The bill proposes to empower the federal executive authorities to block information that promotes the ideology of criminal subcultures. On August 18, 2020, it became known that Senator Alexander Bashkin submitted to the State Duma draft law No.

The Nevsky District Court began considering the case of five Scientologists. They all plead their innocence. On August 18, 2020, the Nevsky District Court of St. Petersburg proceeded to consideration of the case of St. Petersburg Scientologists.

Residents of Kursk are accused of continuing the activities of the banned community. August 11, 2020 to the Industrial District Court of Kursk received a criminal case under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization or participation in it) in relation to Andrey Andreev, Jehovah's Witnesses, spouses Alevtina and Artem Bagratyan and Andrei Ryshkov, who are accused of continuing activities of the banned community.

In Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra another criminal case under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On August 19, 2020, it became known that a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organizations) against two residents of Yugorsk, aged 42 and 48. Later it became known that we are talking about Andrei Zhukov and Ivan Sorokin.