3 March 2017 in Vienna Special Rapporteur of the Organization United Nations (UN) on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Freedom of the Media, Special Rapporteur Organization of American States (OAS) on Freedom of Expression and Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and access to information in Africa adopted the "Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression, and See also "fake" news,

In March 2017, in Arkhangelsk, the case was submitted to the court against the musicians of the "Angry Grandfather" group, accused of performing a xenophobic songs at a concert in a club. In March 2017, Arkhangelsk completed investigation of the case of inciting ethnic hatred (Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code).

On March 2, 2017, the Federal List was updated again extremist materials. Items were added to it. 4031 - 4059. List supplemented the materials of Nazi skinheads and Muslim militants in Internet, anti-Semitic videos and anti-Armenian articles. Update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials dated March 2, 2017 4031.

Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists in Omsk filed a lawsuit to transfer ownership of the House they have been using since 1996 prayers and won the court. On March 2, 2017, it became known that the Arbitration Court of Omsk area recognized for the religious organization "Association of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists" ownership of the House of Prayer building. The religious organization sued recognize ownership of the building they have been operating since 1996.

In the Orenburg region, members of the "Ponomarevsky Jamaat”, allegedly linked to militants in Syria. Seized extremist literature. On March 3, 2017, it became known about the detention in the Orenburg region 15 people who call themselves "Ponomarev Jamaat" (by name district). According to media reports, the religious group operated "in counterbalance to the local parish of the Spiritual Board of Muslims .