July 20, 2020 Verkhnepyshminsky City Court found the former shiigumen Sergius (Romanov) guilty under Art. 20.3.1 Code of Administrative Offenses (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity) and fined him 18 thousand rubles. In a former priest's sermon on April 25, containing anti-Semitic statements, the court saw signs of inciting hatred on the basis of nationality.

In Evpatoria, the Magistrate Court of Judicial District No. 40 of the Evpatoria Judicial District found the Church of Evangelical Christian Baptists guilty of "illegal" missionary work. On July 21, 2020, in Crimea, the Magistrate Court of Judicial District No. 40 of the Yevpatoriya Judicial District found the Church of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Yevpatoriya guilty under Part 3 of Art.

The investigation believes that the blogger desecrated the Victory Banner in his video about decorating Kemerovo by May 9. On July 15, 2020, a criminal case was initiated against Kemerovo blogger Mikhail Alferov under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (desecration of symbols of military glory of Russia, committed in public). On July 21, he was interrogated.

According to the draft order of Roskomnadzor, a notice about the dissemination of media material by a "foreign agent" in the text should be twice as large as the title, and in the video it should occupy at least 20% of the screen and be broadcast 15 seconds after each commercial break. On July 16, 2020, a draft new order of Roskomnadzor was published for public discussion on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

Religious organizations in conditions pandemics The coronavirus pandemic could not not affect the life of religious organizations. The authorities are taking action against epidemics, spread them to religious organizations, which in different regions, it was recommended to observe sanitary precautions, limit the number of those present at worship services, or completely close churches for parishioners.

The definition of extremism includes "alienation of part of the territory of the Russian Federation." On July 21, 2020, the State Duma adopted in the second reading bill No. 985175-7 "On Amendments to Article 1 of the Federal Law "On Counteracting Extremist Activity"". In the first reading it was adopted on July 14.