At the end of August, a criminal case was initiated in the Kemerovo region on the fact of posting materials recognized as extremist on the Internet. On August 22, 2014, the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kemerovo Region was informed that a criminal case had been initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

On August 22, 2014, the lawyers appealed the verdict Kuntsevsky District Court of Moscow to Maxim (Tesak) Martsinkevich, sentenced to five years' imprisonment to be served in strict regime colonies. One of the lawyers Martsinkevich Alexei Mikhalchik said that the defense filed a brief complaint against Tesak’s sentence under paragraph “a” of Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred with the threat of violence), in which she asked for its cancellation.

In Primorsky Krai, the prosecutor's office demanded to recognize extremist textbook on religious studies, inciting enmity towards Christians, Jews and Hindus. On August 25, 2014, the Primorsky Territory Prosecutor's Office reported about filing a lawsuit with a demand to recognize the book “Religious Studies” as extremist Soviet era - the most humane religious studies in the world.

On August 22, 2014, Alexander Kolpakidi, editor-in-chief of the Algorithm publishing house, was charged in Moscow for publishing in 2013 the book by Joseph Goebbels "Michael. German fate in diary sheets." On August 22, 2014, the investigator of the Basmanny Department of the Investigative Committee for Moscow filed an official charge against the editor-in-chief of the Algorithm publishing house Alexander Kolpakidi (born 1962) under paragraph "b" part 2 of Art.

An “anti-sectarian” action was held in Ivanovo, prepared by youth movement "New frontier". The protesters were unable to explain what "sects" are protesting. In mid-August, in Ivanovo, activists of the youth movement "New frontier” held an action “Say no to sects”. Those who gathered on Pushkin Square were holding posters “Stop sect!”, “Do not join a sect.” In addition, activists collected signatures in support of "anti-sectarian" amendments to the current legislation.

August 25, 2014 in the Federal list of extremist organizations published on the official website of the Ministry of Justice was added two organizations .

On August 24, 2014, Arseniy Vesnin, a correspondent for the Ekho Moskvy radio station in St. Petersburg, was beaten while covering a rally in support of Ukraine. The police reported that the statement was accepted, and the suspect in the assault was taken to the station. Vesnin told the radio station that people with St. George's ribbons attacked him, knocked him to the ground and began kicking him in the face.

In August 2014, in Rostov-on-Don, a 24-year-old Internet user was convicted for a video posted on a social network. On August 24, 2014, the Investigative Department for the Zheleznodorozhny District of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region reported that a 24-year-old resident of the city of Rostov-on-Don, Alexei Dzyuba, had been sentenced. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art.