Despite the warnings of Rospotrebnadzor, a religious procession took place in Yekaterinburg in memory of the execution of the royal family. On the night of July 17, 2020, a religious procession took place in Yekaterinburg, in which about 10 thousand people took part. The procession in memory of the execution of the royal family in 1918 began at the Church on Blood in Yekaterinburg and ended at Ganina Yama.

In the Arkhangelsk region, Yuri Svishchev was sentenced for posting anti-Orthodox comments online. On July 6, 2020, the Solombalsky District Court of Arkhangelsk delivered a sentence under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of hatred or enmity committed publicly, including with the use of the media) to Yuri Svishchev (born 1974) During interrogation, he admitted his guilt. The court imposed a suspended sentence of 3 years in prison with a probationary period of 2 years.

Literature of Jehovah's Witnesses was found in the possession of a resident of the village of Simeiz. On July 17, 2020, the border department of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of Crimea reported that the literature of Jehovah's Witnesses was confiscated from a resident of Simeiz in 1968. According to the agency, a Crimean born in 1968, "possibly related" to the banned organization of Jehovah's Witnesses, came to the attention of border guards in the course of their official activities.

The members of the Synod discussed the deprivation of the museum status of Sophia of Constantinople. On July 16-17, 2020, the next Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was held. The members of the Synod, among other things, discussed the deprivation of the museum status of St. Sophia of Constantinople.

The following is our review of the primary and most representativeevents in misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in June 2020. Lawmaking In early June, VladimirPutin signed a law that obligates hosting providers to carry out extrajudicial blockingof websites. The amendments, which will enter into force on October 1, introducechanges in the extrajudicial blocking mechanism described in Article 15.3 of theFederal Law “On Information”.

Due to the epidemiological situation in 2020, the annual religious procession has been canceled in Kazan. On July 17, 2020, it became known that the annual religious procession to Kazanskaya (July 21) was canceled in Kazan. The decision to cancel the event was made taking into account the epidemiological situation in the region. Sources Traditional religious procession on the day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God canceled in Kazan // Interfax-religion. 2020. July 17.