In December 2011, an investigation was completed in Kursk cases of inciting ethnic hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). A 25-year-old local resident will soon be in the dock N., who is accused of posting on his page on the VKontakte social network racist video that causes a feeling of hostility among Russian people according to attitude towards people of the nationalities of the Caucasus and Asia, as well as people belonging to negroid race .

December 20, 2011 Zhukovsky District Court of Kaluga area during the re-examination of the case was recognized as extremist material painting by Alexander Savko "The Sermon on the Mount" from the cycle "Journey Mickey Mouse in Art History. The decision was made despite the opinions of experts who argued that the picture does not contain signs of extremism.

On December 20, 2011, it became known about the lawsuits filed by the prosecutor's office Volgodonsk to the Volgodonsky district court of the Rostov region to the administration of the city and the city department of culture, as well as to the Leninsky district court of Rostov-on-Don - to JSC "Rostelecom".

On December 20, 2011, a scientific and practical conference “Practice of application of legislation on countering extremist activity and guarantees of freedom of conscience in modern Russia”, organized by the All-Russian Public Organization for the Protection of freedom of conscience (former MARS) and the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Event participants were representatives of religious organizations, religious scholars, lawyers, sociologists, historians, journalists.

On December 21, 2011, the World Court of Naberezhnye Chelny recognized guilty under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of the activities of an extremist organization and participation in it) Raisa Gimadieva, Rustam Akhmedov, Ilnura Navrozov, Bulat Ryazapov and Radif Basyrov and sentenced them to imprisonment in a colony-settlement: Gimadiyev - 1 year and 2 months, Akhmedov - 1 year (these two - under part 1), the rest - 6 months each (under part 2).

On December 21, 2011, the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation satisfied the supervisory complaint of the State Council of the Republic of Bashkortostan and reversed its decision of September 22, 2011 to declare illegal the declaration of holidays for the Muslim holidays Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Adha. Thus, the Supreme Court recognized the right of regional authorities to declare additional days off, including on the occasion of religious holidays.

In December 2011, a criminal investigation under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred). Six fans of FC Volga will soon be in the dock - 19-year-old Maxim Potemki and Umed Rustamov, 20-year-old Alexander Rumyantsev and Mikhail Antonov, 22-year-old Artem Efremov and 24-year-old Sergei Petrovichev. The young people will be accused of producing and posting about 100 anti-Caucasian leaflets around the city in July of this year.

On December 21, 2011, it became known that the lawsuit between the Exaltation of the Cross Convent and the Children's Rehabilitation Center in with. Lukino, Domodedovo district, Moscow region, has not yet been completed.

On December 21, 2011, it became known that the Krasnodar Regional Court would consider the complaint of the Moscow, St. Petersburg and Krasnodar Falun Dafa organizations against the decision of the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar, which on October 27, 2011 recognized Falun Dafa publications as extremist materials . The date of the hearing has not yet been announced.

December 20, 2011 in the church of St. Vladimir on Marshal Street Chuikov in Moscow broke into an unknown person. Breaking the lock on the gate and breaking locked door, he began to destroy everything inside the church and desecrate the icons. At he muttered: “There are demons around, you need to save yourself, this is the only true way, they are not to be worshipped." The police arrested the vandal, he will be sent to the medical examination.

December 21, 2011 at the first meeting of the new State Duma were the heads of 29 of its committees were elected. Committee for Public Associations and religious organizations headed by the representative of the Liberal Democratic Party Alexei Ostrovsky.

In December 2011, in the city of Apatity, Murmansk region, a verdict was passed in the case of inciting ethnic hatred (Part 1, Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In the dock was a 21-year-old local resident, who was accused of posting on his website in 2009 and 2010 page on the social network "VKontakte" videos containing scenes of violence against immigrants from the Caucasus and Asia.

On December 19, 2011, it became known about the conclusion of a settlement agreement between the Turkish Islamic a figure, a follower of Said Nursi, Fethullah Gülen and the Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta, against which Gülen had earlier filed a lawsuit for protection of honor, dignity and business reputation.