The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislation in April 2017. Lawmaking In the second half of April, a new text of the bill on revoking citizenship of persons convicted of terrorism and extremism was introduced in the State Duma.

The activities of the Naberezhnye Chelny branch of the "All-Tatar Public Center" are prohibited. On May 11, 2017, the city court of Naberezhnye Chelny satisfied the claim of the Republican prosecutor's office on the liquidation of the Naberezhnye Chelny branch of the Tatarstan Regional All-Tatar Political Social Movement (REVTATPOD) - the All-Tatar Public Center (VTOC) (NTCHOTS) as extremist organization and prohibition of its activities.

Customs in different regions seize from time to time extremist literature. It is not always known what kind of literature is being referred to. speech. We decided to combine similar cases in one list, which will be replenish periodically. On May 11, 2017, it became known that at the Kazan airport the customs service detained a passenger who arrived from Istanbul, in whose luggage was religious literature was found - about 20 books.

May 11, 2017 in Vereshchagino (Perm Territory) 18-year-old Alexander Shabarchin was fined for reposting the songs "25/17. Wake up!", "14/88 I'm a skinhead", "Kolovrat. Ziga zaga pam pam". The young man was sentenced to a fine of 1000 rubles. Original material: http://59.ru/text/newsline/297531854897152.html The young man was sentenced to a fine of 1000 rubles.

In the Krasnodar Territory, a 24-year-old local resident was fined for using a swastika on the Internet. In May 2017, in the Krasnodar Territory, a 24-year-old resident of the Temryuk District was punished under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 Administrative Code (propaganda and public display of Nazi symbols). A native of Kazakhstan published photos with Nazi symbols on his page in the public domain.

In Smolensk, a case has been opened against a 23-year-old local resident for posting xenophobic materials on the VKontakte social network. In May 2017, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Smolensk Region initiated a criminal case against a 23-year-old resident of Smolensk. He is suspected under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

A Yekaterinburg blogger who caught Pokemon in a temple has been found guilty of inciting religious hatred and insulting the feelings of believers.

In Omsk, the case of 27-year-old Alexander Artamonov, accused of publishing xenophobic comments, audio recordings and photographs, has been brought to court. In May 2017, in the Omsk region, the investigation of the criminal case of Alexander Artamonov, a 27-year-old resident of Omsk, was completed, accused under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred or enmity).

Discrimination religious organizations and citizens on the basis of their attitude to religion The upward trend noted by us in previous years "anti-sectarian" struggle was continued at the beginning of 2017. Still more often representatives of Protestant organizations and new religious movements. The most significant event here was the repression regarding Jehovah's Witnesses.

FC Spartak was fined 25,000 rubles for a banner with anti-Semitic text at the Spartak-Tom match. On May 11, 2017, the RFU Control and Disciplinary Committee at a regular meeting following the match of the 27th round of the Russian Premier League "Spartak" - "Tom" (1: 0) fined the club 25 thousand rubles for an inconsistent banner posted by Spartak fans » on the podium.