Anatoly Laptev fined for handing out leaflets containing a picture of a Nazi eagle with Lenin's head. October 18, 2018 Soviet District Court of Ryazan fined a thousand rubles under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda or demonstration of Nazi symbols) by a local resident Anatoly Laptev.

According to official statistics, in the first six months 2018, the courts considered 234 cases of “illegal” missionary work” and brought to justice responsibility of 147 persons, in most cases imposing fines. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation published statistical data on the application Art.

The Trade Department of Krasnodar did not recommend enterprises catering to hold events in honor of Halloween. On October 22, 2018 it became known that the Department of Trade Krasnodar sent a letter to the heads of city catering enterprises with recommendation to abandon the celebration of Halloween, "unusual historical and cultural values ​​of the Kuban" .

In the city of Izobilny, Stavropol Territory, a court found 20-year-old Dmitry Sokiran guilty of desecrating the symbols of Russian military glory. On November 19, 2018, it became known that in the Stavropol Territory, a court found 20-year-old Dmitry Sokiran guilty under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (desecration of symbols of Russian military glory) and sentenced him to 150 hours of compulsory work.

The Ministry of Justice has developed new amendments to the law "On freedom of conscience and on religious associations." The developers propose to replace the word "members" in a number of articles with "members" of a religious group, as well as to notify government agencies of the continuation of the group's activities more often than now.