In May 2011, an investigation into the case of a 24-year-old Nazi skinhead Yuri Tikhomirov, who lives in the city of Dubna. He is charged pp. "f, l" part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder motivated by hatred of a social group "anti-fascists" committed in a group). Recall that the young man is accused of being together with accomplice killed anti-fascist Ilya Dzhaparidze in June 2009. The case of Y.

In May 2011 in the city of Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia the investigation of the criminal case on the initiation of the national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). A 20-year-old local will soon be in the dock a resident who is accused of leaving on one of the sites anti-Caucasian comment. The indictment has already been approved by the prosecutor and the case referred to the court for consideration on the merits.

May 16, 2011 Central district Tyumen court began consideration complaints of public activist Andrei Kutuzov for the verdict handed down on March 14 this year by the World Court of the Central administrative district of Tyumen. Kutuzov was found guilty under part 1 of article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for extremist activities) and sentenced to 2 years suspended sentence with probation for a period of three years.

May 12, 2011 SOVA Center took part in the seminar "Theoretical and methodological aspects of the formation tolerant consciousness of students using teaching aids "Counteracting Xenophobia", which took place in the city of Kazan. The seminar was organized with the participation of the American Bar Association (Moscow Branch) and women's anti-crisis center "Fatima". The target group was teachers various educational institutions of Kazan.

On May 16, 2011, an open appeal was published from parishioners of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in the village of Balobanovo, Noginsk district, Moscow region, to the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Vladimir Lukin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the head of the movement “For Human Rights” Lev Ponomarev. The reason for the appeal was the seizure of the temple by diocesan structures in October 2010.

In May 2011 Kurgan city the court delivered a verdict in the case of inciting ethnic hatred (part 1 of article 282 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The 19-year-old was in the dock Alexander Kichigin, who was accused of scribbling in January of this year the walls of School No. 50 with xenophobic graffiti and swastikas. The court found the young man guilty and sentenced to 100 hours compulsory work.

May 13, 2011 Orel Mayor Viktor Safyanov, mayor's adviser Viktor Livtsov and Archbishop Panteleimon of Orlovsky and Livensky announced the place laying of the Peter and Paul Cathedral. It is intended to be built on section of the city park at the intersection of Gorky and Kommuny streets, occupied attractions and private houses.

On May 17, 2011 it became known that the Moscow Committee for Architecture identified 39 sites for the construction of Orthodox churches as part of "Programs-200" . In particular, master plans for land plots were issued for construction at the following addresses: Melnikova street, possession 7; Stroginsky boulevard, property 14; Yartsevskaya street, 1a; Ostrovityanova street, property 45; Mikhalkovskaya street, possession 26; Grayvoronovskaya street, possession 10.

On May 16, 2011, the appeal of the Muslims of the village was published Kangly of the Mineralovodsky district of the Stavropol Territory to Dmitry Medvedev. Authors documents complain about pressure from law enforcement agencies. From 2000 to 2011, almost all parishioners of the local mosque subjected to detentions, searches, drives to the department. The reason, according to believers, was only their belonging to Islam.