On September 1, 2017, a court in Moscow arrested N. Zubkov, an entrepreneur and author of a book about Vladimir Putin and the "global Masonic conspiracy", who is suspected of publicly calling for extremism. September 1, 2017 to the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow authorized the arrest until September 30 of businessman Nikolai Zubkov. It is reported that N. Zubkov is suspected of public appeals to extremism (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code).

In St. Petersburg, vandals threw Molotov cocktails through the window of the film studio where the office of Matilda director Alexei Uchitel is located. On the night of August 31, 2017, two unidentified persons threw Molotov cocktails into the building where the Lendok film studio is located on the Kryukov Canal embankment in St. Petersburg. The building houses the office of the Rock studio directed by Alexei Uchitel, whose forthcoming premiere of his film Matilda is opposed by many Orthodox.

More than 200 thousand believers celebrated Eid al-Adha in Moscow. On September 1, 2017, Muslims celebrated Eid al-Adha. According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow, in the capital, in celebration, more than 200 thousand people. In Kaliningrad - about 15 thousand people.

In August 2017, in the village of Sovetsky of the Republic of Mari El, the court found a 26-year-old local resident guilty of publishing materials with Nazi symbols and a banned audio clip. In August 2017, in the village of Sovetsky in the Republic of Mari El, there were initiated two administrative cases under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda and public demonstration of Nazi symbols) and art.

Accused under Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code, Aleksey Volkov was found to have violated his travel ban. On August 31, 2017, the Central District Court of Volgograd ruled that Alexei Volkov, who heads Alexei Navalny's headquarters in Volgograd, is placed under house arrest at the place of registration in St. Petersburg. Volkov is accused of publicly desecrating the symbols of Russian military glory (part 3 of article 354.1 of the Criminal Code).

The seizure of the parcel without a protocol was explained by a call about extremist materials. On September 1, 2017, the oppositionist Alexei Navalny's team in Irkutsk reported that in Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Region, employees of the regional center for combating extremism of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs took away a parcel with agitation of the politician from the post office.

In August 2017, in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 37-year-old local resident, suspected of posting xenophobic videos on social networks. In August 2017, in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

In Yekaterinburg, a protest rally against building a temple-on-the-water. One of the picketers was detained. On August 31, 2017, the next a picket against the construction of a church on the Iset embankment. One of the protesters, Yaroslav Shirshikov, was detained. He stood in a single picket in front of the building of the "Russian Copper Company" with a poster "I am your the church shook the bell, shook the iconostasis and wrote from the bell tower!

In St. Petersburg on the fact of the attack on the office of the director of "Matilda" filed a case of hooliganism. 31 August 2017 in St. Petersburg, a criminal case was opened on the fact attacks on the film studio where the director Alexei Uchitel's office is located. Case initiated under Part 2 of Art. 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism committed by a group of persons by prior agreement).

In August 2017 in the city of Severodvinsk Arkhangelsk a criminal case was initiated under Art. 280 of the Criminal Code and art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 34-year-old local resident, suspected of posting xenophobic comments on social media. In September, the case was referred to the court for consideration on the merits. In August 2017 in the city of Severodvinsk Arkhangelsk region, a criminal case was initiated on public calls for extremism (part 2 Art.

Legislation : Criminal prosecutions : Other prosecutions Brief statistics of crimes and punishments This brief overview focuses on the most important legislative innovations and law enforcement statistics in the field of counteraction extremism between January and August 2017. We will only touch on the part legislation and law enforcement practice, which leads, from our point of view view, to excessive restriction of civil liberties.

In August 2017, in the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region, the court fined a local resident who was found guilty of publishing in social networks of the banned video. In August 2017, in the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region, there were initiated an administrative case under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution of prohibited materials).

In August 2017, from racist and neo-Nazi motivated attacks injured at least 19 people in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Belgorod and Oryol regions. Most of the victims these are the participants of the LGBT Pride , which took place on August 12, 2017 in St. Petersburg. In total since the beginning of the year from racist and far-right ideologically motivated attacks, 4 people died and at least 37 received injured or beaten in 13 regions of the country.