On February 22, 2015, it became known that in Samara, unknown vandals painted a swastika on a tram. On February 22, 2015 in Samara, a social media user posted on his page a photo of a tram with a swastika painted on it. The tram followed route number 1 next to the Alabin Museum. Sources Unidentified people painted a swastika on a Samara tram // ProGorod Samara. February 24, 2015

On February 21, 2015, in Moscow on Petrovka Street near the Haggis bar, a clash occurred between visitors to the Haggis bar and Anti-Maidan participants. Anti-Maidan supporters beat one of the young men for shouting “Glory to Ukraine.” In addition, one of the “anti-Maidan activists” was also injured, who was shot when he was breaking into the bar.

On February 24, 2015, the administration of the social network Twitter announced its readiness for negotiations with Roskomnadzor. On February 24, 2015, information appeared that the administration social network Twitter agreed to work out the issue of determining the daily attendance of accounts popular users from Russia.

February 20, 2015 the Federal List was updated again extremist materials. Items were added to it. 2603-2612. List replenished the materials of Tatar nationalists, Islamic militants, neo-Nazi, supplemented and revised edition of the book "Strike of the Russians gods", the text of the blessing of the Spiritual-tribal state of Rus' and the book "The Religious Studies of the Soviet Era is the Most Humane Religious Studies in the World".

The Domodedovo Court of Moscow closed the case on the repost of demotivators on the forum under the heading "Atheism" due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. February 24, 2015 it became known that The Domodedovo Court of Moscow dismissed the case under Part 1 of Art. 282 UK (inciting hatred or enmity) regarding IT specialist Roman Matveev in connection with expiration of the statute of limitations.

In February 2015, a criminal case was opened in Stavropol against a student for racist insults in a store. In February 2015, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Stavropol Territory initiated a criminal case against a 22-year-old student suspected under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred and enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

In early 2015, it became known that in May 2014 the Muslim community in the village of Borovsky, Tyumen Region, was liquidated as extremist. At the beginning of 2015 from the next update The Federal List of Extremist Organizations became aware that on May 6, 2014 year, the Tyumen Regional Court liquidated as an extremist Muslim religious organization of the village of Borovsky, Tyumen district, Tyumen region.

Residents of Tatarstan, sentenced to an administrative fine for posting on social networks the video "Let's Remind the Crooks and Thieves of their Manifesto-2002", challenged the court's decision in the ECtHR. On February 24, 2015, it became known that the protection of the inhabitants of Tatarstan by Evgeny Aronson, Alsu Garapova, Ilnur Garipov and Elkhan Kuliev, fined under Art.

The guards of the Moscow shopping center "Otrada" beat a man trying to pray. On February 24, 2015 it became known that in the Moscow shopping center "Otrada" on the Pyatnitsky highway, the head of the security of the Historical mosques in Moscow Vladimir Mahdi Zarubin. While visiting a shopping mall, a 51-year-old man was afraid missed the prayer time and decided to pray. Retreating to a deserted place, he He spread out a prayer mat and took off his shoes.

In Barnaul, the trial of the Altai opposition leader Anton Podchasov begins, who is accused of republishing the text of Russophobia Post. In the Leninsky district court of Barnaul on February 25, 2015 merits _ according to part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activity) and under Part 1 of Art.

After the appeal of the Novosibirsk Metropolitan regarding authors of the production of the opera "Tannhäuser" filed a case of desecration of religious symbols. On February 24, 2015, it became known that the prosecutor's office Novosibirsk opened a case under Part 2 of Art.

The following is our review of the primaryand most representative events in the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislationin January 2015. Creation of Regulatory Acts In mid-January, a draft bill, prepared bydeputies of the Parliament of theChechen Republic, which envisages increased penalties for crimes related to terrorism, was introduced in the State Duma. The bill establishes tougher criminal liability under the Criminal CodeArticles 205, 205.1, 205.2, 205.3, 205.4,205.5 and 206.

The Ministry of Culture has set a deadline for the complete withdrawal Ryazan Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve from the territory of Ryazan Kremlin and the transfer of objects of the Kremlin to the Russian Orthodox Church. This should happen in 2018. February 20, 2015 press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation reported that the final transfer of the Ryazan Kremlin to the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church is scheduled for the first quarter of 2018.

The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation has determined the deadline for the final transfer of the Ryazan Kremlin complex to the Russian Orthodox Church. The situation that developed around the Ryazan Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve (RIAMZ) became one of the first and largest conflicts between the church and museums.

Petersburg with the participation of the organization "Baltic Youth" A protest against the Church of Scientology took place. On February 21, 2015, a rally was held in the Avtovo district of St. Petersburg protest against the Church of Scientology. In front of the building where the office of the religious organization, about 50 people gathered - local residents and representatives of the public organization "Baltic Youth".