On January 13, 2011, it became known that in Pyatigorsk investigative actions were completed in the case of Viktor Dvorakovsky, who was detained in July 2011 and charged under Part 1 of Art. 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal manufacture of explosive devices), part 1 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illicit trafficking in explosive devices) Part 1 of Art. 30 h. 1 tbsp.

On January 12, 2012, the head of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, in the “Orthodox Politics” blog, discussed the possibility of creating an “Orthodox” or “Christian” party in Russia.

On January 16, 2012 it became known that on December 28, 2011 in Chelyabinsk was closed the criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hatred) against Andrey Ermolenko. Recall that the reason for initiating a case against Ermolenko was publication in his blog in the summer of 2009 articles "We declare war on you!" and "No political impotence" , which were seen as signs of inciting hatred towards the social group "public servants".

Here we will publish comments on the problems of unlawful application of anti-extremist legislation, prepared by the authors of our Center since 2010 for other publications and organizations. Comments are listed in reverse chronological order. Hindu text may be banned in Russia (Commentary by Alexander Verkhovsky) // Opinions.ru. 2011. December 21. Krylov is accused of “committing excitement” (Commentary by Natalia Yudina) // Opinions.ru. 2011. November 24.

On January 12, 2012, it became known that a citizen of Uzbekistan, who was on the international wanted list, was arrested in Vladivostok by a court decision. In Uzbekistan, he is accused of terrorist activities. In Russia, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he used a fake passport and joined one of the banned religious organizations.

On January 16, 2012, it became known that the Ufa Metropolia lays claim to 4 buildings in Ufa, where in the pre-revolutionary period the former Ufa Theological Seminary and the hostel of seminarians (Karl Marx Street), the diocesan women's school (Tukaeva Street), the Ascension Church (St. Zentsov). Now all these buildings are occupied by various institutions, including schools and hospitals.