In Bashkiria, a criminal case was brought to court for a xenophobic commentary on an article
In March 2015, a criminal case was opened in Bashkiria for a xenophobic comment on an article. On March 19, 2015, the Beloretsk interdistrict SO of the UPC RF for the Republic of Bashkortostan opened a criminal case against Ruslan Khusainov, a 55-year-old resident of the Beloretsk district, under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).