The sportsman who desecrated the statue of Buddha was criminal case on insulting religious feelings. Regarding the Dagestani wrestler Said Osmanov, who desecrated the statue of Buddha in Elista, a criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 148 UK Russian Federation (violation of the right to freedom of conscience and religion). Placement in custody for two years was chosen as a measure of restraint. month.

In April 2016, in the village of Aeroport, Orenburg region, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 23-year-old local resident for creating a group on the social network "Skinheads of Orenburg" with racist materials. In April 2016 in the village of Airport, Orenburg region a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hate).

A historian of Christianity, head of the Middle Eastern section of the School of Oriental Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Alexey Muravyov, commented on the creation of a dissertation council in theology for the SOVA Center.

In Murmansk initiated criminal case against Anton Blagin, in whose book "The Crucified Sun" law enforcement agencies saw calls for reprisals against Jews. March 31, 2016 became known about the initiation of a criminal case against the Murmansk writer Anton Blagin. He is charged under Part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activities).

At the request of Nazi skinheads, Google blocked Sova materials.

On the night of April 2, an athlete from Dagestan, who came to tournament in Elista, defiled the statue of Buddha in the temple. The incident caused a wide public response. On the night of April 2, 2016, the Dagestan athlete Said Osmanov, who came to Elista for freestyle wrestling competitions, together with teammates went to a Buddhist temple, urinated there and kicked him in the nose statue of Buddha. He posted a video recording of the act of vandalism on the Internet.

In March 2016, in the city of Dyatkovo, Bryansk Region, the court sentenced 240 hours of compulsory work for an 18-year-old local resident per publication xenophobic comments on social networks. In March 2016, in the city of Dyatkovo, Bryansk region, verdict in the case of inciting ethnic hatred (Part 1, Article 282 of the Criminal Code).

In April 2016, in Engels, Saratov Region, the investigation of a case launched against two far-right activists. A 20-year-old local resident and his An 18-year-old acquaintance who is accused of several crimes. According to the case file, on November 24, 2014, the senior defendant attacked a native of Uzbekistan, stabbing him twice. Fortunately, the victim managed to survive.

In St. Petersburg, the court refused to accept the claim of Orthodox activists who challenged the refusal to transfer St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church. The claim was filed inappropriately. On April 4, 2016, the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg refused to accept the claim of activists of the organization “Holy League of St. George” challenging the refusal of the city authorities to transfer the building of St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the church.

The head of the missionary department of the Arkhangelsk diocese, Archpriest Evgeny Sokolov, was indignant at the opening of the art exhibition. The priest is outraged by the “pornographic” paintings in the museum where the icons are kept, and also by the fact that the exhibition was opened on the first day of Lent.

On December 24, 2015, a court in Omsk declared seven extremist songs of the right group "Okolorep". December 24, 2015 Kuibyshevsky District Court of Omsk considered the claim of the prosecutor's office on the recognition of extremist seven songs of the ultra-right groups "Okolorep". This was reported by the prosecutor's office of Omsk in April 2016. On March 18, 2016, the songs of the Okolorep group were added to the Federal List of Extremist Materials under item 3332.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the legality of the deportation of the lama from Russia Shivalhi Rinpoche in 2015. Representatives of the clergy intend to challenge this decision. On April 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the deportation as legal Lama Shivalhi Rinpoche in October 2015. The clergyman received a notice of expulsion on September 23 2015.