In Ustyuzhna, Vologda Oblast, two churches occupied by museum expositions were transferred to the ownership of the Metropolia. The authorities have not yet picked up a new building for the museum. On May 16, 2016, it became known that the Cherepovets diocese was being transferred two museum objects.

Jehovah's Witness fails to appeal fine The Kirov Regional Court in April approved the decision of the Kirovo-Chepetsk District court that fined the head of the local community of Jehovah's Witnesses for distributing links to a banned website of a religious organization.

The leader of the "Russian Astrakhan" movement was found guilty of publishing calls for extremist activity. May 16, 2016 the leader of the movement "Russian Astrakhan" Igor Stenin was sentenced to two years in a colony-settlement under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activities through Internet).

In May 2016 in the city of Angarsk, Irkutsk region, the court sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in prison a prisoner from one of the colonies, who posted a xenophobic poem on social media. In May 2016, in the city of Angarsk, Irkutsk Region, a verdict was passed in the case of inciting ethnic hatred (part 1 of article 282 UK). On the dock was a prisoner of colony No. 7 N.

Andrei Dedkov and Andrei Rekst are accused of involvement in the activities of a banned organization. Dedkov is under arrest. May 13, 2016 from the report of Vitaly Ponomarev "In Russia, pressure is increasing on the communities of readers of "Risale-i Nur" (part 2)" , published on the website of the Human Rights Center "Memorial", we became it is known that on March 13, 2016 Andrey Dedkov and Andrei Rekst.

In January 2016 in the city Maykop of the Republic of Adygea, the court sentenced a local to 250 hours of compulsory work resident Ilya Kokh for posting xenophobic materials on the social network. In January 2016 it became known that in the city of Maikop, Republic of Adygea, the court delivered a verdict in the case of incitement of national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code).

Head of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with society and the media Vladimir Legoyda believes that the police should check the recorded on the video is the fact of the attack of the defenders of the Moscow park "Torfyanka" on the priest. The published video shows that the opponents of the construction surrounded the car of the priest, but the essence of their claims is not clear.