In the Tambov region, the prosecutor's office filed a complaint against the cafe On January 11, the Tambov Region Prosecutor's Office reported that the Kirsanov Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office submitted a proposal to eliminate the violation of the legislation on countering extremist activities to the management of the Cascade cafe. The reason was that there was a Wi-Fi point in the cafe, but there was no content filtering, which made it possible to access extremist materials.

In January 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Penza on Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against an 18-year-old local resident who published xenophobic images in the social network. In January 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Penza on Part 1 Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred). The case was initiated against an 18-year-old local resident, whom are suspected of having published in April 2015 on his page in social network some xenophobic graphic images.

In Moscow, Orthodox activists demand the resignation of the prefect of the North-Eastern District and the cancellation of the decision to stop the construction of the church in the Torfyanka park. On January 17, 2016, a national gathering of supporters of the construction of the temple in the Torfyanka park took place. The event was attended by 500 people.

Jehovah's Witnesses filed a complaint with the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. 14 January 2016 Management Center Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia filed a complaint with the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region on the actions of the Vyborgskaya customs, which on November 27, 2015 refused in imports to Russia Bibles in synodal edition and parties "Informative Bible", published Russian Bible Society.

For the third time, the Moscow City Court accepted the appeal against the liquidation of the "Russians" movement and is ready to transfer it to the Supreme Court. 18 January 2016 Dmitry Demushkin reported that the Moscow City Court accepted from the third time an appeal for liquidation Russian movements. This happened only after the "Russians" issued a notarized power of attorney for defense to lawyer Oleg Kolesnikov their interests.

A resident of the city of Udachny was prosecuted for distributing prohibited materials. 18 January 2016 Prosecutor's Office of the Republic Sakha (Yakutia) reported that Mirninsky the district court of the city of Udachny fined under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (mass distribution extremist materials) a follower Jehovah's Witnesses. occasion served the fact that according to the local prosecutor's office and the FSB, a resident of Udachny N.

In January 2016, a criminal case was initiated in the Kaluga region case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 28-year-old local resident who published xenophobic videos on the VKontakte network. In January 2016, in the Babynsky district of the Kaluga region, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hate).

The Gorno-Altai city court dismissed the prosecutor's office's claim to recognize as extremist a text published in the newspaper Amadou Altai. 1 December 2015 Gorno-Altai City Court rejected the claim of the prosecutor's office of Gorno-Altaisk, demanding to be recognized as extremist published in the newspaper "Amadou Altay" appeal to President Putin. The court considered that the text does not contradict the requirements current legislation.

In Blagoveshchensk, a Muslim was arrested under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. 31 December 2015, it became known that in Blagoveshchensk, Amurskaya area by Part 1 Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of activities extremist organization) arrested a resident of the village of Ivanovka, Muslim Yevgeny Kim. His accused of participating in activities religious banned in Russia organizations "Nurcular".

Associate Professor of the Faculty of Humanities (School of Philosophy) of the Higher School of Economics Boris Knorre commented for the SOVA Center on the resignation of Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin and the appointment of Alexander Shchipkov to the post of deputy chairman of the newly formed Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society and the Media.

In St. Petersburg, the case of the destruction of Mephistopheles was closed - in connection with the full compensation for damages. was closed in St. Petersburg . On January 18, 2016, it became known that a criminal case initiated in August 2015 in connection with the destruction of the high relief of Mephistopheles on a building of the early 20th century The case was brought under Art.