January 30, 2012 it became known that residents of the Moscow district "Khoroshevo-Mnevniki" sent a collective letter to the mayor of Moscow, in which they ask to select for the construction of a temple instead of a site on st. Mnevniki, possession 10 new plot. Residents ask the mayor to bring them comments and suggestions to the minutes of the upcoming public hearings, dedicated to the construction of the temple at the address: st. Mnevniki, possession 10-12.

January 30, 2012 it became known that on demand Prosecutor's Office revoked the letter of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Bashkortostan Artur Surin to his subordinates, in which Protestant organizations were brought into as an example of "foreign religious destructive organizations.

Criminal prosecution In January 2012, not a single verdict was handed down in criminal cases known to us, which we regard as unlawful. In the middle of the month, the prosecutor's office announced the initiation of a case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred) on the fact of posting on the Internet the article "Balkaria for the Balkars ...

January 31 2012, the Federal List was again updated extremist materials” , which is published on the website of the Ministry justice of Russia. Section 1073 was added to it. List supplemented by a xenophobic book recognized as extremist by the Suzdal District court of the Vladimir region. Update Federal List of Extremist Materials dated January 31, 2012. Brochure “Vitaly Malov, Valentin Malakhov. expansion from the South.

On January 26, 2012, the Moscow Regional Court canceled the decision of the Shchelkovsky city court (Moscow region), which left without consideration of cassation appeals of the director of the Publishing Group "New Era" by F.A. Asmanova, International Church of Scientology and Groups of Individuals to the June 27, 2011 Order initiation of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art.

In January 2012 from racist and neo-Nazi motivated attacks at least 11 people were injured, of which 1 person, a native of Azerbaijan, died, and 10 people were beaten. The incidents took place in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Kaliningrad and Tver regions. Main part victims are activists of anti-fascist movements, most of whom attacks were carried out in connection with the actions on January 19 in memory of those killed Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova.

January 27, 2012 SO for Pervomaisky district of the Investigative Committee of the TFR for SD was initiated criminal case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred) for posting xenophobic leaflets. Recall that in Izhevsk in early December 2011 by police officers for posting at public transport stops and trade stops complex on st.

January 25, 2012 year, opinions of Russian citizens were published on what books should be recommended for students to read. Among them (along with the works of L.N. Tolstoy, M. Bulgakov, F.M. Dostoevsky, A.S. Pushkin, M. Sholokhov, N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev and A.S. Griboyedov - authors, received more than 4% of the votes) the Bible was included.