In Voskresensk, near Moscow, the court acquitted the pastor of the church "Word life” of Vladimir Zakharchuk, who had previously been fined for “illegal” missionary work. On May 11, 2018, the Voskresensky City Court canceled trial court verdict fined pastor of church of Christian faith gospel (Pentecostal) "Word of Life" by Vladimir Zakharchuk for 10 thousand rubles according to part 1 of Art.

In the Orenburg region and Birobidzhan in the homes of the Witnesses Jehovahs have been searched. Criminal cases have been initiated. On May 16, 2018, a series of searches took place in the Orenburg region (Orenburg, Buzuluk, Sol-Iletsk, the village of Perevolotsky) in the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. Searches were carried out at 18 addresses. 15 believers were detained, three were arrested. 11 people received the status of defendants.

In May 2018, it became known that in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, a court sentenced a 19-year-old student who was found guilty of publishing certain xenophobic videos on a social network to 2 years in prison. In May 2018, it became known that in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, a court passed a sentence in a case of inciting ethnic hatred (Part 1, Article 282 of the Criminal Code).

In May 2018, it became known that the city of Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, the court fined 20 thousand rubles minor local resident found guilty of publishing xenophobic materials in the social network "VKontakte". In May 2018, it became known that the city of Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, the court delivered a verdict in the case of initiating a national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code).