On January 9, 2013, it became known about the detention in Novosibirsk, a young man born in 1990, suspected of laying an improvised explosive device in a mosque under construction in October 2012 of the year.

On January 9, 2012, it became known about the arrest of four accused of organizing and participating in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir (Article 282.2 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The prosecutor's office appealed against the decision of the district court refusal to arrest as a measure of restraint. These ordinances were rescinded by cassation submission of the district prosecutor.

January 9, 2013 head of the Synodal Department for interaction with the Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov on the radio station "Radonezh" said that he considers it possible resist attempts to remove children from the family with the help of weapons. “For example, not so long ago I was a sharp opponent of to hand out firearms to the people. Because, knowing the breadth of Russian souls, I understand that there will be firing.

The following is our review of the primary andmost representative cases of the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislationin December 2012.Rulemaking and State Control In late December, President Vladimir Putinsigned the law "On Amendments to Article 20.3 of the AdministrativeCode" (propaganda and public demonstration of Nazi paraphernalia orsymbols), which both provides for an administrative fine to be issued inconvictions for the public display of the attributes or symbols of

On January 9, 2013, the sentence handed down to the activists of the Other Russia" - defendants in the " Case of 12 ", at the end of 2012 by Vyborgsky District Court of Saint Petersburg. They were found guilty of committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 CC (organization of the activities of an extremist organization) and Part 2 of Art. 282.2 CC (participation in the activities of an extremist organization). Lawyers insist on the innocence of the defendants.

On the night of January 6-7, 2013, during the celebration of the Nativity of Christ according to the Julian calendar, three Orthodox churches: Prince Vladimir, Holy Trinity and Konstantin-Eleninsky. All three buildings were stained with red paint. On one of buildings, vandals left the inscription: "For the gospel faith, for Christ, we will stand." At In this case, the letter X was depicted as a swastika. Sources Three churches desecrated in Vladimir on Christmas Day // Procity.ru. 2013.

December 30, 2012 Head of HRC "ROD" - Volgograd Mikhail Panin was sentenced to 4 days of administrative arrest under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public displaying Nazi symbols). The concert was considered an offense photograph of Konstantin Kinchev, throwing up his hand in a gesture reminiscent of Nazi salute, which Panin posted on his page in the social networks "VKontakte". Panin himself considers administrative prosecution as revenge on the part of the CPE.

On January 7, 2013, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated Christmas. We provide data on the number of those who attended the festive services in different regions. On the night of January 6-7, 2013 in 348 Moscow churches Christmas services were held, at which, according to the city police department, about 226 thousand people attended. About 55 thousand more visited temples 7 January. In total, about 280,000 people attended festive services in Moscow on January 6 and 7.