Case under Art. 148 of the Criminal Code was initiated against a resident of Kirov, who published drawings and inscriptions on religious topics online. On March 21, 2019, the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Kirov Region reported that the Investigation Department for the Oktyabrsky District of Kirov opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code (insulting the feelings of believers).

The museum community has responded to the claims of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Andronikov Monastery, on the territory of which the Andrei Rublev Museum is located. At the end of March 2019, the museum community responded to the claims of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Andronikov Monastery, on the territory of which the Andrei Rublev Museum is located. The Union of Museums of Russia strongly opposed the transfer of the monastery.

In a new case initiated under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code, on March 21, a resident of Zeya was detained. On March 21, 2019, in Zeya (Amur Region), searches were carried out at the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. In a case brought under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization), 42-year-old Konstantin Moiseenko was detained. According to believers, searches were carried out in at least five houses.

The authors of the concept of the new law want the criminal article on insulting the feelings of believers not to apply to books, films, exhibitions, etc. On March 22, 2019, parliamentary hearings on the concept of a new draft law "On Culture" were held in the State Duma. The text submitted for discussion provides that works of art should be excluded from the scope of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code (insulting the feelings of believers).

In Luchegorsk, the prosecutor's office demands that the sale of the building of Jehovah's Witnesses be declared illegal. 19 In March 2019, it became known that in Luchegorsk (Primorsky Krai) the prosecutor's office was demanding that the sale of the building of Jehovah's Witnesses be recognized as an illegal transaction.

22 March 2019, it became known that the Governor of the Kaluga Region proposed a new action to popularize cultural heritage - to exhibit relics in museums saints. " Come on, when we will open the exhibition , - he suggested to the rector of Georgievsky Meshchovsky Monastery - put the relics there: people go the way, worship the relics and, maybe the pictures will look . A otherwise "One or two people people go to the hall,” the governor believes.

In Perm, a court released journalist Roman Yushkov from punishment in two criminal cases. On March 22, 2019, it became known that in Perm, the Dzerzhinsky District Court overturned the sentences handed down to local journalist Roman Yushkov in two criminal cases under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred). This decision of the court is connected with the partial decriminalization of the accusation article.

The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in themisuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislation in February 2019. Lawmaking At the end of February,Senator Lyudmila Bokova submitted two bills to the State Duma.

On March 17, 2019, Jehovah's Witnesses were searched in Luchegorsk, Primorsky Krai. Two believers were detained and then sent under arrest. On March 17, 2019, searches were carried out in the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Luchegorsk, Primorsky Krai. Two believers, Yuri Belosludtsev and 63-year-old Sergei Sergeev, were detained. On March 19, the court took them into custody for two months.