On April 7, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Yekaterinburg diocese and the administration of the Pervouralsk urban district. The document was signed by the head of Pervouralsk Maxim Fedorov and the Archbishop of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Vikenty.

On April 7, the jury acquitted all three defendants in the case of preparing an assassination attempt on St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko, RIA Novosti reports . The jury considered the defendants' guilt unproven that they created a religious militant organization and agreed to kill the governor. The defendants were released in the courtroom. Recall that the investigation considered T. Saidgareev, R. Muratov and V.

On April 1, 2008, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Mari El again canceled the decision of the city court of Yoshkar-Ola, which on did not recognize February 20 of this year Vitaly Tanakov's brochure "The Priest Speaks" as extremist material. Thus, the cassation presentation of the city prosecutor was satisfied. The case was returned to the city court for a new trial - the fourth in a row.

On April 7, 2008, Yuri Semin, the Moscow Prosecutor, stated that "Currently, Moscow prosecutors are investigating more than 30 cases of attacks on people on the grounds of xenophobia . " Unfortunately, this information cannot be interpreted in any way. It remains unclear whether the prosecutor spoke about the number of attacks or criminal cases under investigation, which may combine several episodes. In addition, it is completely unclear what period was discussed.

On the afternoon of April 6, 2008, in the Shchelkovsky district of Moscow, a group of Nazi skinheads molested passers-by and shouted nationalist slogans. 11th Parkovaya Street towards Shchelkovo Highway The police were told that a group of aggressive young people were moving along , many of whom were shaved bald and dressed in high boots and tight jeans . Near the house 77 on Pervomayskaya Street, Nazi skinheads brutally beat three Azerbaijani teenagers.

On April 1, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Mari El issued a cassation ruling annulling the decision of the court of first instance not to recognize V. Tanakov's pamphlet "The Priest Speaks" as extremist and sent the case back for a new trial. Recall that this case has already been considered several times in courts of various levels (including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation).

A new director will soon be appointed to the Ryazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve, whose candidacy is being considered by the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, the museum’s press service reports. No consultations were held with the administration and staff of the museum.

Yekaterinburg human rights activist Alexei Konev complained to the court about the Orthodox Church, Vesti-Ural reports . In August last year, he paid money for the burial ceremony of his relative, but was dissatisfied with the quality of the service provided by the priests, so he went to court. "In my understanding, the funeral service should take place individually for everyone," the human rights activist believes.

On April 7, 2008, the decision of the Railway Court of Ryazan on the recognition of the city public patriotic organization (RGOPO) "Russian National Unity" (RNU) and its liquidation came into force. Recall that RNU was officially registered in April 2002. Boris Parshin and Oleg Panfilov, leaders of the RGOPO RNU, supplied nationalist propaganda literature to Ryazan and held nationalist meetings in the city center on Victory Square, where these publications were distributed.

On March 21, 2008, the Leninsky District Court of Ulyanovsk recognized the leaflets "The Opinion of a World Famous Writer" and "Zhidofashizm" as extremist materials. The lawsuit was filed by the Prosecutor of the Ulyanovsk region. The audit found that in December 2007, anti-Semitic leaflets were distributed to the mailboxes of Ulyanovsk residents.