Commenting on the situation around the construction of a mosque in Syktyvkar, Archbishop Pitirim of Syktyvkar and Vorkuta said in an interview with BNKomi that Muslim buildings in Russia should not be dominant: "We treat this religion with respect, but we are against such architecture." The main thing, according to the archbishop, during the construction of Muslim buildings "is not to offend the feelings of Orthodox believers - the main population." "The policy of equality of religions, there

On the night of January 9, 2010 in Sochi, a group of 5-6 people attacked the building for worship meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses. The attackers threw stones at the building, shouted insults at the religious organization and threatened physical violence against people in the building. Trying to get into the building, the attackers broke down part of the fence. A police detachment called to the scene detained the two attackers.

On January 14, 2010, the Central District Court of Krasnoyarsk delivered a guilty verdict in the case of 18-year-old Alexander Shchepetkin, accused under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hatred or enmity committed publicly and with the use of the media).

On January 15, 2010, in Kostroma, the Sverdlovsky District Court began considering the case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of social hatred) in relation to Roman Zamuraev, who posted on the Internet the text of the leaflet "You have chosen - you will judge!" recognized as extremist material.

On January 14, Kirov hosted the first court hearing in the case of Aleksey Dobrovolsky, accused under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred or enmity). In November 2008, A. Dobrovolsky distributed his brochure "The Magi", in which experts saw insulting statements against Christianity and Judaism. See "Nationalism and xenophobia" for more details . Sources Dobrovolsky dislikes everything and everyone // Vyatka observer. 2010. January 14.

On January 15, 2010, in Yakutsk (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)) an Armenian who came in company was not allowed into the Love nightclub. According to the club's guards, "persons of Caucasian nationality are not allowed to enter" by order of the management. The administrator of the club, "who introduced himself as Nikolai" to a correspondent of one of the media, confirmed by phone that people with a Caucasian appearance were not allowed to enter the club.

On January 14, in Lipetsk, an Orthodox priest, on the initiative of the management of the water supply complex, consecrated one of the city's water intakes. The blessed water is now supplied to the homes of citizens using this water intake, regardless of their religion.

Orthodox priests refused to bless the hole on the embankment in Vladivostok, where the townspeople used to bathe on the feast of Epiphany. "There, everything always ends with drunkenness, massacre and police. We decided not to participate in this anymore!" - told "Komsomolskaya Pravda" in the diocese. Epiphany ice holes will be built at churches. The priests urged those wishing to take a dip to do it not in bathing suits, but in special shirts.

Orthodox priests questioned the correctness of the survey, during which 93% of fourth-graders in Kamensk-Uralsky chose “Fundamentals of Secular Ethics” to study. On January 13, Archbishop Vikenty (Morar) of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye arrived in Kamensk-Uralsky and held an “explanatory conversation” with the teachers.

In November 2009, the administration of Tver did not give permission for the reconstruction of the House of Prayer of Evangelical Christian Baptists (ECB) in the Zavolzhsky district. The decision was motivated by the fact that "there is no provision for the location of objects related to worship in this zone." The prayer house building has been used by the Baptist community since 1986.

On January 14, 2010, the city court of Naberezhnye Chelny found Damir Shaikhutdinov, editor of the newspaper Chally Yashlere (Youth of Chelny), guilty under Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hatred or enmity committed by a person using his official position) and sentenced him to one and a half years of imprisonment on probation with a probationary period of two years.

On January 15, 2010, in the Kostroma region, a criminal case against a 17-year-old girl accused under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred or enmity) and Art. 319 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (insulting a representative of the authorities).

On the night of January 9, 5-6 people threw stones at the building for worship meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses (Kingdom Hall) in Sochi. At the same time, they shouted curses at the Jehovah's Witnesses, threatened the people in the building with physical violence, and broke down part of the fence, trying to get inside. The two attackers were detained by policemen who arrived on a call.

At the end of November 2006, the Ishim inter-district prosecutor's office sent a criminal case to the court on the fact of desecration of the Anikinsky cemetery. The defendants are local residents, 31-year-old Alexander Belov and 23-year-old Alexei Pakhtusov. According to the investigation, they, being drunk, destroyed 19 tombstones. In mid-January 2010, the Ishim City Court found both guilty under paragraph "a" part 2 of Art.

On January 14, 2010, in Tomsk, a group of young people attacked two natives of Tajikistan who were returning from work. The attack was accompanied by shouts of "Russia for the Russians!", "Beat the chocks . " Fortunately, the natives of Tajikistan managed to escape. They did not contact the police. January 15, 2010 in Tomsk, the same group attacked a native of Tajikistan. The man was taken to intensive care and spent three days in a coma.