The prosecutor's office of the Chuvash Republic approved the indictment in a criminal case against a resident of Cheboksary, 24-year-old Galina Shitova, who on January 7, 2009 sent racist SMS messages from her mobile phone to the live ticker of the local TV channel Channel 5+TNT. She is charged with Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

On December 11, the administration of the village of Solovetsky held public hearings on the problems of the archipelago. The hearing was attended by the head of the village, Mikhail Lopatkin, the director of the Solovetsky Museum-Reserve, the rector of the monastery, Archimandrite Porfiry (Shutov) , ​​the inhabitants of the monastery and museum staff.

On the night of December 14, 2009, in Smolensk, unknown people tried to damage a large Hanukkah (a lamp that is lit on the Hanukkah holiday) installed in the city center. However, the rioters managed to smash only holiday signs and posters. Rabbi Levi Mondschein of Smolensk and the head of the local Jewish community Zinoviy Agranat filed a complaint with the police. According to L. Mondschein, several vandals took part in the action, "since one person could not cause such significant damage .

On December 15, 2009, the court of the Central District of Khabarovsk sentenced the press secretary of the Khabarovsk branch of the Union of the Russian People to 4 years in prison. V. Chulkin found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for extremist activities). Taking into account the sentence handed down to Chulkin under Art.

On December 15, 2009, it became known that the Investigative Bodies of the RF Investigative Committee for the Kursk Region initiated a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred or enmity).

On December 14, 2009, the Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Anatoly Bragin, editor-in-chief of the All-Slavic Publishing Group Russkaya Pravda. Bragin was fined 450 thousand rubles. Recall that he is charged under paragraph "b" part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hatred or enmity by a person using his official position) for the publication of the book by M. K. Volkov "Why do people not like the Jewish mafia?".

On the night of December 14, in Smolensk, unknown people tried to dismantle the Hanukkah installed in the city center. Vandals smashed holiday signs and posters. The leaders of the local Jewish community turned to the police. Sources In Smolensk, unknown people tried to dismantle the Hanukkah // Jewish.ru. 2009. December 15. Action of vandalism // Jewish News Agency. 2009. December 15.

On December 14, an attempt was made on the life of Imam Tayfur Eldarkhanov in Khasavyurt. At 6:20 pm, at the intersection of Kazbekov and Datuev streets, unknown persons fired several shots at him. The 57-year-old clergyman was hospitalized with a through wound in the shoulder. Doctors say his life is not in danger. Recall that attacks on imams in Dagestan occur regularly . Sources Imam attacked in Dagestan // Interfax-religion. 2009. December 15.

On December 8, 2009, V.P. Zavalsky, a resident of Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Region, was sentenced under Part 1 of Article 119 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (threat of murder or infliction of grievous bodily harm) to imprisonment for a period of 1 year and 4 months suspended with a probationary period of 1 year for threatening Jehovah's Witnesses. Preachers came to his house, Zavalsky invited them to enter, after which he began brandishing a knife and threatening violence.

In the Krasnodar Territory, the Kropotkinsky Interdistrict Investigation Department completed a preliminary investigation of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (humiliation of human dignity on the grounds of nationality) in relation to a 29-year-old resident of art. Caucasian. On 11 December 2009 the case with the approved indictment was sent to the Kavkazskiy District Court for consideration on the merits.

On December 10-11, an extended meeting of the Russian Council of the Ancient Orthodox Pomeranian Church (DOC) was held in St. Petersburg, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of its formation. Among other issues, the Council participants considered the introduction of the course “Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics” in Russian schools.

On October 22, 2009, the prosecutor of Bashkiria, Sergei Khurtin, sent the prime minister of the republic, Rail Sarbaev, a prosecutor's proposal to eliminate the violation of federal law. In particular, the document refers to the violation of the Federal Law "On counteracting extremist activity", "On public organizations" and "On the media", "On civil service" by ministerial officials.

In July 2009, the prosecutor's office of the Republic of Bashkortostan brought to court the case of Sergei Maslennikov (born 1968), accused of inciting hatred (part 1 of article 282) and public insult (part 2 of article 130) for being published on website "UfaGub" several hundred xenophobic and offensive comments. The case was accepted for consideration by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Ufa, which began its consideration in August 2009.

On December 15, 2009, the investigating authorities of the RF Investigative Committee for Bashkiria completed the investigation of the criminal case against Airat Dilmukhametov, editor-in-chief of the Maidan newspaper, and Robert Zagreev, editor-in-chief of the Revinform website. The case, together with the approved indictment, was sent to the district court for consideration on the merits.