We are talking about "sanctions" against sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter for censoring Russian media. On December 9, 2020, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the first reading a bill submitted by a group of six deputies led by Alexander Khinshtein and Senator Alexei Pushkov. It allows you to block Internet resources, with the views of the authorities, unreasonably restricting the dissemination of materials Russian media.

This time, three believers are suspected of involvement in the activities of the community. December 9, 2020 region reported the initiation of a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in activities of an extremist organization) against three Jehovah's Witnesses. Their are suspected of continuing as members of the Council of Elders activities of the Oryol community, performing organizational functions.

In the Ulyanovsk region, the metropolitan banned the sale of church items outside the temples. On November 25, 2020, in the Ulyanovsk region, the metropolitan banned the sale of church items outside churches. Church shops located outside churches will be closed in December.

Residents of Ulyanovsk are outraged by the felling of trees at the construction site of the temple in the square of the recreation center "UAZ". On December 9, 2020, it became known that the residents of Ulyanovsk were outraged by the felling of trees at the site of the proposed construction of a temple in the public garden of the UAZ Palace of Culture. In 2010, a wooden temple was built in the public garden.

In Moscow, 21-year-old Diana Savelyeva was beaten because of her sexual orientation. On December 8, 2020, 21-year-old Diana Savelyeva was beaten near the Kitai-Gorod metro station in Moscow. According to media reports, the attack was due to her sexual orientation, the victim is a lesbian. The girl got home, then her friend took her to the emergency room, where the victim was diagnosed with a concussion brain and traumatic brain injury. Numerous hematomas and bruises.