Muslim theologian attacked in Moscow opposed to ISIS. Mulla received several stab wounds. On the evening of August 7, 2015, several unknown people at the station Metro station "Ryazansky Prospekt" attacked a theologian from Tajikistan Khairiddin Dostakov and stabbed him several times. The victim was taken to the Institute Sklifosovsky is in critical condition.

A group of Orthodox activists led by Dmitry Tsorionov destroyed an exhibition of Soviet sculptures in the Moscow Manege. August 14, 2015 the leader of the movement "God's Will" Dmitry Tsorionov (Enteo) and several of his associates staged a pogrom at the exhibition "Sculptures, which we do not see" in the Manege. Vandals destroyed four works by sculptor Vadim Sidur, in including "Crucifixion". Several visitors tried to interfere with the Orthodox activists, but could not stop them.

State Duma deputy Yaroslav Nilov asks the prosecutor's office to investigate the actions of participants in the "God's Will" movement who destroyed an exhibition of Soviet sculptures in the Manege.

What can happen to likes and reposts on social networks? Should offensive jokes on the Internet be punished? Why has persecution for them increased sharply in recent years? Kommersant FM presenter Anatoly Kuzichev discussed these and other questions with human rights activist, head of the SOVA information and analytical center Alexander Verkhovsky as part of the “Characters” program. We are republishing fragments of the interview (it was published in full in audio format).

The Tagansky District Court began consideration of the merits of the case of painting a star and hanging the flag of Ukraine on a Moscow high-rise building. Four base jumpers and a roofer are accused of hooliganism and vandalism motivated by hatred. On August 17, 2015, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow began consideration of the merits of the base jumper case . BASE jumpers Anna Lepeshkina, Alexander Pogrebov, Alexey Shirokozhukhov, Evgenia Korotkova and St.

The Presidential Human Rights Council appealed to the Investigative Committee with a request to pay special attention to the case of RBC correspondent Alexander Sokolov and weigh the justification for his arrest.

The Moscow City Court did not satisfy the complaint of The New Times magazine, which challenged the blocking of an article about marches for federalization. On August 14, 2015, the Moscow City Court approved the decision of the Tverskoy District Court of January 20, 2015 recognizing the legal blocking of Alexander Litoy’s article “Parade of Sovereignties 2.0” in The New Times magazine.

In August 2015, Alexander Prokin was convicted in Serpukhov for posting xenophobic information on the Internet. In August 2015, the Serpukhov City Court delivered a guilty verdict in a criminal case against local resident Alexander Prokin. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred or enmity). The court found that Prokin posted "extremist information" on one of the social networks on his page.

Petersburg, an alleged police officer attacked believer - Jehovah's Witness, using a gas spray. On August 8, 2015, an attack was made on Jehovah's Witness. According to the injured Ivan Belenko, he was standing on the avenue The Queen, laying out religious literature on a suitcase. One of the passers-by demanded to leave this quarter, threatening otherwise to apply weapons for which she has a permit. Then the woman called someone on the phone. Soon a man approached them, asked if I.