contrary to the court decision The prosecutor's office of the Altai Territory revealed in the bookstore of Barnaul "Las-Knigas" LLC "Top-Kniga" the sale of Istarkhov's book "Blow of the Russian Gods", which was included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials . The Zheleznodorozhny District Court sentenced the hypermarket merchandiser to administrative liability under Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation with a fine of 2,000 rubles.

The Public Collegium for Press Complaints (OKZhP) considered the appeal of the TV company "Light of Awakening" of Barnaul to the TV channel "Russia" in connection with the demonstration of a TV report in the program "Vesti: Duty" on October 12, 2008. The Pentecostals in this document stated that the reporters deliberately distorted the facts in order to incite hatred towards church members.

On March 27, at a meeting with the heads of anti-terrorist commissions and operational headquarters of the Northwestern Federal District in St. Petersburg, Ilya Klebanov, the plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District, expressed concern about the crimes that, according to him, are being committed by extremist groups among Muslims. "Crimes aimed at destabilizing the situation in the Muslim environment are of particular concern," he said.

According to official data, 117 religious organizations were registered in the Sakhalin Oblast by the beginning of 2009. Of these, 44 Orthodox, 28 Pentecostal, 4 Muslim. Among the rest are communities of Presbyterians, Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Roman Catholic Church. "According to experts, there are no religious organizations that preach extremism in the region," the information department of the region said.

The Pastoral Council of Protestant Churches of the Voronezh Region proposes to the head of the region, Alexei Gordeev, to consider the establishment of a Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations under the Governor of the Voronezh Region. This body, according to the Pastor's Council, is necessary to discuss a range of issues of social and spiritual ministry, similar to what exists at the federal level under the President of the Russian Federation.

On March 26, 2009, Saransk hosted a joint meeting of the Board on Security Issues and the Working Group for the Implementation of Priority National Projects under the Chief Federal Inspector for the Republic of Mordovia, which raised the issue of violations of anti-extremist legislation in the region.

On March 23, 2009, two Azerbaijanis were stabbed in Moscow. At one of the metro stations, a group of young people, motivated by national hatred, began to pester Azerbaijanis. The conflict ended with the fact that both Azerbaijanis were stabbed, but were able to get to the hospital on their own. Under what article a criminal case was initiated, it is not reported. Sources Two Azerbaijani citizens wounded in Moscow on ethnic grounds // Bakililar.Az. 2009. March 23.

From March 25 to March 29, 2009, as part of the European Week of Action against Racism, St. Petersburg hosts the International Anti-Racist Film Festival "Open Your Eyes!".