In November 2016, in Syktyvkar, the case of a 39-year-old local resident was brought to court for cenophobic materials on a social network. In November 2016, the Syktyvkar Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Republic of Komi completed the investigation of the criminal case of a 39-year-old local resident accused under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting ethnic hatred).

A court in Omsk considered that satirical comics about "quilted jackets" incite national and religious hatred. On November 17, 2016, it became known about the blocking of the Rashka - Square Vatnik community in the VKontakte social network. The group was blocked by the decision of the Kuibyshevsky District Court of Omsk, which was issued on September 21, 2016.

We publish a list of cases of vandalism in relation to buildings Jehovah's Witnesses in 2016. January 13, 2016 at Zelenokumsk, Stavropol Territory, during a divine service, unidentified people smashed glass in the Kingdom Hall. February 20 in the city of Hor Khabarovsk Territory unidentified people fired at the windows of the Kingdom Hall. On the night of March 20 in Sarapul (Udmurtia) vandals broke a window in the worship building of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Thefollowing is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislation in October 2016 . Lawmaking On October 7, the State Duma approved in the first reading a governmentbill to increase the responsibility of Internet providers for failureto fulfill their obligations and block pages on the basis ofinformation received from Roskomnadzor.

On November 16, 2016, 2016, in the Lipetsk region, a prisoner in one colony was fined for having a tattoo with a swastika on his arm. On November 16, 2016, 2016, the Pravoberezhny District Court of Lipetsk brought to administrative responsibility under Part 1 under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of Nazi symbols) of a prisoner in one of the colonies. The man was fined 1 thousand rubles.

Contrary to his own promise to return the temple to the Catholics, Smolensk authorities announced the opening of the Philharmonic in the building of the church. November 16, 2016 Governor of the Smolensk region Alexei Ostrovsky reported on the conversion of the church building. With the Ministry culture, an agreement was reached to open a branch in the building of the temple Moscow State Academic Philharmonic. How soon should it happen is not reported.

In November 2016, a criminal case was opened in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk for xenophobic videos and audio recordings on a social network against a 34-year-old local resident. In November 2016, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Sakhalin region, a criminal case was initiated against a 34-year-old local resident. He is suspected under Part 1 Art.