On April 1, in the Sovetsky District Court of Kazan, a trial began in the case of the imam of the Kazan mosque "Al-Ikhlas", accused under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of the activities of a public or religious association or other organization, in respect of which the court has adopted a valid decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with the implementation of extremist activities).

The Russian National Gymnasium named after St. Sergius of Radonezh, a conflict arose in Elista: the management of the gymnasium does not let Adventist students go to worship and forces them to attend classes on Saturdays. The gymnasium was opened in 2008, and many children were transferred there automatically. The pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rostov-on-Don, Alexander Stepanov, told the Slavic Legal Center that he was approached by the parents of the students of this gymnasium.

The Governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleev sent a telegram to the municipalities of the region with a call to restore sanitary order in the church territories and cemeteries for the Orthodox holidays of Easter (April 19) and Radonitsa (April 28). Municipalities should help parishioners organize snow and debris removal, clear roads leading to churches and burial sites, and provide additional public transportation routes.

The Elista prosecutor's office opened an administrative case against Vasily Musaeva, Maria Marchenko and Vitaly Tikhomirov, parents of students of the Russian National Gymnasium named after St. Sergius of Radonezh. The mentioned citizens are Adventists (V. Tretyakov is the pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Elista) and wish that the management of the gymnasium would let their children go from classes on Saturdays to divine services.

Ivan Demidov has been appointed Head of the Department of Humanitarian Policy and Public Relations in the Internal Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation. One of the areas that he will oversee will be relations with religious organizations. In the early 90s, I.

On April 1, an agreement was signed between the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Urals Federal District and the Ruling Bishops of the Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Tobolsk and Kurgan dioceses.

At the end of March 2009, law enforcement agencies in Moscow detained one of the activists of the Moscow ultra-right Maxim Bazylev (pseudonym - Maxim Romanov, nickname "Adolf") on suspicion of committing racist murders. A few days later in the pre-trial detention center, he opened his veins and died from blood loss.

On April 1, 2009, the Naberezhnye Chelny City Court recognized an issue of the Maidan newspaper (No. 1 (11/12) of August 2008) as extremist material. The application was considered in the Naberezhnye Chelny city court, as the newspaper was printed in a printing house located in Naberezhnye Chelny. Sources The material of the newspaper "Maidan" is recognized as extremist // EAN. 2009. June 17.

At the end of March, St. Petersburg State University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs began an internal audit in connection with the publication of Professor Vasily Drozhzhin's textbook "History of the Domestic State and Law. 1985-1991." The textbook contains many anti-Semitic statements. The author blames the Jews for the collapse of the USSR and presents the history of the country as a struggle between communism and Zionism.

On April 1, 2009, the prosecutor's office of the city of Volgokamsk (Perm Territory) opened a criminal case under Art. 282 (inciting hatred) for the distribution of a poem printed in an anonymous leaflet posted around the city. The prosecutor's office says that the text of the poem, which begins with the words "If your house is dear to you ..." excites ideological hatred and enmity. The name and authorship of the leaflet is not reported.

The Academic Theater named after Viktor Savin (Komi Republic) canceled the screening of the comedy "Iron Woman" scheduled for March 31. One of the characters in the play is the priest conducting the wedding. The scene lasts no more than five minutes, but the theater management decided to cancel the performance due to the fact that Great Lent is underway. Whether this decision was preceded by any statements of the Orthodox diocese is not reported.

On April 1, 2009, in St. Petersburg, by order of the head of the university, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, an internal check was launched in connection with the appearance at the university of an anti-Semitic textbook by Professor V.A. Drozhzhin "History of the domestic state and law 1985-1991: a textbook". During an internal audit, the textbooks were seized. The university has created a special commission that will study the publication for ethnic hatred.

On April 1, 2009, further additions were made to the Federal List of Extremist Materials on the website of the Ministry of Justice . It included paragraphs. 362 - 365. As of April 1, 2009, the list includes 365 items (in fact, 357 items). April 1 update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials: Andrushchenko N. There were dashing times, but there was no meaner // New Petersburg. 2006. No. 50(814). Recognized as extremist by the decision of the Dzerzhinsky District Court of St.

The head of the Muslim organization in the city of Ozersk, Chelyabinsk region, Gabdulla Shaimardanov, complained about the impossibility of building a mosque in the city. According to him, for three years the city administration has refused to allocate construction land to Muslims. At the same time, the fifth Orthodox church is being built in the city. “We have the impression that Muslims are taken for second-class people,” G. Shaimardanov told the Islam.Ru website.

The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation for North Ossetia refused the republican Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SUM), which demanded to initiate a criminal case against the poet Shamil Dzhigkaev (in another version - Dzhikaev).