September 17, 2013 head of the sector study of migration and integration processes of the Institute of Sociology Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladimir Mukomel gave an interview to the Moscow nations” about labor migrants, xenophobic attitudes in society and the actions of the authorities in this field. V. Mukomel believes that the statement that there is a “colossal cultural gap between migrants and local populations” is a clear exaggeration.

On September 26, 2013, the residents of Yaroslavl, within the framework of public hearings, discussed the project for the construction of a residential complex with an underground parking lot next to the Church of St. Nicholas Wet (XVII century). Local residents are convinced that the construction will have a bad effect on the safety of the church building. They point out that there are already cracks in the masonry in the temple.

Metropolitan Prokl (Khazov) opposes the construction of the Marriott hotel complex next to the churches of Ulyanovsk due to the fact that this hotel chain is related to the "Mormons". On September 25, 2013 it became known that Metropolitan of Simbirsk and Novospassky Prokl (Khazov) appealed to the Governor region with a request to ban the construction of the Marriott hotel near Ulyanovsk temple complex.

From September 23 to October 4, 2013 year in Warsaw hosts the annual conference of the OSCE . September 26 Director of the Information and Analytical Center "SOVA" Alexander Verkhovsky took part in the working session " Freedom religion and belief ." We we publish the text of the speech. Dear chairman, dear participants of the conference! The role of religious organizations in the life of society is very great.

On September 26, 2013, in Ulan-Ude (Buryatia), 28-year-old Zurtan Khaltarov was convicted for making xenophobic comments on the burinfo.org website. The Oktyabrsky District Court of Ulan-Ude sentenced Khaltarov, whom the media dubbed an "Internet troll", under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity) to a punishment of 200 hours of compulsory work.

In September 2013, a court in Moscow declared the article “Good luck to you, Shamil Basayev!” to be extremist. editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Radical Politics" Boris Stomakhin. The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow satisfied the claim of the Butyrskaya Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office and recognized Boris Stomakhin's article “Good luck to you, Shamil Basayev!”, posted on the website htt://sopritivienie.marsho.net, as extremist. The court's decision entered into legal force.

On September 14, 2013, in St. Petersburg, fans of the St. Petersburg club Zenit set fire to the flag of the Chechen Republic during a match with Terek Grozny. The incident occurred at the Petrovsky stadium in the second half of the 8th round of the Russian Championship: several Zenit fans set fire to the national symbol of Chechnya. The police officers on duty at the match managed to prevent the burning. Two people who tried to set fire to the flag were detained.

In Bryansk, an administrative case was closed against a leader of the community of Jehovah's Witnesses in connection with holding weekly services in a rented building without the consent of the authorities. On September 26, it became known that 4 September Soviet Bryansk District Court Stops Administrative Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses Valeria Andreeva.

SOVA Center for Information and Analysistook part in the 2013 OSCE HumanDimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (September 23 – October 4). Here we publish the report by Alexander Verkhovsky made at " Freedom of religion and belief " session on September 26, 2013. Mr.Chairman and distinguished members of the conference! Religiousinstitutions play a very prominent role in the society.

September 6 at Petersburg, on the Field of Mars, the ultra-right thwarted a single picket of an LGBT activist. The picket was conducted by LGBT activist Daniil Grachev. Almost immediately, he was attacked by several ultra-rightists who tried to rip out the poster and threw a cake in his face. The leader of the local branch of the People's Movement was the first to attack the picketer. Cathedral" Anatoly Artyukh, who led the attack. Sources Based on materials from right-wing radical sites.