Instagram users are outraged by the photo of Ksenia Sobchak in the crown of thorns. On September 3, 2020, it became known that social media users were outraged by a photo of Ksenia Sobchak in a crown of thorns, published on her Instagram . comments. Some commentators accused K. Sobchak of blasphemy and insulting the feelings of believers. Sources Outrageous Ksenia Sobchak starred in a crown of thorns // Bimb. 2020. September 3rd.

In the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, a fine imposed on the Muslim community was cancelled. On September 4, 2020, it became known that in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, a fine imposed on a Muslim religious organization in the city of Pokachi was cancelled. The fine was imposed on the Muslim community in connection with the fact that during the check, the police found two foreigners in the building of the mosque.

The court in Perm fined under Art. 20.29 Code of Administrative Offenses of a social network user who published a prohibited video about the promises of United Russia. On August 18, 2020, the Kirovsky District Court of Perm fined 1 thousand rubles under Art. 20.29 Code of Administrative Offenses (mass distribution of extremist materials) by Dmitry Kholmansky.

Jehovah's Witnesses from Novozybkov were sentenced to real terms, but will not serve their sentences in a penal colony, since they were in a pre-trial detention center for a long time. On September 3, 2020, the Novozybkovsky City Court of the Bryansk Region issued a guilty verdict in the case of four Jehovah's Witnesses. All of them received real terms, but were released from serving a sentence of imprisonment, since they had been under arrest for a long time during the investigation.

In the Jewish Autonomous Region, they were punished under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of a resident who saved on his page a picture with Nazi symbols from a provocative photo project. On September 3, 2020, the Birobidzhan City Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region ruled to impose an administrative penalty under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of Nazi symbols) to a local resident Denis Kelner (born in 2002).

In Yekaterinburg, a court fined an activist for posting a poster “Yekaterinburgers are not demons” on his car. On September 1, 2020, it became known that the Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg fined a resident of Yekaterinburg 10 thousand rubles for placing a poster on his car. The inscription on the poster read: “Yekaterinburgers are not demons. Khabarovsk residents are not trash.

An Omsk student was fined for wearing Nazi symbols in a 2010 video made by My Duck's Vision for a site with memories of war veterans. On September 3, 2020, it became known that a 19-year-old student from Omsk, whose name is not reported, was fined 1,000 rubles under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public display of Nazi symbols).

We publish an overview of the main and most significant events in the field of illegal application of anti-extremist legislation in Russia in August 2020. Rulemaking In mid-August, it became known that Senator Alexander Bashkin submitted to the State Duma draft law on counteracting the spread of "criminal subcultures".

The UN Human Rights Committee asked questions about Russia's report on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Russian authorities will have to comment on anti-xenophobic measures and allegations of abuses in anti-extremist policies.