In early August 2014, a case against a local resident for attacking Armenian citizens was sent to court in Sortavala. In early August 2014, the prosecutor of the city of Sortavala approved the indictment in a criminal case against a 42-year-old local resident. He is charged under paragraph "b" part 2 of Art. 116 of the Criminal Code (beating that caused physical pain, committed for the motive of national hatred).

In early August 2014, a court in Borovichi passed a sentence for a xenophobic video posted on a social network. The Borovichi District Court issued a guilty verdict in the criminal case against Anton Yekimov. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity).

On August 6, 2014, the LiveJournal of opposition activist Leonid Volkov was blocked. On August 6, 2014, it became known that, at the request of the General prosecutor's office blocked the blog of opposition activist, ally of Alexei Navalny, Leonid Volkov in "Live magazine".

In August 2014, a criminal case was opened in the Republic of Altai for publications in the weekly journal Listok. On August 7, 2014, the RF Investigative Committee for the Republic of Altai was informed that a criminal case had been opened under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred and enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).