations of a national persuasion.

March 28, 2006 in Yekaterinburg in the city center, near the street. Shartashskaya, at about 4 pm, three teenagers began to shout obscene nationalist insults at two ethnic Armenian passers-by who were passing by. After the "verbal attack" teenagers began to beat them. When attacked, they shouted slogans such as "For a happy Russia!" and "Glory to Russia!" On the fact of the attack, a criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, Heydar Dzhemal, said that the clip "Oriental Tales" by the "Brilliant" group offends the feelings of Muslims.

On March 27, 2006, a press conference was held in Lipetsk for the local branch of the Union of Communist Youth (SKM). According to media representatives, on the eve of the press conference, unknown people called them and gave them "recommendations" not to go to the event for "security purposes" . "Otherwise, he hinted, I won't be able to feel safe - they'll take care of me: during the day the police and the FSB, and in the evening bandits ," one of the journalists said.

On the night of March 26, 2006 Viktor Nikolaev, an activist of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of the Tomsk Region, was arrested in his own house in Tomsk. On March 25, 2006, V. Nikolaev spoke at a rally calling for a boycott of V. Putin's visit to Tomsk for the Russian-German summit. The warrant for Nikolaev's arrest was issued due to his failure to appear in court two weeks ago. However, an associate of the trade union activist Sergei Zaikov confirms that he, together with V.