On January 14, in Petrozavodsk, under the windows of the gynecological hospital, an action of opponents of abortion was held, organized by the youth department of the Petrozavodsk church of Dmitry Solunsky. About 50 people took part in the action. "We want to once again draw the attention of our society to the problem of abortions, of which millions occur in Russia every year.

In January 2008, a teenager was beaten by a group of Nazi skinheads in St. Petersburg. The victim was taken to the hospital with a concussion and a broken arm. Presumably, the cause of the attack was the teenager's belonging to the emo subculture. The victim did not contact the police. Based on internet blogs.

On January 14, representatives of Russia's traditional religions protested against the TV show "Fire in the Jungle", which was broadcast on New Year's Eve by the NTV channel. The head of the press service of the Moscow Patriarchate, priest Vladimir Vigilyansky, told reporters that "vulgarity is gaining more and more space on Russian television." He also announced the need to create a Public Council on Television, where one could complain about the content of television programs.

On January 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a prayer service at the Dormition Cathedral of the Valdai Iversky Monastery. He noted that he and those who work with him "represent a state that over many previous decades has done a lot to undermine the roots of our history and culture, including spiritual ones." Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II thanked the President for his assistance in the restoration of the monastery. Recall that V.

On January 14, 2008, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria liquidated a Balkarian organization accused of extremism. Recall that the leaders of the SSBN were twice warned about the inadmissibility of extremist activity. On January 28, 2008, the public organization filed a cassation appeal with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. See also our analysis of the court decision. Inc. inf.

On January 10, 2008, a domestic quarrel between the bus driver and one of the passengers, Ossetian Boris Bigaev, took place on the Novomoskovsk (Tula region) - Moscow bus. The quarrel arose because of the rudeness of the driver to the passengers. After some time, the driver let into the bus a group of people armed with bats, whom he had previously called by phone. The people who burst into the cabin began to beat the passengers.