A case has been opened against believers from Birobidzhan for continuing the activities of the banned organization of Jehovah's Witnesses. On May 18, 2018, it became known that a criminal case had been initiated under Part 1 of Art.

May 10, 2018 in Melenki Vladimir region court fined 15 thousand rubles 24-year-old local a resident found guilty of posting a racist song on a social network "In contact with". May 10, 2018 in Melenki Court of Vladimir Region renders verdict in case of inciting ethnic hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code).

In May 2018 became it is known that in the city of Strezhevoy, Tomsk region, the court fined a 20-year-old local a resident found guilty of publishing banned audio clips on social networks and video recordings. In May 2018, it became known that in the city of Strezhevoy, Tomsk Region, there were initiated an administrative case under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution of prohibited materials).

May 2018 year it became known that in the Murmansk region it became known that the court fined a prisoner from one of the local colonies M. for showing a tattoo with a swastika. May 2018 year it became known that in the Murmansk region it became known about the excitation administrative case for hours. 1 Article. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda and public demonstration Nazi symbols). It was initiated against a prisoner of correctional colony No.

Edited by Alexander Verkhovsky SUMMARY LEGISLATION PROBLEMS RELATING TO PLACES OF WORSHIP : Problems with the construction of religious sites : Problems with the construction of religious buildings : Positive resolutions : Conflicts around the transfer of property to religious organizations PROTECTING THE FEELINGS OF BELIEVERS : Top-down defence : Defence from below DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ATTITUDE TO RELIGION : Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses : Restriction of missionary activity :

In May 2018, a criminal case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 27-year-old local resident, a suspect in the publication of a certain xenophobic video on a social network. In May 2018, a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national and religious hatred).