In February 2012, in the city of Noyabrsk, Tyumen Region, sentenced in a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for carrying out extremist activities).

On February 3, 2012, in the village of Abramtsevo (Moscow region), near a bus stop, three young men attacked Kamaluddin Ziyaullan, a native of Afghanistan. A taxi stopped near the store, in which there were three young people who asked the Afghan "where a certain Tajik lives." When the man said that he did not know, they started beating him with fists, feet and a bottle. The attack was accompanied by xenophobic insults and cries of "Russia!" The taxi driver ran away from the scene.

On February 3, 2012, the Prosecutor's Office of the Trans-Baikal Territory announced the decision of the Central of the district court of the city of Chita, obliging local Internet providers of Rostelecom OJSC, Svyazkomplekt LLC, Loktelecom OJSC, Prestige-Internet LLC, CJSC "Transtelecom-Chita" restrict access to the territory Trans-Baikal Territory to the official information website of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.

In February 2012, an act of neo-Nazi vandalism took place in Ivanovo. Stencils have reportedly appeared on several city walls. graffiti depicting the logo of the United Russia party, but with the word "united" changed to the word "expected". The initiation of a criminal case has not yet been reported. Sources Anti-Semitic inscriptions insulting "ER" appeared in Ivanovo // ID "Province". 2012. February 3.

On February 3, 2012, it became known that since the beginning of the year, public hearings had been held in three districts of Moscow regarding the construction of Orthodox modular churches. The participants in the hearings in the Northern, Southern and South-Eastern districts approved the construction of churches at the following addresses: st. Marshal Kozhedub, property 14, Kronstadtsky boulevard, property 24, 3rd Nizhelikhoborsky pr., property 1, Varshavskoye highway, property 100.

On January 28, 2012, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved a plan to introduce the “Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics” in all Russian schools in the 2012/2013 academic year. According to this plan, in February-August 2012, teachers of this course must undergo advanced training courses. By March, students and their parents must choose one of the course modules.

In February 2012 in the city of Kogalym, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, the investigation of the criminal case on inciting national hatred (Part 1 Art. 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 posting on his website in December 2009 page on the social network "VKontakte" racist videos and photos. The case has already been referred to the court for consideration on the merits.

On February 2, 2012, a picket "Anti-clericalism-2012" was held in St. Petersburg, dedicated to the 94th anniversary of the decree "On the separation of the Church from the state and the school from the Church." About 50 people took part in the action.

In December 2011, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation drew up an expert opinion in regarding draft law No. 588894-5 "On introducing amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation (on the issue on countering extremist activity in the Russian Federation)" .

On February 3, 2012, it became known that the prosecutor's office Republic of Altai sent to the city court of Gorno-Altaisk lawsuits against Gorno-Altaisk branch of OJSC "Rostelecom", Altai regional branch Siberian branch of JSC "Megafon", LLC "El-Telecom", LLC "ONGNET" and LLC "ONRELA" in order to oblige these providers to block access to songs of Timur Mutsuraev .

On February 3, 2012, it became known that the prosecutor's office of Kudymkar of the Perm Territory began checking the legality of placing advertising posters prepared by the New Testament Church for the action "Feel the power of change." The regional department of the FSB turned to the prosecutor's office with a request to conduct an inspection. The advertising posters of the action depict people talking about how they were able to overcome life's difficulties.

In February 2012, an investigation was completed in Kurgan criminal case on inciting ethnic hatred (Part 1, Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Recall that the case was initiated against a 22-year-old local a resident who is accused of painting the walls in early November last year one of the city's buildings with racist slogans . The young man fully admitted his guilt. The case has already been referred to the court for consideration on the merits.

On February 3, 2012, the prosecutor's office of the Krasnodar Territory reported that in the city of Novorossiysk a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (initiation of a national hate).

On February 2, 2012, the Board of Directors of OJSC Permagrostroyzakazchik, 100% of whose shares are owned by the Property Management Agency of the Perm Territory, agreed on the possibility of free provision of land plots to religious organizations - Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish - on the territory of quarter No. 179 in Perm. In this area, the authorities plan to build a "demonstrative European quarter", where churches of different faiths will be located.