The blogger's defense filed a cassation complaint with the Presidium of the Moscow City Court. 15 February 2017 it became known that protection blogger and media manager Anton Spout filed with the Presidium of the Moscow City Court cassation appeal against the he was sentenced Part 1 Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hate).

Andrei Puchkov, a representative of the Tver community of the Society for Krishna Consciousness, is challenging the rulings on initiating two cases of illegal missionary work against him. On February 15, 2017, it became known that Andrei Puchkov, a representative of the Tver community of the Society for Krishna Consciousness, intends to challenge two rulings on initiating cases of illegal missionary work against him. For the first time, an administrative case under Art.

The press service of the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia announced the start of an unscheduled inspection of a religious organization by the Ministry of Justice. Believers fear that the audit may be a preparation for the liquidation of the organization. On February 15, 2017, the press service of the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia announced the start of an unscheduled inspection of a religious organization by the Ministry of Justice.

In February 2017, a criminal case was initiated in the Ryazan region under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against an 18-year-old student suspected of posting xenophobic images on a social network. In February 2017, in the Aleksandro-Nevsky district of the Ryazan region, a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

Alexey Navalny is ready to go to court with a complaint against the actions of Roskomnadzor. On February 15, 2017, Alexei Navalny reported on his blog that he had received a letter from the YouTube video service asking him to remove the video “Let’s Remind the Crooks and Thieves of Their Manifesto 2002” that he posted in October 2011, which was recognized as extremist. The YouTube team explained that otherwise Google will be forced to block the video.

In February 2017 in the city of Ulan-Ude Republic of Buryatia, the court fined 3 thousand rubles 21-year-old local a resident who published a banned song on the VKontakte network. In February 2017 in the city of Ulan-Ude Republic of Buryatia, an administrative case was initiated under Art. 20.29 Administrative Code (dissemination of extremist materials).

Ruslan Sokolovsky is charged with nine episodes under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code and seven - under part 1 of Art. 148.

In February 2017 in the Rostov regional court fined a local resident found guilty of posting on a social network banned neo-Nazi video. In February 2017 in the Tselinsky district Rostov region, an administrative case was initiated under Art. 20.29 Administrative Code (dissemination of extremist materials). The case was started against a local resident who, as reportedly published on his page in the social network banned video "Slavic Union".

Residents of St. Petersburg again protest against the construction of the Church of Demetrius of Thessalonica on the banks of the Matisov Canal. A letter of protest with 2,000 signatures was handed over to the governor of the city. On September 10, 2017, an initiative group of residents of St. Petersburg handed over to the governor of the city a list with the names of protesters against the construction of the Church of Demetrius of Thessalonica on the banks of the Matisov Canal.

Proceedings on the criminal case of an atheist from Stavropol, who was accused of insulting the feelings of believers, were terminated due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. 15 February 2017 global Court of the Industrial District of Stavropol connection with the statute of limitations terminated criminal proceedings case against Viktor Krasnov, accused according to part 1 of Art.

In February 2017 in Kostroma, the court fined a local resident found guilty of publishing on the VKontakte network banned song of the neo-Nazi group "Kolovrat". In February 2017 in Kostroma there were initiated an administrative case under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution extremist materials).