In April 2013, in the city of Togliatti, Samara Region, initiated an administrative case under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution extremist materials) and Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public display of Nazi symbols).

On April 17, 2013 it became known that the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin instructed the prefects of administrative districts to improve the territory under temples being built under the Program-200. “I fully support the initiative of Patriarch Kirill improve the area around the temples so that local residents can vacation in these areas.

April 12, 2013 teacher of "sect studies" Stavropol Theological Seminary, Priest Anthony Skrynnikov proposed adopt a regional law on missionary work, restricting the activities of "non-traditional" religious and foreign organizations. According to the priest, there are about 230 "sects" operating in the region, whose followers regularly commit offenses, including Fr. Anthony denounced blood transfusions or military service.

On April 17, 2013 it became known that on April 3, 2013 Elder of the community of Jehovah's Witnesses in Novokuibyshevsk Pavel Moskvin recognized guilty of an offense under Art. 20.29 Administrative Code (production and distribution of extremist materials) and fined 3,000 rubles. Moskvin was accused of distributing 10 copies of magazines, included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials, which were found 29 January 2013 during a police check . Magazines confiscated and destroyed.

April 16, 2013 Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Samara Regional Court considered the complaint against the sentence of Avtozavodsky District Court of the Samara Region dated January 29 of this year, ruled against local resident Daria Chaloy. Recall that D.

On April 17, 2013, Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika made a report to the Federation Council on the state of law and order in the Russian Federation for 2012. In particular, the official stated that over the past 9 years the number of registered crimes of an extremist nature has increased several times (See the SOVA Center’s information “ On Crimes of an Extremist Orientation ”). According to official data, 130 extremist crimes were registered in 2004, and in 2012 - already 696.

April 15, 2013 Pastor of God's Glory Church Victor Dudin sent to the head of the Republic of Komi Vyacheslav Gaizer and the head of Syktyvkar Ivan Pozdeev an open appeal in connection with the pressure exerted on the church and the Renaissance Foundation.

On April 17, 2013, the congress of Muslims of Tatarstan elected a new mufti. They became 28-year-old Kamil Samigullin, the former imam-khatybo of the Kazan mosque "Tynychlyk", deputy mufti for scientific work. retired After Ildus Faizov , who left the post for health reasons, K. Samigullin performed duties of the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic.

On April 17, 2013, it became known that the defendants in the case On April 12, 16 Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog received copies of the indictment conclusion, and the materials of the criminal case were sent to the Taganrog City court. After reviewing the case file, all the defendants stated motions for a preliminary hearing and termination of criminal case due to lack of corpus delicti.

April 17, 2013 addressed to the Chairman of the Moscow City A supervisory appeal was sent to the court against the verdict of the Khamovnichesky District Court and the cassation ruling of the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Moscow City Court against the participants in the action of the punk band Pussy Riot in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.