On April 20, 2015, a round table "Secularism" was held in St. state and realization of the rights of believers”. The event was organized Information and Analytical Center "SOVA" together with the St. Petersburg Christian university.

On April 20, 2015, in Vologda, unknown vandals drew a swastika and wrote gross insults “on religious and nationalist grounds” on the fence of a mosque. Imam-khatib of the Vologda Cathedral Mosque Al-Juma Nail Mustafin reported on Twitter that on Hitler’s birthday on April 20 in Vologda, unknown vandals drew a swastika and wrote gross insults “on religious and nationalist grounds” on the fence of the mosque. The imam posted photos of the fence. This is not the first time this has happened.

On April 21, 2015, a local resident was convicted in Engels, Saratov Region, for posting an audio clip on a social network. On April 21, 2015, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Saratov Region announced that a sentence was passed under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

On April 21, 2015, the State Duma adopted in the second reading a bill on media responsibility for extremism. On April 21, 2015, the State Duma adopted in the second reading bill No.

The Central District Court of Chelyabinsk recognized as prohibited information posts in social networks expressing "disrespect for the celebration of May 9". On April 21, 2015, it became known that the Central District Court of Chelyabinsk satisfied the requirements of the prosecutor's office of the Chelyabinsk region and recognized prohibited information the conversations and posts of two citizens of Ukraine posted on the social network VKontakte and LiveJournal as .

The following is our review of the primaryand most representative events in the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislationin March 2015. Lawmaking In early March, the Constitutional Court published a ruling,issued in February regarding its refusal to consider the complaint filed bySergei Alekhin.

In Tyumen, an article with allegations of a "lack of intelligence" among Russians was recognized as extremist material. On April 21, 2015, it became known that the Leninsky District Court of Tyumen satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office of the Leninsky District of Tyumen and recognized the article "On Russian Madness" published in the online almanac "Swan" (lebed.com) as extremist material.

IN Petersburg charged with Dmitry Mikhailov, suspected of belonging to to Hizb ut-Tahrir. On April 21, 2015 it became known that Dmitry Mikhailov, one of the Muslims suspected of creating a Hizb cell ut-Tahrir" in St. Petersburg, charged under Part 2 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization). Dmitry Mikhailov was taken into custody at the beginning of April 2015 together with Isa Ragimov.

Edited by Alexander Verkhovsky SUMMARY CRIMINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF RACISM AND XENOPHOPHOBIA : Systematic Racist and Neo-Nazi Violence : Attacks on Ethnic “Others” : Attacks against Political Adversaries : Attacks Against LGBT or Homeless People : Violence Motivated by Religion : Other Kinds of Right Radical Violence : Vandalism PUBLIC ACTIVITY OF ULTRA-RIGHT GROUPS : Position on the “Ukrainian Question” : Consequences of These Differences for Nationalist Organizations : Ultra-Right Public Actions

In Neryungri, cases were initiated under Art. 6.17 of the Code of Administrative Offenses in relation to two school directors. On April 21, 2015, the prosecutor's office of Neryungri (Republic of Sakha-Yakutia) announced the initiation of administrative cases under Part 1 of Art.

On April 21, 2015, the Moscow Regional Court rendered a verdict in the case of the neo-Nazi group “Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists” (BORN). Let us remind you that Vyacheslav Isaev, Maxim Baklagin, Mikhail Volkov and Yuri Tikhomirov were involved in the case. M. Baklagin was accused under paragraphs. a, g, h, l, part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code (murder of two or more people motivated by national hatred), art.

On August 7, 2013, the Chernovsky District Court of Chita sentenced Maxim Bukatsov (born 1993) to 1 year and 6 months probation. In April 2015, the Trans-Baikal Regional Court in the appellate instance cheated on him sentence, appointing 1 year of corrective labor with a deduction of 20% income for the state. In April 2015, the Trans-Baikal Regional Court changed the sentence for Maxim Bukatsov (born 1993).

April 20, 2015 in Moscow in the club Seven police officers about 40 ultra-rightists who were celebrating Hitler's birthday were detained. Among the detainees was the leader of the "Russians" Dmitry Demushkin. On April 20, 2015, in Moscow, in the Seven club on Melnikova street, police officers detained about 40 people, including Dmitry Demushkin, one of the leaders of the Russian movement. Knives, brass knuckles and traumatic weapons were confiscated from young people.

In Krasnodar, a criminal case was initiated under Art. 213 of the Criminal Code in connection with an attempt to set fire to the Orthodox Church of St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky. April 21, 2015 in Krasnodar in connection with an attempt arson of the Spiridonovsky temple, a criminal case was initiated under Part 3 of Art. 30, p. "b" h. 1 st. 213 of the Criminal Code (attempted hooliganism motivated by religious hatred).