In the Kirov region, activists of the Lev Against movement intend to apply to the prosecutor's office and demand through the courts to ban the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses. 11th of March 2016, it became known that activists of the Lev Against movement intend to apply to the prosecutor's office with a demand to check the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Kirov region.

In March 2016, a criminal case was opened in Kaliningrad for a comment on a social network. On March 11, 2016, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kaliningrad region reported that a criminal case had been initiated against a 42-year-old resident of Kaliningrad. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in March 2015, a man posted a text comment on one of the social networks.

The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in themisuse of anti-extremist legislation in Russia in February 2016.

Several copies of an unlawfully banned collection of prayers were confiscated from citizens of Kazakhstan on the border with Russia. eleven March 2016 it became known that in Altai Territory, border guards seized citizens of Kazakhstan several copies forbidden book "Fortress Muslim." Books were seized at the border in a car checkpoint Veseloyarsk and railway checkpoint Lokot.

In March 2016, a local resident was convicted in Kineshma (Ivanovo region) for anti-Caucasian videos posted on a social network. In March 2016, in Kineshma, Ivanovo region, a court sentenced a local resident under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting ethnic hatred and enmity).

Antiquarian fined for displaying coins of the Third Reich in an open window, goods confiscated. On March 11, 2016, it became known that The prosecutor's office of Barnaul found guilty according to part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda or public display Nazi paraphernalia or symbols) dealer in collectibles coins. The reason was that the a showcase belonging to him in one of shopping centers among others were coins on display Third Reich with Nazi symbols.

On March 8, 2016, vandals desecrated one of the graves and a memorial plaque on Jewish cemetery in Kaliningrad. On March 8, 2016, visitors to the Jewish cemetery on Lithuanian shaft in Kaliningrad found the inscription "Death to the Jews" on one of the tombstones. In addition, the vandals left the inscription "Allahu Akbar" on the memorial plaque dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust. Apparently, the act of vandalism took place on March 8.

Residents of Sarov collect signatures against the transfer of the building of the children's clinic to the monastery. The petition was signed by 1700 people. On March 4, 2016, it became known that residents of Sarov protest against the transfer of the building of the children's clinic to the monastery. under appeal 1700 citizens put their signatures to the President, demanding to save clinic or provide it with a new building.

On March 11, 2016, a criminal case was opened in Novocheboksarsk (Chuvash Republic) for a xenophobic video posted on a social network. On March 11, 2016, the Investigative Department for the city of Novocheboksarsk, the Investigative Committee of the ICR for Chuvashia, initiated a criminal case against a 27-year-old local resident. He is suspected under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

In Saransk, police officers detained several parishioners of the cathedral mosque. March 11, 2016 in Saransk, police officers in masks checked the documents of parishioners of the Central cathedral mosque. Some of the believers after prayer were taken to police department in paddy wagons.

On March 11, 2016, a case was brought to court in Yugra against a 24-year-old resident of Surgut for publishing a xenophobic post on the VKontakte social network. On March 11, 2016, a case against a 24-year-old resident of Surgut was brought to court in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug for publishing a xenophobic post on the VKontakte social network. The criminal investigation has been completed.

A petition against the construction of a new cathedral near the Sudzhuk Lagoon in Novorossiysk was signed by more than six thousand people. 10th of March 2016, it became known that an online petition addressed to Patriarch Kirill and Vladimir Putin, and directed against the construction Orthodox Cathedral near the Sudzhuk Lagoon, signed by 6,024 people. « Extensive the temple complex invades the sacred for us memorial zone of Malaya land , says the text.