Six people were searched and interrogated. On May 20, 2020, a series of searches at Jehovah's Witnesses. Six Jehovah's Witnesses (a married couple and four other women) were subjected to search with seizure of electronic devices and papers and without providing copies protocols, then were interrogated and later released. According to believers, during the searches they were all planted with literature included in the Federal List extremist materials.

State Duma approved an amendment to the Tax Code exempting religious organizations from paying taxes and insurance premiums during the coronavirus pandemic. 22 May 2020, the State Duma adopted in the third reading the bill "On Amendments to Part second of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (in part tax support measures in the context of the spread of the new coronavirus infections).

In Omsk, a court suspended the activities of a local religious organization of Christians for two weeks Evangelical Faith "Christian City Church". The Church has taken work for a citizen of Kazakhstan without notifying the migration service. On May 21, 2020, in Omsk, the courts sealed the entrance to building of a local religious organization Evangelical Christians "Christian City Church".

On May 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office and recognized the Bashkir public organization "Bashkort" as extremist. Bashkort is a Bashkir nationalist organization with aggressive rhetoric. Its leaders are Fail Alchinov, who was previously a member of the leadership of another local nationalist organization, Kuk Bure, and Ilnar Galin.

In May 2020, in the Vinogradovsky district of the Arkhangelsk region, a criminal case was opened against a 56-year-old local resident for incitement to racist violence. In May 2020, in the Vinogradovsky district of the Arkhangelsk region, a criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism).

IN during the raid on the Saratov market, the police noticed Metropolitan Longin, observing the mask regime. The policemen limited themselves to a verbal remark. 22 May 2020, the police conducted a raid on the Saratov Sennoy Market, checking how Sellers and visitors to the market observe the mask regime. Among buyers was also the Metropolitan of Saratov and Volsky Longin (Korchagin), on who did not have a medical mask. The police interviewed him and recorded his data.

On May 19, 2020, the federal list was updated extremist materials. The list was supplemented by the books "Overcoming Christianity" and "Questions to the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga and the Hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church". Update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials dated May 19, 2020 5028.