Jehovah's Witnesses are outraged by the publication of an article by Pavel Yuryev in Obshchaya Gazeta. According to believers, this "material is capable of inciting enmity on the basis of attitudes towards religion." 31 October 2017 it became known that Jehovah's Witnesses Outraged by Publication of Pavel Yuryev's Article "From Heaven to Earth" (General newspaper. 2017. October 23).

The coordinator of the Free People party, Sergei Ryzhov, is accused of preparing a terrorist attack and illegal possession of explosives. On March 26, 2019, it became known that in Moscow the investigation brought final charges against the coordinator of the Free People party, Sergei Ryzhov, who is a defendant in the Artpodgotovka case. He is accused under Part 1 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code using Art. 30 of the Criminal Code (preparation of a terrorist attack) and Part 1 of Art.

On November 1, 2017, in the city of Engels, Saratov region, it became known that a case had been initiated under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against the local coordinator of the Artpodgotovka movement Sergei Ryzhkov. The houses of three more activists were inspected. On November 1, 2017, in the city of Engels, Saratov region, it became known that a criminal case had been initiated under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement to hatred).

In October 2017, as a result of racist and neo-Nazi motivated attacks affected at least 4 people in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In total, since the beginning of the year, according to our data, 4 people died from racist violence and there were 51 people were injured in 15 regions of Russia. In October, there were at least 2 acts of neo-Nazi vandalism in the Leningrad and Chelyabinsk regions.

In October 2017 in the city of Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Region, 3 years and 3 months in prison, the court sentenced a local resident, recognized guilty of attempted mercenarism, public calls for extremism and inciting national hatred. In October 2017 in the city of Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region the court delivered a verdict in the case of attempted mercenarism (part 3 of article 30 of the Criminal Code and part 3 Art.

At the end of October 2017, two criminal cases under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 22-year-old and an 18-year-old local residents suspected of posting xenophobic materials on social networks. At the end of October 2017, two criminal cases under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

We are publishing a commentary by Ksenia Sergazina dedicated to protecting the feelings of believers in Russia. In connection with the premiere of the film “Matilda” and the renewed talk in society about “feelings of believers” and “religious censorship”, I would like to see how the law “on the feelings of believers” “works” today - who is condemned and for what under Art. 148 of the Criminal Code (violation of the right to freedom of conscience and religion).

In Ozyory, Moscow Region, a believing Jehovah's Witness who worked as a security guard at a private security company was fired. In his opinion, we are talking about religious discrimination. On October 31, 2017, it became known that in early October in Ozyory Moscow Region, a believing Jehovah's Witness who worked as a security guard in a private security company, was fired because of his religion. In his opinion, there is " manifestation of religious discrimination in the sphere of work ".