Jehovah's Witness Roman Baranovsky from Abakan received six years in prison, and his elderly mother, Valentina, two years. On February 24, 2021, the Abakan City Court of the Republic of Khakassia sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses.

February 24, 2021 it became known about initiation of a criminal case against the Yakut shaman Alexander Gabyshev on Art. 318 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of violence against a representative of authority). According to the coordinator "Human Rights Defenders Postcards" by Alexei Pryanishnikov, the case was initiated in connection with detention of Gabyshev on January 28, when law enforcement officers arrived at him home to be sent for compulsory treatment in a hospital.

A year after the initiation of a case against Jehovah's Witness Postnikov, his wife was also persecuted. On February 12, 2021, the Federal Security Service of Russia for the Jewish Autonomous Region opened a case under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organization) in relation to Agnessa Postnikova. On February 17, another case was initiated under Part 1.1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (recruitment to an extremist organization).

February 19, 2021 in the Federal list of extremist organizations published on the official website of the Ministry of Justice was added one organization .

February 12, 2021 Yakutsk The city court returned without consideration the case sent for review Spiritual Center of Muslims of Yakutia due to the expiration of the appeal period. As it became known, the organization was prosecuted for hours. 3. Art.

A criminal case has been initiated under Art. 213 of the Criminal Code. On February 24, 2021, the Cheremushkinsky Court of Moscow chose a preventive measure in the form of house arrest for two months for Roman Nesterenko, who, according to investigators, is an accomplice of two teenagers who attacked migrants in the Moscow metro. The attackers had previously also been placed under house arrest. All young people are defendants in the case under Art. 213 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism).

February 9 Sixth Cassation Court of General jurisdiction returned without consideration the case of a resident of the Samara region Vasily Lyashevsky, previously prosecuted for "illegal" missionary work. He was found guilty under s. 3. Art.

From March 1, 2021, fines will be introduced for mentioning "foreign agents" in media materials without indicating their status. In addition, administrative responsibility is established for all types of "foreign agents". On February 24, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law amending the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO) related to "foreign agents". They go into effect March 1st.

The prosecution requested a term for Jehovah's Witness Verkhoturov. On February 19, 2021, during the debate of the parties in the Prioksky District Court of Nizhny Novgorod, the public prosecutor requested punishment for Jehovah's Witness Sergey Verkhoturov.

At the end of February 2021, it became It is known that the Novomoskovsky City Court of the Tula Region is considering an administrative case against the Church of Evangelical Christians (Pentecostals) "Source strength." The reason for the opening of the case was the non-observance of the "social distance" in worship time December 6, 2021.

Bagavudin Omarov, accused of creation of a cell banned on the territory of the Russian Federation organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" found guilty of organizing activities of an extremist organization, but released in the courtroom. February 20, 2021 Kirovsky The district court of Makhachkala announced the conviction of Bagavudin Omarov . He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art.