Convicted under Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code, a Permian is challenging the verdict. Permyak Vladimir Luzgin, fined 200 thousand rubles in 2016 under art.

The Russian Orthodox Church was given the Katerlez convent in Crimea, built in the middle of the 19th century. On March 3, 2017, it became known that the Ministry property and land relations of the Crimea was transferred to the free use of the Russian Orthodox Church Katerlezsky St. George Convent. Monastery located in the village of Voykovo near Kerch. It was built in the middle of the 19th century.

A case has been opened under Art. 16.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. On March 3, 2017, the Saratov Customs Office of the Volga Customs Department of the Federal Customs Service reported that at the Penza Regional Customs Post, three books were found in a parcel from Saudi Arabia, which were recognized as extremist in Russia. A case has been opened under Art.

The local religious organization was fined 200,000 rubles in February 2017. In March, it became known that on February 10, 2017, the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Court held accountable under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (possession of extremist materials for the purpose of mass distribution) against the local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses, fined it 200,000 rubles.

On March 3, 2017, a press conference was held at the Sakharov Center "Crimea: the human rights situation on the peninsula. How to protect those who protects." took part in the press conference Crimean lawyers Emil Kurbedinov and Edem Semedlyaev , coordinator of the Alexander Field Human Rights Center Krylenkova , Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists Karinna Moskalenko and lawyer of the Ukrainian National Bar Association Russian Ilya Novikov .

In the Kemerovo region, a criminal case was sent to court against a 26-year-old for xenophobic materials on the VKontakte social network. In March 2017, in the Kemerovo region, a criminal investigation was completed against a previously convicted 26-year-old car washer accused under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

In Tula, three local residents were fined for the songs "Grot-smoke" in the social network "VKontakte". In March 2017, the Suvorovsky District Court of Tula fined three local residents under Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (mass distribution of extremist materials, included in the federal list of extremist materials).

In the Republic of Komi, the case of a 19-year-old resident of Pechora was brought to court for xenophobic audio files on the VKontakte social network. In March 2017, in the Republic of Komi, the investigation of the criminal case of a 19-year-old resident of the city of Pechora, accused under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred and enmity), was completed.

In the Bryansk region, a criminal case has been initiated against a 17-year-old resident of Bryansk for xenophobic materials on the VKontakte social network. In March 2017, a criminal case was initiated in the Bryansk region against a 17-year-old resident of the city of Bryansk. He is suspected under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

The religious organization was fined 100,000 rubles in January 2017. In March, it became known that on January 20, 2017, the Gelendzhik District Court held accountable under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (possession of extremist materials for the purpose of mass distribution) to the local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses. On February 27, the Krasnodar Regional Court upheld the decision of the lower court.

In Maykop, former serviceman Yevgeny Pashinsky was fined for anti-Caucasian photos posted on the social network VKontakte. On March 1, 2017, the Maykop Garrison Military Court passed a sentence of part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of ethnic hatred) in the case of former serviceman Yevgeny Pashinsky.

Deputy Valery Rashkin (KPRF) appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Justice, the FSB and the Foreign Ministry with a demand to check the activities of "sectologist" Alexander Dvorkin.

On March 3, 2017, in the Tver region, the prosecutor's office sent to court a criminal case against a resident of Rzhev for publicly calling for extremist activities. On March 3, 2016, in the Tver region, the first deputy prosecutor approved the indictment in a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activities).

The regional court canceled the decision to suspend the activities of the Voronezh community of Jehovah's Witnesses. On March 1, 2017, the Voronezh Regional Court overturned the decision of the Leninsky District Court of Voronezh dated December 20, 2016 to suspend the activities of the local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses for 45 days.

A resident of St. Petersburg filed a lawsuit against the city Property Relations Committee. The court will consider the legality of the order on the possible removal of St. Isaac's Cathedral from the management of the museum-reserve without providing the museum with other premises on March 13. On March 3, 2017, it became known that a resident of St.