In December 2015, a criminal case was opened in Moscow on inciting ethnic hatred in connection with the cries of Lokomotiv fans on October 1. In December 2015, in Moscow, in connection with the chants of the Lokomotiv fans in the match with the Albanian Skenderbeu, a criminal case was opened under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred). The Europa League match was held on October 1 in Moscow, Lokomotiv won with a score of 2:0.

December 17, 2015 the Federal List was updated again extremist materials. Items 3182 - 3190 were added to it. List the materials of Nazi skinheads, the video "Tesak against Bagirov", the news about the Islamist video, the portrait of S. Bandera with an anti-Russian inscription and the theme "Right Sector" at the political forum of Ukraine "Maidan-online". Update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials dated December 17, 2015 3182. Information material - video “Tesak against Eduard Bagirov.

Executive editor of the "Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate" Sergei Chapnin removed from office. On December 18, 2015, it became known about the dismissal of the executive editor of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate (JMP) Sergei Chapnin. Sergei Chapnin has held this position since 2009.

In December 2015, a garrison military court in Vladimir fined Alexander Solovyov for inciting ethnic hatred. In December 2015, the 95th garrison military court in Vladimir passed a sentence under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting ethnic hatred) against soldier of one of the military units of the missile forces Alexander Solovyov.

On December 18, 2015, the Rzhev City Court delivered a verdict in a criminal case for xenophobic materials on the VKontakte social network On December 18, 2015, the Rzhev City Court delivered a verdict in a criminal case on part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

The mayor's office of Vladimir did not allow a picket to be held on Cathedral Square, fearing that the feelings of believers would be offended. In comments to the organizer of the picket, one of the officials said that Lent is not the best time for rallies.

A Buddhist monk, the administrator of the Theravada website, is trying to challenge Roskomnadzor's ban on distributing the Tripitaka sutra and its commentary in Russia through the courts.

Trade in the banned book by Ilya Falkovsky and Alexander Litoy was the reason for imposing a fine on the book network. 18 December 2015 it became known that in Khabarovsk at the suit of the city prosecutor's office for spreading extremist materials, a network of bookstores was fined shops LLC Mirs. The court sentenced legal entity to a fine of 100 thousand rubles, and the head of the network - to a fine of 2 thousand rubles under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

The Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery (XVIII century) was transferred to the ownership of the Vologda diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. On December 15, 2015, the Federal Agency for State Property Management transferred ownership of the Vologda Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Ensemble of the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery (beginning of the 18th century).

In the Altai Territory, border guards confiscated Islamic literature from foreign citizens, including the book Divine Miracles. On December 18, 2015, in the Altai Territory on the border of Kazakhstan and Russia, at the checkpoints "Kulunda" and "Veseloyarsk", border guards seized Islamic literature, which was imported into Russia by foreign citizens. It is not clear which books are in question, but it is known that some of them are included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials.

December 16, 2015 the Federal List was updated again extremist materials. Item 3181 was added to it. Islamist videos were added to the list. Update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials of December 16, 2015 3181.