In March 2008, the Kirov District Prosecutor's Office of Rostov-on-Don opened a criminal case under Art. 214 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (vandalism). The reason for initiating a criminal case was the appearance of images with fascist symbols on residential buildings, the sidewalk and shops of Pushkinskaya Street. Sources In Rostov, a criminal case was opened on the fact of the appearance of fascist symbols on benches and houses // DONTR.Ru. 2008. March 27.

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Volga region decided to seek a review of the decisions of the Buguruslan court and their cancellation. It is planned to conduct an independent textual examination in the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). The head of the DUMP, co-chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Mukaddas Bibarsov calls on Muslims to take part in the collection of funds necessary to pay for the services of experts. In his appeal, M.

On March 27, 2007, an investigator from the Nizhny Novgorod regional prosecutor's office told NFPT officials that the office equipment seized during the search on March 20 would not be returned to the foundation, as it would be checked for extremism in the near future. Recall that the search was carried out as part of a criminal case against the National Bolshevik Dmitry Isusov. An employee of the fund, Stanislav Dmitrievsky, is not involved in this case even as a witness.

On March 27, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar met with the head of the Council of Muftis of Russia Ravil Gainutdin. They confirmed their intention to build a constructive dialogue between the Jewish and Muslim communities. R. Gainutdin stressed that both communities are extremely interested in the fact that in the future there will be no "insulting publications" in the media that provoke such an unnecessary scandal in our society. B.

On March 25, 2008, in the Vyborgsky district of St. Petersburg, on Koltsov Street, the body of a 20-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan was found with numerous stab wounds. The victim had temporary registration and was unemployed. A criminal case has been initiated under Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder). Whether the version of the murder motivated by ethnic hatred is being considered is not reported. Sources Citizen of Uzbekistan killed in St.

On March 27, the authorities of Tatarstan denied the information of Muslims about the forced baptism of their children in one of the maternity hospitals in Naberezhnye Chelny and warned them against extremist activities, Interfax reports . The Novosibirsk public organization "Paternal Spiritual Heritage" has achieved a refutation of the information about forced baptism.

On March 26, 2008, Igor Shayakhmurdinov, deputy head of the Regional Department of Internal Affairs, Igor Shayakhmurdinov, spoke at a meeting of the board at the main department for press and mass communications of the Chelyabinsk region "On the role of civil society institutions in the system of preventing extremism." According to him, at least 300 people involved in the activities of "extremist" movements and groups have been registered with the Central Internal Affairs Directorate.

March 27, 2008 in Yekaterinburg in the regional library. Belinsky opened an exhibition of the Orenburg charitable foundation "Eurasia" "White Rose" - student resistance to the Hitler regime. Munich, 1942-43. It is dedicated to the Munich anti-fascist movement of students "White Rose" and its leader Alexander Schmorell, a native of Orenburg.

On March 26, 2008, regular hearings were held in the Odintsovo District Court in the case of the National Bolsheviks' action at the polling station in Odintsovo on March 11, 2007. It is noteworthy that this episode became one of the reasons for the ban of the party as extremist, meanwhile, the qualification of the crime in this criminal case does not allow it to be classified as extremist.

On March 27, 2008, the Supreme Court of Karelia considered a cassation appeal in the case of Alexei Kostin, former operative duty officer of the city internal affairs department of Kondopoga. The court agreed with the position of the state prosecution and the conclusions of the city court of Kondopoga on the proof of the policeman's negligence during the mass brawl in Kondopoga, but found it possible to reduce the sentence by six months.

Summary Key Issues for the Freedom of Conscience in Russia Legislation on religious organizations State patronage of religious organizations Difficulties with regard to places of worship Other Examples of Discrimination The Situation in the Army and the Penitentiary System Religion and secular education Insufficient protection from defamation and attacks Excessive measures aimed at protecting religious sentiments Abuse in regard to Efforts to Counter Extremism The SOVA Center for Information and

On March 25, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Perm Territory published a statement by Mufti Mukhammedgali Khuzin, in which he expresses concern about the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Perm Territory. The Perm Muftiate expresses concern about the plans to build a center for Jehovah's Witnesses in the city of Solikamsk. M.

The recently elected mayor of Kaliningrad, Alexander Yaroshuk, took the initiative to postpone the celebration of the city day to the fall. One of the reasons for changing the date of the holiday is that the previous day of the city fell on Peter's Fast. "July is vacation time, when many potential spectators and artists will be outside the city. In addition, the beginning of July is the time of Peter's Lent.

Unknown people desecrated the chapel of St. reports on March 27 Julia at the Sulazhgorsky cemetery in Petrozavodsk, Vesti-Karelia . They broke the glass in all the windows, scattered all the icons and books. The Department of Internal Affairs of Petrozavodsk is checking this case. Recall that this is not the first case of vandalism in Petrozavodsk. Sources Chapel desecrated in Petrozavodsk // Vesti-Karelia. 2008. March 27.