On May 17, 2015, in Khabarovsk, local LGBT activist Alexander Ermoshkin and one of his associates were attacked. The incident occurred in front of the Platinum Arena SZK, where A. Eromoshkin and several other people came to release multi-colored balloons into the sky in defense of LGBT equality. It is reported that an unknown person ran up to the arriving activists, sprayed one of them in the face with a spray can and chased after A.

In May 2015, in Kemerovo, the case against 27-year-old local resident who posted xenophobic images and texts in social network. In May 2015, an investigation into the case was completed in Kemerovo on incitement of national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code). A 27-year-old local will soon be in the dock a resident who is accused of being a defendant from February to June 2014 published on his page in the social network "VKontakte" xenophobic images and texts.

The State Duma did not support the proposal of the Liberal Democratic Party to adopt a statement on inadmissibility of oppression of Christians in the world. The profile committee recalled that a similar international document has already been adopted. On May 15, 2015, the State Duma rejected the faction's proposal LDPR Draft Statement “On Historical Lessons and the Inadmissibility of Harassment Christians in the Modern World.

On May 15, 2015, the State Duma adopted in the second reading draft law on "undesirable foreign organizations". On May 15, 2015, the State Duma adopted in the second reading bill of deputies Anton Ishchenko (LDPR) and Alexander Tarnavsky (Fair Russia) "On Amendments to Certain Legislative acts of the Russian Federation (on clarification of certain provisions of certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation)", known as the bill "about undesirable foreign organizations".

The Investigative Committee found calls for extremist activity in Maxim Reznik’s speech at a rally in defense of Navalny. May 17, 2015 became It is known that a deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly from the Yabloko party Maxim Reznik was summoned to give explanations to the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg.

In May 2015, in St. Petersburg, the case against far-right activist Maxim Kalinichenko, accused of creating the Russian Right Sector group on the VKontakte social network. In May 2015, an investigation into the case of far-right activist Maxim Kalinichenko was completed in St. Petersburg. The young man is accused of creating social network "VKontakte" of the "Russian Right Sector" group, which is an association of ultra-rightists who support the actions of the Ukrainian authorities on Donbass.

In May 2015, in the city of Barnaul, Altai Territory, the court a case was transferred against a 32-year-old local resident who posted xenophobic messages on social media texts and texts calling for terrorist acts. In May 2015, in the city of Barnaul, Altai Territory, there were completed the investigation of the case of inciting ethnic hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code) and public calls for terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

*On May 18, 2015, a conference was held in Vienna OSCE “Expanding Efforts to Counter Intolerance and discrimination against Christians." Director of the Information and Analytical Center Alexander Verkhovsky, in his speech, touched upon problems relating to Christian minorities in Russia. In addition, he spoke about the difficulties face various groups of believers, including those related to religious most. We publish the recommendations presented in the speech of A.

A resident of Pervouralsk was found guilty of inciting religious hatred for urging Muslims not to celebrate a number of Russian holidays. May 18, 2015 Pervouralsky City Court Sverdlovsk region sentenced Elvira Sultanakhmetova to 120 hours of compulsory works under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (actions aimed at inciting hatred and enmity, and also to humiliate the dignity of a person and a group of persons on the basis of attitude towards religions performed in public).