On June 2, 2015, in the Moscow City Court, the jury began to consider the case of the former leader of the ultra-right organization Russian Image, Ilya Goryachev. Goryachev is on trial "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (BORN). The investigation considers that Goryachev was the direct organizer and ideologist of BORN, previously of murdering lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, was considered its founder Nikita Tikhonov, convicted . I.

On May 22, 2015 Regions.ru published a selection of opinions clergy on the proposal of a deputy of the Legislative Assembly Petersburg Vitaly Milonov to establish in Russia the post of Commissioner for the affairs of the believers. Most of the respondents were in favor of this initiative. skeptical. Two of the respondents positively perceived the idea of ​​Milonov Orthodox priests.

In May 2015, at least 4 people suffered from racist and neo-Nazi motivated attacks in Moscow, the Samara region and the Khabarovsk Territory. In total, according to preliminary data, in the first five months of 2015 in 10 regions of Russia, 4 people were killed and at least 30 people were injured, 2 received serious death threats. In May, we recorded only one act of vandalism that could be regarded as motivated by hatred: a mosque in the Perm region was damaged.

In the 15th quarter of Togliatti, an action of Orthodox activists, defenders of the temple, took place. They were joined by their opponents. On June 1, 2015, a picket of Orthodox citizens, supporters of the construction of a new church on the territory of a former sports ground, took place in the 15th quarter of Togliatti. The participants of the action settled down in the yard of house No. 56 on Avtostroiteley Street, next to with a big cross.

On March 30, 2015, the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation held a special meeting on the topic "The growth of radicalism in society as a threat to human rights." As a result of the meeting in May, recommendations were adopted. We are republishing the text of the recommendations from the Council's website. Representatives of law enforcement and supervisory authorities, public figures and experts spoke during the meeting.

The prosecution demanded from 1 year 8 months to 2 years in prison for three Kaliningrad activists who hung the German flag on the FSB building in March 2014. On June 2, 2015, it became known that during the trial in the case according to part 2 of Art.

IN Penza region, by decision of the court, the stone church "Mikhailovskaya monastery”, recognized as an illegal construction. There were no self-immolations. June 1, 2015 year in the village of Pobeda, Penza region, the main building was demolished so called the "Michael Convent", which is under the jurisdiction True Orthodox Church (TOC).

In Orenburg, two criminal cases have been opened for anti-Caucasian materials on the VKontakte network. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Orenburg Region opened two criminal cases under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

The religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses has been re-registered in Moscow. Believers had to fight for their rights for more than ten years. 1 June 2015 a local religious organization was registered in Moscow Jehovah's Witnesses. Recall the Moscow community of Jehovah's Witnesses lost its registration by decision Golovinsky Court in Moscow March 2004.

The Investigative Committee will consider the application of a Kirov lawyer to check a photograph of Ksenia Sobchak in priestly vestments for insulting the feelings of believers. Prot. Vsevolod Chaplin believes that the publication of the photo offends not only believers, but also the objects they revere.

At the beginning of June 2015, in Naryan-Mar (Nenets Autonomous Okrug), a criminal case was initiated for materials on the VKontakte network. At the beginning of June 2015, a criminal case was initiated in Naryan-Mar under Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activities) and Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting ethnic hatred) against a resident of the village of Iskateley.