On August 25, 2017 in Khabarovsk, the court ruled sentencing Alina Orlova, Alena Savchenko and Viktor Smyshlyaev, who were accused of cruelty to animals and other crimes. On August 25, 2017, the Industrialny District Court of Khabarovsk sentenced two girls and their accomplice in a high-profile case of Khabarovsk flayers.

In Penza, the case of a local resident (born 1984) was brought to court for xenophobic audio and video recordings on a social network. In August 2017, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Penza Region completed the investigation of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity) against a local resident (born in 1984).

A criminal case has been initiated on recruitment into an extremist organization. On August 24, 2017, the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Stavropol Territory reported that its investigative department for Pyatigorsk had opened a criminal case against 44-year-old Ashurali Magomedeminov under Part 1.1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (declination, recruitment or other involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization).

In Voronezh, a criminal case has been initiated against a 24-year-old local resident for xenophobic videos posted on a social network. In August 2017, a criminal case was initiated in the Voronezh region against a 24-year-old resident of Voronezh, suspected under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting ethnic hatred or enmity). According to preliminary data, in 2014 and 2015. the young man posted xenophobic videos on the social network VKontakte.

On August 22, 2017, in the Bryansk Regional Court, the jury delivered a guilty verdict in the case of the murder of Alexander Chizhikov, leader of the Bryansk rock band Otvet Chamberlain. August 22, 2017 in the Bryansk Regional Court jury assessors delivered a guilty verdict in the case of the murder of the leader Bryansk rock band "Answer to Chamberlain" by Alexander Chizhikov.

In the Murmansk region, a case has been opened under Art. 280 and Art. 282 in against a citizen of Tajikistan who allegedly published "VKontakte" video aimed at inciting religious hatred. On August 23, 2017, it became known about the initiation of a criminal cases under Part 1 of Art. 280 (public calls for extremist activities), part 1 of Art.

In Kirov, a case against a 25-year-old Nazi skinhead accused of attacking anti-fascists has been brought to court. In August 2017, the case of a 25-year-old young man was brought to court in Kirov, who is accused of assaulting two anti-fascist nightclub patrons. The young man is also accused of hooliganism and disorderly conduct.

In Samara, a local resident was fined for distributing extremist materials on social networks. In August, in Samara, a local resident was fined 100 rubles. under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (mass distribution of extremist materials). According to the case file, in late 2013, the defendant created a page on one of the social networks and posted music and videos from the Federal List of Prohibited Materials there.

The ICR conducted a check on the fact of a photo shoot in a non-functioning Orthodox temple with the participation of a model in transparent clothes and found no reason to be excited cases of insulting religious feelings. On August 25, 2018 it became known that the management The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Tatarstan did not find corpus delicti in the fact photo shoots in the inactive church in the village of Gary, Yelabuga region.

In the Vladimir region, the case of a 27-year-old resident of the city of Aleksandrov was brought to court for photographs and videos on the VKontakte social network. In August 2017, in the Vladimir region, the investigation of the criminal case of a 27-year-old resident of the city of Aleksandrov, accused under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred and enmity).

Criminal Cases of Racism and Xenophobia Systematic racist and neo-Nazi violence According to preliminary figures, in the first half of 2017 at least 19 people were victims of xenophobic and neo-Nazi violence, four of whom died. Here and subsequently for the purposes of comparison we will present figures currently available for the first six months of 2016. In the year earlier period four people were murdered and 56 were injured.

In the Novgorod region, a resident of Chudovo was fined for images of a fascist swastika, a video and audio recordings of the Kolovrat and Gang of Moscow groups on social networks. In August 2017, in the city of Chudovo, Novgorod Region, cases were initiated on administrative offenses under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 Administrative Code (public display of Nazi symbols), art. 20.29 Administrative Code (dissemination of extremist materials).

Several regions have declared an additional day off in honor of Eid al-Adha. On September 1, 2017, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha - feast of sacrifice. On this occasion, some Russian regions announced This day is an additional day off. In particular, September 1 was declared non-working in Bashkiria and Tatarstan. September 4 is also a day off in Crimea. Sources In Bashkiria, the post office does not work on September 1 // Bashinform RF. 2017. August 25.