Sova Center publishes the English version of Alexander Verkhovsky’s study entitled "Criminal Law on Hate Crime, Incitement to Hatred and Hate Speech in OSCE Participating States." The book is a comparative analysis of laws on hate crime, hate speech and related matters in all 57 OSCE participating states. The book includes an extensive annex that will familiarize readers with various national legislations.

A criminal case has been opened against a Rostov citizen insulting religious feelings for an anti-Christian publication on a social network. On September 20, 2016, it became known that in relation to a resident Rostov-on-Don a criminal case under Art. 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public actions, expressing clear disrespect for society and committed with the aim of insulting religious feelings of believers).

Two US citizens fined for immigration violation legislation and “implementation of religious relations”, since they prayed in the church HVE, having entered on a tourist visa. September 10, 2016 in Kaluga, US citizens Alexandra Whitney and David Kozan, who travel around Russia as tourists with their minor daughter, went to pray in the church of Christians of faith gospel (Pentecostal) Word of Life.

In Tatarstan, the case of nine people accused of including the arson of churches. On September 19, 2016, the prosecutor's office of Tatarstan approved indictment against nine people - alleged participants Chistopol Jamaat.

Muslim community "Mosque of Mirmamed" disputes the decision to ban activities On September 15, 2016, it became known that the religious group "Mosque Mirmameda" appealed to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation with a complaint against the decision of the Samara of the regional court of July 22, 2016 on the prohibition of its activities as extremist. January 21, 2016 to the imam of the Mirmamed mosque in Chapaevsk Ilgar Huseynov issued a warning against extremist activity.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation satisfied the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office for a ban on Russian activities of the organization "Aum Shinrikyo" as terrorist. On September 20, 2016, the Supreme Court banned in the territory Russian activities of the international religious association "Aum Shinrikyo". Court recognized the organization as a terrorist organization. General The _ prosecutor's office. Case under Art.

In September 2016, in the city of Biysk, Altai Territory, the court case was transferred under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code and art. 280 of the Criminal Code against a minor a local resident who posted xenophobic images online. In September 2016, in the city of Biysk, Altai Territory, there were completed the investigation of the case of inciting ethnic hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code) and public calls for extremism (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code).