The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Southern Military District refused to initiate a criminal case in connection with the abuse of power by an FSB officer during an inspection of the car of the Kislovodsk imam in October last year.

November 13, 2014 at The Moscow Regional Court read out the indictment in the case of "Combat organizations of Russian nationalists” (BORN). One of the defendants fully admitted their guilt, two others admitted partially, and the last one stated that he considered yourself innocent.

On November 13, 2014, it became known that an opposition activist from Barnaul Andrei Teslenko, who was prosecuted in Russia under Part 1 of Art. 282 UK (incitement to hatred or enmity), received refugee status with his family in Ukraine. Recall that the case against Teslenko was launched in April 2014. Teslenko had a search was conducted, during which computers were confiscated, then the oppositionist was interrogated.

In November 2014, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Karelia reduced the the amount of the fine in the case against Eduard Gafarov, who published xenophobic Internet comments. In November 2014, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Karelia considered a complaint against the verdict handed down by the Segezha city court in September of this year against 46-year-old Eduard Gafarov. Recall that he was accused of publishing on one of the sites in Internet of xenophobic comments.

On November 12, 2014, two criminal cases against 19-year-old local residents who published xenophobic social media images. November 12, 2014 in the village of Voronezhskaya Krasnodar edge, two criminal cases were initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (excitation national hatred).

November 10, 2014 in Ulyanovsk in the case of the creation of a cell of the banned organization "Nurcular" were charged four local residents. November 10, 2014 in Ulyanovsk in the case of the creation of a cell of the banned organization "Nurcular" was charged four local residents. Bagir Kazikhanov is accused of organizing activities prohibited organization under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code, and A. Melentyeva, S. Kudryashov and F.

In November 2014 in the city of Severodvinsk Arkhangelsk region, the case of 37-year-old Anatoly Dembovsky was transferred to the court, publishing xenophobic materials on social networks. In November 2014 in the city of Severodvinsk Arkhangelsk region, the investigation of a criminal case on the initiation of a national and religious hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code).

On November 4, 2014, the Russian Day ofNational Unity, several so-called “Russian Marches” were held across thecapital. The Day of National Unity was marked thisyear by three mass events: the official rally-concert “We Are United” and tworival ultranationalist actions, both called “Russian Marches.” One of thenationalist processions took place in Lyublino, the other marched from theOktyabrskoye Polye Metro stop to the Shchukinskaya stop.

Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the decision of the Samara Regional Court on the recognition of extremist organization of the Samara branch of Jehovah's Witnesses and the prohibition of its activities. On November 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the decision of the Samara Regional Court to recognize the Samara branch of Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist organization and ban its activities.

The police of St. Petersburg stopped the children's procession of the German Lutheran community, because the event was not agreed with the authorities. On November 12, 2014 it became known that the police of St. Petersburg forbade the German Lutheran community to hold a children's procession with lanterns along Nevsky prospect. The police reminded that the procession was not coordinated with the authorities. IN As a result, children with lanterns walked around the church of Sts.

Nikolai Mitrokhin, a researcher at the Center for Eastern European Studies at the University of Bremen, commented for the SOVA Center on the statements of the XVIII World Russian People's Council, which defined Russian identity and proposed the ideological model “ faith - justice - dignity - solidarity - sovereignty.” In order to discuss the “Declaration of Russian Identity” adopted by the World Russian People’s Council, one must understand who these people are and why they are turning to the

In November 2014 in Ulyanovsk to 1.5 years in prison the court conditionally sentenced 29-year-old Vyacheslav Chernakh, who published in social network xenophobic photos and comments on videos. In November 2014, Ulyanovsk was sentenced to criminal case on inciting ethnic and religious hatred (part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code).

The head of the Muslim community in Kizlyar (North Ossetia) was fined for keeping in a mosque literature deemed extremist. November 13, 2014 it became known that the chairman of the religious organization "Amanat" in the village of Kizlyar Mozdok district was fined on October 23, 2014 under Art. 20.29 Administrative Code (mass distribution of materials recognized as extremist or their storage for mass distribution). The reason was that in the village mosque Two banned books were found.

In November 2014 in the city of Ivanovo in court an administrative case on the distribution of prohibited materials was transferred against a local resident who posted a video “Russian resistance” on the social network. November 11, 2014 in Ivanovo was an administrative case was initiated on the distribution of extremist materials (20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

November 13, 2014 Levada Center has published data from a sociological survey conducted at the end of September 2014 and dedicated to trust in the authorities - secular and ecclesiastical. 1,600 people took part in the survey - residents of 134 settlements in Russia. 54% of survey participants believe that the Church and religious organizations are trustworthy (in 2013 – 48%), 20% - what “do not quite deserve” (in 2013 - 25%), 7% - that “do not deserve at all” (in 2013 – 10%).