In Kazan, a local resident who posted videos on the social network was sent to a psychiatric hospital for compulsory treatment. In January 2017, a sentence was passed in Kazan in the criminal case of a 27-year-old system administrator of the Zarnitsa Production Association. He was found guilty under paragraph “b” of Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity committed by a person using his official position.

In Ivanovo, a local resident (born 1994) was fined for a video posted on the VKontakte social network. In January 2017, the Sovetsky District Court of the city of Ivanovo found the young man guilty of committing an administrative offense under Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials). The accused was fined 1000 rubles.

On January 21, 2017, the Almetyevsk City Court of the Republic of Tatarstan fined V. Malakaev for a tattoo with a Nazi swastika. On January 21, 2017, the Almetyevsk City Court of the Republic of Tatarstan issued a sentence under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda or public demonstration of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols). V.Malakaev would be fined 1000 rubles.

In the Volgograd region, a criminal case has been opened against a 24-year-old local resident for anti-Caucasian images on a social network. In January 2017, a criminal case was opened in the Volgograd region against a 24-year-old local resident. He is suspected under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

The term of Imam Magomednabi Magomedov's imprisonment has been reduced to 4.5 years. On January 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Russia considered an appeal against the sentence of the imam of the Vostochnaya mosque in Khasavyurt, Magomednabi Magomedov, and reduced his prison term by six months to 4.5 years. The imam was convicted under Part 1 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code (public justification of terrorism) and Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity).

The Kirovo-Chepetsk community of Jehovah's Witnesses is threatened with liquidation. The Kirovo-Chepetsk City Prosecutor's Office of the Kirov Region is preparing materials for a lawsuit to liquidate a local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses for carrying out extremist activities. This was announced by Oleg Luchinin, head of the municipal department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Kirovo-Chepetsky".

A resident of Gorokhovets is accused of inciting hatred against the social group "anti-fascists". On January 27, 2017, the prosecutor's office of the Vladimir region announced that it had approved the indictment in the case brought against 23-year-old resident of Gorokhovets Mikhail Pokalchuk. He is accused of inciting hatred towards the social group "anti-fascists" (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code). The case was transferred to the Gorohovets District Court.

Recently, there has been an increase in demands on telecom operators to block websites containing "extremist materials." However, prosecutors everywhere and regularly oblige operators links restrict access to sites due to one or more materials found there, recognized as extremist (and often not recognized as such by the court, but only suspected by the prosecutor's office of "sedition"). Sometimes these requirements also apply to sites of religious organizations and groups.

In Tatarstan, a 21-year-old resident of Almetyevsk was fined for paraphernalia of an extremist organization. In January 2017, a court in Almetyevsk found a local resident guilty under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of symbols of extremist organizations).

In Izhevsk, the case of 26-year-old “Demin Rustam”, excited for a xenophobic song in the social network "In contact with". In January 2017, the Russian Investigative Committee for the Udmurt Republic completed the investigation of the criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 UK (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

A resident of the Moscow region was detained, suspected of illegal possession of weapons and ammunition. In January 2017, officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with colleagues from the FSB, with the strong support of SOBR fighters "Lynx" of the Special Forces Center for Rapid Response Forces and Aviation of the Russian Guard, detained a 62-year-old resident of the Moscow region.

In Tatarstan, a 29-year-old resident of Yelabuga was fined for paraphernalia of an extremist organization. IN In January 2017, the Yelabuga City Court found a local resident guilty of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration symbols of extremist organizations). According to the prosecutor's office, The 21-year-old young man posted on his page on the social network in open access photograph "with paraphernalia banned in Russia extremist organization.

In Izhevsk, the case of 30-year-old “Alexander VANDAL Khitrozhukov”, initiated for xenophobic materials on the VKontakte social network, has been brought to court. In January 2017, the Russian Investigative Committee for the Udmurt Republic completed the investigation of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

The Open Russia activist is going to be held administratively liable under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. On January 27, 2017, seven administrative protocols drawn up under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public display of Nazi symbols) against local activist of Open Russia Anton Kravchenko. Consideration of cases is scheduled for February 1 and 2, lawyer Alexei Glukhov said on Facebook.

In Moscow, 21-year-old Vladislav Zinovkin received a two-year suspended sentence for xenophobic videos on social networks. In January 2017, the Izmailovsky District Court of Moscow delivered a verdict in the case of 21-year-old Vladislav Zinovkin under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred and enmity). The verdict came into force.