In July 2017 in Orenburg it was a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 24-year-old local resident, suspected of posting xenophobic images with text on a social network. In July 2017 in Orenburg it was a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national and religious hatred).

The amendments prohibit the founding of media outlets by those convicted of extremist crimes and give Roskomnadzor the right to stop the distribution of foreign publications for violating anti-extremist legislation. On July 21, 2017, the State Duma approved in the third reading the draft amendments to the federal law "On the Mass Media", submitted to the State Duma in December 2015 and adopted in the first reading in February 2017, and in the second reading on July 20, 2017.

August 3-4, 2017 within the framework of the 93rd session of the UN Committee on Elimination Racial Discrimination (CERD) will hold hearings on the next report Russian Federation. ADC "Memorial" , KrymSOS and Center "Sova" together with the International The Federation for Human Rights ( FIDH ) submitted an alternative report (see press release ). The contribution of the SOVA Center focuses mainly on hate crimes and anti-extremist law enforcement.

In July 2017 in Chelyabinsk there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 41-year-old local resident, suspected of posting xenophobic photos on social media. In July 2017 in Chelyabinsk there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hate).

July 14, 2017 in the Federal list of extremist organizations published on the official website of the Ministry of Justice was added one organization .

On August 3 and 4, 2017,during the 93 rd session of theUN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the report ofthe Russian Federation will be considered. ADCMemorial , Crimea SOS and SOVA Center in collaboration with InternationalFederation for Human Rights ( FIDH ) have submitted an alternative report (see press-release ). TheSOVA Center’s contribution generally addressed issues of hate crimes and theRussian anti-extremist law enforcement.

In July 2017, it became known that in Novosibirsk the conviction against a local resident A. Shagun, who had previously been found guilty under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code. In May 2017, the young man was acquitted, and in July 2017 this decision came into force. In July 2017, it became known that an acquittal had been handed down in the case of inciting ethnic hatred (Part 1, Article 282 of the Criminal Code) in Novosibirsk.

Alexei Volkov is suspected of posting a collage with the Motherland in greenery on the social network. On July 20, 2017, Aleksey Volkov, coordinator of Alexei Navalny's headquarters in Volgograd, was ordered not to leave as a suspect under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (desecration of the symbols of military glory of Russia, committed in public). Recall that on May 12, 2017, a search was conducted at the Volgograd headquarters of Navalny.

Owners of anonymizers and VPNs will be required to stop access to sites blocked in Russia. On July 21, 2017, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill banning the use of anonymizers and VPN services to access sites blocked in Russia. The bill was approved in the first reading on June 23, in the second - on July 19.