Minister of Internal Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria Yuri Tomchak, speaking on December 11 at a meeting of the public council under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, expressed concern about the spread of radical Islam in Russia. "We are concerned about the large-scale expansion of radical Islam in almost all regions of the Russian Federation. Recently, cells of international extremist organizations have been active in some regions," he said.

On December 11, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in the case of Muminov v. Russia. In October 2006, a citizen of Uzbekistan, Rustam Muminov, was illegally deported from Russia to his homeland, where he was found guilty of religious extremism and anti-state activities and sentenced to 5.5 years in prison. The ECHR found the Russian Federation guilty of violating the norms of the European Convention. In particular, Art. 3, 13, Art. 5 ╖ 4 and Art. 5 ╖ 1.

On December 12, 2008, in Moscow, on Chistoprudny Boulevard, right-wing radicals held a "rally of the Organizing Committee of the Russian March", timed to coincide with the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation. From 300 to 400 people came to the action, many of them were journalists. The vast majority of those present were young Nazi skinheads, many in respirators.

On December 5, 2008, in Volgograd, on Marshal Eremenko Street, Nazi skinheads attacked a dark-skinned young man, an 18-year-old US citizen who came to the city on a student exchange. The young man was stabbed twice. Doctors say his life is out of danger. A criminal case has been initiated under Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm). The investigation does not rule out an attack motivated by ethnic hatred.

From December 14 to January 7, by decision of the authorities of St. Petersburg, a Christmas fair opens on Ostrovsky Square opposite the Alexandrinsky Theater. Its program offers theatrical performances (including the parsley "Balaganchik" and Christmas cribs), performances by folklore groups, the organization of a skating rink and shopping arcades, including those with meat products. The idea of ​​holding a fair during the Orthodox Christmas Lent aroused the indignation of the Orthodox.

On December 10, an agreement on cooperation was signed between the Yekaterinburg diocese and the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service (GUFSIN) for the Sverdlovsk Region. The agreement provides for the construction of Orthodox churches and worship services in correctional institutions, the creation of prison communities, holding pastoral conversations with prisoners, and providing them with spiritual literature.

In early December 2008, the Uninsky District Court (Uni village, Kirov Region) sentenced a local resident, V. Mikryukov, for racist insults against a police officer and for fighting with police officers during his arrest. The court found him guilty of crimes under part 1 of article 282 (incitement of national hatred), part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of violence against a representative of power).

On December 11, 2008, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan sent a note of protest to Vyacheslav Svetlichny, Charge d'Affaires of the Russian Federation in the republic, demanding to find those responsible for the brutal murder of a citizen of Tajikistan on December 5, 2008, for which the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" took responsibility ( most likely mythical). “Crimes committed against citizens of Tajikistan cannot but cause anger, indignation, and a negative reaction.

On December 11, 2008, in Moscow, in the square on Theater Square near the monument to Marx, activists of the "Russian Image" with like-minded people held a rally against labor migrants. About 30 people with "Russian Image" flags and a banner gathered to demand changes in legislation regarding labor migrants in the context of the economic crisis. into the Criminal Code The participants asked to introduce the concept of "ethnic crime" .

On December 11, 2008, it became known that the Magistrate's Court of the Mozhaisk District of Moscow found DPNI leader Alexander Belov not guilty of organizing an unsanctioned rally in October 2008. It should be noted that a message about the decision of the Mozhaysky District Court appeared on right-wing radical websites, earlier it was announced that the world court was postponed due to the illness of the leader of the DPNI. It was also reported that A.

On December 12, a meeting of the diocese of the city of Moscow was held, which was held by Metropolitan Yuvenaly (Poyarkov) of Krutitsy and Kolomna. In his report, he cited statistical data about the diocese and the Russian Orthodox Church as a whole. According to the metropolitan, as of December 2008, the ROC has 157 dioceses (in 2007 - 142), uniting 29,268 parishes (in 2007 - 27,942), 804 monasteries. 203 bishops serve (149 ruling and 48 vicar).