Chairman of the Moscow City Duma Commission on Public Associations and religious organizations Anton Paleev proposed to expand the concept of "sect" and include commercial organizations operating under the guise of educational, including personal growth trainings. July 31, 2018 Chairman of the Commission of the Moscow City Dumas on Affairs of Public Associations and Religious Organizations Anton Paleev proposed expand the concept of "sect".

Four residents of Altai fined for distributing the newspaper of the movement "Ak tyan" without permits for missionary activities. August 27, 2018 Prosecutor's Office of the Kosh-Agach region of the Republic Altai announced prosecution for "illegal" missionary work residents of Nizhnyaya Talda, Ongudaysky district.

The ECtHR considered that the decisions of the Russian courts, issued as a result of consideration of two cases on the banning of the books of the Turkish theologian Said Nursi from the collection "Risale-i Nur", violated Art. 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to freedom of expression. Russia will have to compensate one of the applicants for non-pecuniary damage.

In Ryazan, the prosecutor's office demanded that the management company paint over the swastika in the elevator of one of the residential buildings. In August 2018, during an inspection in Ryazan, the prosecutor's office found a swastika painted on an information board in the elevator of one of the residential buildings. A submission was made to the management company with a request to eliminate the violation and remove the drawing.

The Russian Orthodox Church has declared its claims to new objects of the Kirillo-Belozersky and Ferapontov monasteries. Museum officials believe that the transfer of these objects threatens their safety and may lead to the destruction of the museum. The conflict situation will be considered by representatives of the church and the museum community in September.

The Foundation for the Promotion of National Self-Determination of the Peoples of the World "Independence" was liquidated and banned as an extremist organization. On December 1, 2017, the Moscow City Court liquidated the Independence Regional Public Foundation for the Promotion of National Self-Determination of the Peoples of the World. On August 3, 2018, the foundation was included in the Federal List of Extremist Organizations.

In the city of Kovrov, Vladimir Region, a court found a 40-year-old local resident guilty of inciting ethnic and religious hatred. On August 29, 2018, it became known that in the Vladimir Region, the Kovrov City Court found 40-year-old local resident K. guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of ethnic and religious hatred) and sentenced him to 2 years of imprisonment on probation with a probationary period of 2 years. According to the case file, in 2016, K.

In the city of Michurinsk, Tambov Region, a 21-year-old local resident has been prosecuted for creating an online community with xenophobic materials. On August 29, 2018, it became known that in the city of Michurinsk, Tambov Region, a criminal case was initiated against a 21-year-old local resident under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

The authorities of Vyazma of the Smolensk region approved the idea of ​​an initiative groups to name the square in front of the monastery after the holy martyr Macarius (Gnevusheva), however, some residents do not agree with this decision.

In the Leningrad region, an administrative case was initiated on the fact of distribution of extremist materials in ROCOR parish of the Intercession in village Dudachkino. On August 23, 2018, it became known that a case had been opened under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (production and distribution of extremist materials) in Leningrad region.