Abbess Sofia (Silina) of the Novodevichy Convent in St. Petersburg, speaking at public hearings on the draft Rules for Development and Land Use (PZZ) in the Moscow District of the city, opposed high-rise construction around the monastery and proposed that the territory of its historical possession be considered a protected zone.

Timur Fattakhov, sentenced in Uzbekistan to 12 years in prison for participation in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, was detained in the Samara region. According to the press service of the FSB, the detainee lived and worked illegally in Russia for several years. After his arrest, he was deported to Uzbekistan. Sources A member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, detained in the Samara region, was convicted // Interfax-religion. 2008. September 11th.

The Yekaterinburg diocese protested in connection with the publications of the news agency "New Region", "containing information that does not correspond to reality, discrediting both the diocese and its individual representatives." We are talking about a message dated July 21, 2008 about the reaction of Orthodox pilgrims to the reconstruction of the 1905 Square, during which the bishop's burials were damaged.

On September 12, 2008 in Cherepovets, Nazi skinheads attacked a punk who was returning with his girlfriend from a concert by Distemper and several local punk bands. It is reported that the neo-Nazis from the car followed the people who were leaving the concert. The victim was hit with a "rose" - the neck of a broken beer bottle. His hand was severely cut, with which he covered himself from blows. Punk identified one of the attackers and wrote a statement to the police.

In April 2008, in the city of Gavrilov Posad, Ivanovo Region, on the street. Rosa Luxembourg, on the site of the former Resurrection Cathedral and the cemetery, the construction of a cafe-bar began. During earthworks, human remains were found. The owner of the site, businessman Ramzan Arsankaev, ordered to take these remains in five bags to the Ilyinsky temple of the city. After that, the work was continued.

On September 11, in the city of Malgobek (Ingushetia), the car of the Imam of the local mosque Hussein Shadiev was blown up. The imam, who received shrapnel wounds, was hospitalized in serious condition. In addition, a passer-by was injured as a result of the explosion. An investigation into the incident has begun. Sources In Ingush Malgobek, the car of the imam of the local mosque was blown up // Interfax-religion. 2008. September 12.

The press service of the Saratov diocese issued a statement in connection with the holding of the action of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness within the framework of the Days of Indian Culture.

The Intercession Women's Monastery in Suzdal was given wooden structures owned by a private owner, which previously housed a restaurant, a sauna and a number of entertainment venues. Now in these buildings there will be a monastery shelter for girls. Assistance in the transfer of buildings to the monastery was provided by the head of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, Sergei Stepashin.

On September 12, 2008, the decision of the Industrial District Court of the city of Stavropol on the recognition of M.P. Sherstnev "Who Rules Us: The Psychology of Managers"; "Psychological management of people"; "Secret mechanisms for managing people" with extremist materials. The books were confiscated during searches in one of the criminal cases investigated by the regional prosecutor's office.

On August 27, 2008, the board of the prosecutor's office of the Altai Territory summed up the results of checking the implementation of anti-extremist legislation for six months. The prosecutor's check touched upon the activities of libraries in reconciliation of funds with the federal list of extremist materials . As a result, 11 submissions and 12 warnings were made, all of which we consider illegal .