Since the emergence of the Federal List of Extremist Literature, cases of sanctions against library employees have become regular. Even in cases where claims against librarians are formally substantiated by anti-extremist legislation, we often do not consider them legitimate, since this legislation is in conflict with the law "On librarianship." See here for more details .

On December 29, 2017, the Federal List was updated again extremist materials. Items were added to it. 4342-4345. List added to the text of the audio recording of the Ensemble of Christ the Savior and Mother cheese land”, Islamist materials on the Internet and the content of the page In contact with. Update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials dated December 29, 2017 4342.

The Volga District Military Court passed a verdict against Marat Dindarov and Ibragim Shavkatov, Muslims accused of collaborating with Hizb ut-Tahrir. On December 28, 2017, the Volga District Military Court passed a verdict against two Muslim residents of Tatarstan accused of collaborating with Hizb ut-Tahrir. Marat Dindarov was found guilty under Part 2 of Art.

In January 2018, in the city of Uvarovo, Tambov Region, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 20-year-old local resident, suspected of posting a xenophobic video on a social network. In January 2018, in the city of Uvarovo, Tambov Region, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hate).

Vladimir Putin signed a law that amends Art. 205.1, 205.2 and 361 of the Criminal Code. On December 29, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law "On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in order to improve counter-terrorism measures." This law amends Art. 205.1 (assistance to terrorist activities), 205.2 (public calls for terrorism) and 361 of the Criminal Code (act of international terrorism).

In January 2018 in the Kirovsky district Kemerovo region to 1.5 years in prison conditionally sentenced a 32-year-old a local resident found guilty of posting xenophobic messages on a social network materials. In January 2018 in the Kirovsky district Kemerovo Region was sentenced in the case of initiating a national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code).

The All-Tatar Public Center does not agree with the warning about the inadmissibility of carrying out extremist activities. On January 10, 2018, the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan began considering the claim of the All-Tatar Public Center (VTOC) to invalidate the warning about the inadmissibility of carrying out extremist activities issued to the organization by the prosecutor's office of Tatarstan.

Here we publish comments on the problems of unlawful application of anti-extremist legislation, prepared by the authors of our Center since 2010 for other publications and organizations. Comments are listed in reverse chronological order. Previous publications can be viewed: for 2010-2011 - here , for 2012 - here , for 2013 - here , for 2014 - here , for 2015 - here , for 2016 - here , for 2017 - here . Anna Plotnikova. Russian human rights activists about the results of the year .

In January 2018, in the city of Abakan, the Republic of Khakassia, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 17-year-old local resident, suspected of publishing certain xenophobic texts on social networks. In January 2018, in the city of Abakan, the Republic of Khakassia, there were a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hate).

The State Duma Committee on Information Policy recommends the adoption of amendments on the work of the media-"foreign agents".

In St. Petersburg, a protest action was held against the development of the city's park zone. Opponents of the construction of the temple in the Malinovka park also took part in the event. January 4, 2018 at Petersburg on Nevsky Prospekt a protest against urban park development. The event was attended about 40 activists, including opponents of the construction of a temple in the Malinovka park.

In the Vladimir region, a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code initiated against a citizen of Tajikistan. January 10, 2018 it became known that in the Vladimir region a criminal case was sent to court, initiated under Part 2 of Art.

In January 2018 it became it is known that in the Kunashaksky district of the Chelyabinsk region the court fined a local resident, found her guilty of posting a banned video on a social network. IN January 2018 it became known that in the Kunashaksky district of the Chelyabinsk region there were initiated an administrative case under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution of prohibited materials).