In the Republic of Komi, the case of a 39-year-old resident of Syktyvkar was brought to court for anti-Semitic materials on the social network VKontakte. In December 2017, the Deputy Prosecutor of the Komi Republic approved the indictment in the criminal case of a 39-year-old resident of Syktyvkar. He is charged under Part 2 of Art. 280 (public calls for extremist activity), part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred and enmity).

In November 2017, 2 people (in St. Petersburg and the Yaroslavl region) were targeted in attacks motivated by racism or nationalism. Since the beginning of this year, 4 people have been killed and 55 have been injured in incidents of racist violence recorded in 16 regions of Russia. We are aware of 5 acts of racist or nationalist vandalism this month. They were recorded in Moscow and the Lipetsk and Sverdlovsk regions.

In Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk, a 34-year-old local resident was sentenced for posting xenophobic comments on a social network. In December 2017, the Severodvinsk City Court sentenced a 34-year-old local resident. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred) and part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activities).

The Volga District Military Court delivered a verdict in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Bashkiria. On December 11, 2017, the Volga District Military Court delivered a verdict in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Bashkiria.

New restrictions in the sphere of dissemination of information are proposed. On December 19, 2017, a new bill was submitted to the State Duma, expanding the legislation in the field of relations with "foreign agents". The initiators of the amendments to the laws "On Mass Media" and "On Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information" were deputies Petr Tolstoy and Leonid Levin and senators Andrey Klishas and Lyudmila Bokova.

They were charged under Parts 1 and 2 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code. In early December, the cases of residents of Tatarstan were transferred to the Privolzhsky District Military Court, who are accused under Parts 1 and 2 of Art. 205.5 (organization of activities of a terrorist organization or participation in such) in involvement in the activities of the banned Islamic religious party "Hizb ut-Tahrir" - A.R. Khakimullina (part 1 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code), I.N.

In Crimea, the case of a resident of Kerch was brought to court for inciting hatred on the Internet and possession and transportation of TNT and explosives. In December 2017, the Investigative Department for Kerch of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea completed the investigation of the criminal case of a 55-year-old resident of the city. He is charged under Part 1 of Art.

In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a caricature by artist Denis Lopatin of State Duma deputy Natalya Poklonskaya and Nicholas II has been sent for examination. 20th of December 2017, it became known that in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a caricature by artist Denis Lopatin of State Duma deputy Natalya Poklonskaya and Nicholas II sent for examination. Expert opinion will prosecutor's office to decide on the appropriateness of initiating a criminal case on Art.

In December 2017, in Udmurtia, a court in Udmurtia fined a prisoner in one of the colonies for 1,000 rubles for showing a tattoo with Nazi symbols. In December 2017, an administrative case was initiated in Udmurtia under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda and public display of Nazi symbols). Earlier, prosecutors found that from November 2014 to October 2017, a convict serving a sentence in PKU IK-1 and living in the dormitory of detachment No.