A complaint against the sentence of the Astrakhan nationalist sentenced to two years in prison was sent to Strasbourg. On February 8, 2017, it became known that the defense Astrakhan nationalist Igor Stenin , convicted under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for carrying out extremist activities via the Internet), filed a complaint against his sentence before the European Court of Human Rights.

We publish the commentary of the director of the SOVA center Alexander Verkhovsky to the publication "7x7" to the report on the letter of the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of Komi with a demand not to allow members of "pseudo-religious" associations to enter educational institutions.

In February 2017, in Bugulma, a case against an 18-year-old young man was brought to court for swastikas on houses. In March 2017, the Bugulma City Court found the young man guilty and sentenced him to 11 months of confinement. In February 2017, the Bugulma city prosecutor's office approved the indictment in the criminal case of an 18-year-old local resident. He is charged under Part 2 of Art. 214 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (vandalism).

In Tver, a local resident was given a two-year suspended sentence for xenophobic posts on social media. In February 2017, the Moscow District Court of the city of Tver delivered a sentence under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hatred or enmity) in the case of a local resident (born in 1988).

The unlucky police candidate was again prosecuted - this time for insulting and slandering the investigator. On December 5, 2016, the Investigative Committee of the IC for the Tver Region filed Shamil Kazakov, a resident of Tver, a criminal case on insult and slander (Article 319 and 298.1 of the Criminal Code) in relation to the investigator S.V. Modnov, who led the previous Kazakov case. As part of the investigation, Kazakov and his sister underwent searches.

In Rubtsovsk, deputies approved the transfer of an abandoned building to the Russian Orthodox Church Club "Red October" It is planned to open a cathedral in it. February 8, 2017 deputies of the city council of Rubtsovsk Altaisky the regions approved the proposal of the chairman of the committee for property management of Alexander Kolupaev on the transfer to a gratuitous unlimited use of the Russian Orthodox Church of the building of the club "Red October".

Legislative Assembly began an internal check on assistants deputies who participated in the rally on the Field of Mars on January 28 against the transfer Isaac's Cathedral. The police saw violations during this rally, associated with the participation of three deputies in it. On February 7, 2017, it became known that with respect to assistants to the deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, who participated in rally against the transfer of St.

In February 2017, in Moscow, the case of nationalist Dmitry Demushkin was again brought to court. In February 2017, the Moscow prosecutor's office approved the indictment in the criminal case of 37-year-old Dmitry Demushkin. He is charged under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity). The materials were sent to the Nagatinsky District Court for consideration on the merits. The accused is under house arrest.

On February 2, 2017, the Pskov Department for Combating Extremism summoned Roman Neumoev, leader of the Tyumen rock group Instructions for Survival, for a talk in connection with a statement received from the Moscow non-profit organization Center for the Study of Legitimacy and Political Protest. An employee of "Center E" said that he took screenshots of songs, music and videos from the musician's page.