The police detained the imam of the Belgorod mosque. During a search of his apartment, weapons and explosives were found. 12 December 2015, an imam was detained in Belgorod Mosque "Peace and Creation", which is part of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims Russia. He is currently in a pre-trial detention center. When searching the apartment Imam found weapons (revolver, grenade, cartridges) and explosives. Sources Imam of Belgorod mosque detained with weapons and explosives // Bel.ru. 2015.

Perm authorities again denied the Jewish community allocation of land for the construction of a cultural center and a synagogue. On December 7, 2015, the authorities of Perm refused to allocate Jewish community of the city plot for the construction of a charitable cultural center on Engels street.

In Stavropol, a verdict was passed for possession of prohibited literature for the purpose of its mass distribution. In December 2015, it became known that the Oktyabrsky District Court of Stavropol sentenced local resident S. to a fine of two thousand rubles under Art. 20.29 Code of Administrative Offenses (storage of extremist literature for the purpose of distribution). According to the regional prosecutor's office, S.

On November 23, 2015, the Moscow City Court granted the claim of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation for the liquidation of the Church of Scientology in Moscow. The decision was made, among other things, on the basis of a religious studies examination carried out by the head of the Department of Religious Studies of the Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University Larisa Astakhova.

The ECHR has banned the extradition from Russia of a Tajik citizen suspected of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir. December 15, 2015 became it is known that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has banned extradition from Russian citizen of Tajikistan Zamira Suleymanova, suspected of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir. The court ordered Russia to grant her temporary asylum. Recall that Hizb ut-Tahrir is recognized as extremist in Tajikistan organization. Z.

In the Volgograd region, a resident was fined Krasnooktyabrsky district for Nazi symbols in the social network. In the Volgograd region, a resident Krasnooktyabrsky district was brought to administrative responsibility under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda or public display of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols). According to the investigation, on August 25, 2015, the man posted a Nazi symbol on his page in one of the social networks. The culprit was fined.

Residents of Togliatti are protesting against the construction of an Orthodox courtyard and a Sunday school on the site of a sports ground in the 7th quarter of the city. December 13, 2015 in Tolyatti held another protest against the construction of a Sunday school and the courtyard of an Orthodox church on Stepan Razin Street (in the 7th quarter of the city). Residents of the 7th quarter of Togliatti are the main way against the destruction of the sports ground.

In December 2015, in the Volgograd region, a case was brought to court against a native of Staraya Poltavka for xenophobic articles on a social network. On December 15, 2015, the prosecutor's office of the Volgograd region announced that a criminal case against a 32-year-old resident of the village for xenophobic articles on the social network had been submitted to the court of the Staropoltavsky district.

On December 14, 2015, the case was brought to court in the Republic of Mari El against 26-year-old Andrei Maksimov for photos and video files on the VKontakte social network. On December 14, 2015, a case against a 26-year-old local resident was brought to court in the Republic of Mari El. The Prosecutor's Office of the Soviet District of the Republic of Mari El approved the indictment under Part 1 of Art.

In December 2015, a criminal case was opened in Vladimir for a xenophobic video posted on the VKontakte social network. On December 15, 2015, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Vladimir Region announced that a criminal case had been initiated against a 27-year-old resident of the city of Vladimir. The case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

A student of the Omsk University of Railways became a suspect under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code. On December 15, 2015, the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Omsk Region announced the initiation of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art.

We are publishing a commentary by religious scholar Boris Falikov on Patriarch Kirill’s recent speech on the possibility of criticizing works of art from a moral perspective. The Patriarch combines two completely different things in his speech. The Church receives ownership of architectural masterpieces and, to preserve them, of course, needs cooperation with knowledgeable restorers, architects and historians.