On March 4, 2013, the chairman of the Saratov branch of the Union of Soldiers' Mothers, Lidia Sviridova, announced that the pre-investigation check , which was carried out against her on suspicion of committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

On the evening of March 2, 2013, vandals painted on the building courtyard of the Valaam Monastery on Narvsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg pacifist symbol. The sign, measuring 30 by 30 cm, was depicted in black paint. Sources Vandals painted a sign on the courtyard of the Valaam Monastery // Metronews.ru. 2013. March 4.

On February 27 and March 1, 2013, the Federal List of Extremist Materials was again updated, adding pp. 1678-1704. The list was replenished: regular videos from the VKontakte network, the poem "Be Russian!" from the newspaper "Vesti Slavyan Yuga Rossii", the cult book of American racists "Hunter" by Andrew McDonald, materials from Hizb ut-Tahrir, Muslim nasheeds, sites Ingushetia Online and angusht.com.

On March 3, 2013, the press service of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region announced an arrest in St. Petersburg as part of an investigation into a case under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 (organizing the activities of an extremist organization) ten people on suspicion of involvement in the activities of the banned organization "Nurcular". Among the detainees are five citizens of the Russian Federation, four citizens of Azerbaijan and one citizen of Turkmenistan.

In early March 2013, the Federal List of Extremist Organizations was updated on the official website of the Ministry of Justice (official title - List of public and religious associations, other non-profit organizations, in respect of which the court has accepted the entered into decision on liquidation or prohibition of activities on the grounds, provided for by the Federal Law "On countering extremist activities" ).

On March 4, 2013, the Perm Regional Court confirmed the refusal Berezniki city court to postpone punishment for Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina until her son reaches the age of 14. Recall that Pussy Riot members were convicted for an action in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior under Part 2 of Art.

March 1, 2013 Deputy Mayor of Moscow Marat Khusnullin told reporters that making decisions on the construction of places of worship - the prerogative of local governments, not the city government. "Construction of all places of worship in Moscow, regardless of confession, it is possible only after public hearings. If the residents vote "for", then there will be construction ," he said. M. Khusnullin.

On March 3, 2013, employees of the Federal Migration Service came to the Sakharov Center in Moscow, where the production of the play “Moscow Trials” continued for the third day - a re-enactment of court hearings on the exhibitions “Beware of Religion!”, “Forbidden Art” and the Pussy Riot case. Representatives of the Federal Migration Service arrived under the pretext of checking the documents of director Milo Rau, a Swiss citizen, and other participants in the project.