Sergei Yuferov, Valery Slashchev, Mikhail Burkov and Vladimir Bukin are accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization. On December 4, 2019, it became known that a criminal case was opened in Tynda, Amur Region, under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organizing the activities of an extremist organization). The accused were followers of the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses Sergei Yuferov, Valery Slashchev, Mikhail Burkov and Vladimir Bukin.

The State Duma Committee on the Development of Civil Society, Issues of Public and Religious Associations is considering the possibility of introducing mandatory registration of religious groups of three or more people. December 3, 2019 Head of the State Duma Committee for Development civil society, issues of public and religious associations Sergey Gavrilov told reporters that the committee was considering introducing mandatory registration of religious groups of at least three people.

Police and cynologists checked the Cathedral of Christ the Savior after a call with a threat to mine the building. The threat turned out to be false. Late in the evening on December 3, 2019 in Moscow after a telephone building bombing reports police and dog handlers checked Christ Cathedral Savior. The threat turned out to be false.

Gleb Maryasov was fined one and a half thousand rubles under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. On December 4, 2019, in Krasnoyarsk, the court under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of Nazi symbols) fined a local activist, the organizer of the Russians for the rule of law Gleb Maryasov, one and a half thousand rubles.

Eduard Belyaev is suspected of recruiting into an extremist organization. On December 2, 2019, it became known that a criminal case was initiated in Krasnoyarsk under Part 1.1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (recruitment to an extremist organization). The suspect is a follower of the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses Eduard Belyaev (born 1968). On July 11, 2019, his house was searched .

Blogger Yegor Zhukov is accused of publicly calling for extremism on the Internet. On November 4, 2019, during a meeting in the Kuntsevsky District Court of Moscow, the prosecutor demanded that HSE student Yegor Zhukov be sentenced to four years in prison. The young man is charged under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism on the Internet).

As a result of a series of searches in Lipetsk, Artur Netreba, Viktor Bachurin and Alexander Kostrov were detained. On December 2, 2019, at least seven homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Lipetsk underwent a series of searches. A criminal case was initiated under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization). Law enforcement officers detained 41-year-old Artur Netreba, 57-year-old Viktor Bachurin and 58-year-old Alexander Kostrov.

Six months later, Tatyana Galkevich was transferred to the pre-trial detention center under house arrest. On November 21, 2019, a court in Smolensk transferred 60-year-old Jehovah's Witness Tatyana Galkevich from a pre-trial detention center to house arrest. On November 22, the Smolensk Regional Court transferred 63-year-old Valentina Vladimirova to house arrest. Galkevich and Vladimirova are charged under Part 2 of Art.

Enver Seitosmanov is accused of organizing the activities of a terrorist organization. On December 4, 2019, during a court hearing in the Southern District Military Court, the prosecutor demanded that Enver Seitosmanov be found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of a terrorist organization) and sentence him to 17 years in prison. Seitosmanov is accused of being a member of the banned Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir in Russia.