The law "On education" will introduce the concept of "educational activity", as well as a ban on its use for "inciting hatred" and inciting illegal actions. On March 16, 2021, the State Duma adopted amendments to the federal law "On Education" in the third reading. The bill was submitted to parliament on November 18 by a group of five senators led by Andrey Klimov and ten deputies. On December 23, 2020, it was approved in the first reading, and on March 9, 2021 - in the second .

Yarovaya's bills on strengthening criminal liability for the rehabilitation of Nazism on the Internet, introducing criminal liability for "insulting the memory" of veterans and on expanding the administrative liability of legal entities were adopted in the second reading. On March 16, 2021, the State Duma adopted in the second reading a package of bills on strengthening responsibility for the rehabilitation of Nazism.

A 24-year-old resident of Ryazan was brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 20.29 Code of Administrative Offences. On March 12, 2021, it became known that the Oktyabrsky District Court of Ryazan under Art.

Alexander Verkhovsky's column for Nezavisimaya Gazeta. A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma, which is designed to legalize the creation of a data bank that includes all extremist materials. What exactly is supposed to be created, why, what will come of it and whether it should be done - these are the first questions that come to mind. Since the word "extremist" is used in everyday speech in too many different ways, it is worth to start by recalling what it is about.

It is now proposed to store extremist materials in a bank created specifically for this purpose, and continue to enter information about them into the Federal List of Extremist Materials. On March 15, 2021, the Government of the Russian Federation submitted to the State Duma a draft amendment to the Federal Law "On countering extremist activity". If adopted, the amendments will enter into force one year after their official publication. In Art.

The head of the St. Petersburg community of Scientologists, Ivan Matsitsky, was again placed in custody. On March 16, 2021, it became known that the head of the St. Petersburg community of Scientologists, Ivan Matsitsky, was again placed in custody.I. Matsitsky was in custody for two and a half years - until November 2019, after which the court chose a different measure of restraint - restriction of certain actions.

Oleg Shamburov brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. March 16, 2021 Traktorozavodsky District Court of Chelyabinsk under Art. 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (inciting social hatred) fined local activist Oleg Shamburov 15,000 rubles.

The Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexis of the Moscow Patriarchate received a grant from the Moscow government. On March 16, 2021, it became known that the church hospital - the Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexis - received a grant from the Moscow government. According to the order of the mayor of Moscow, the hospital of the Moscow Patriarchate will be allocated 60.75 million rubles from the budget.

Jehovah's Witness from Birobidzhan Golik received a suspended sentence under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On March 16, 2021, the court of the Jewish Autonomous Region upheld the sentence handed down to Jehovah's Witness Evgeniy Golik. He was sentenced to two and a half years of probation with restriction of freedom for a year under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization).

In Dagestan, a criminal case was initiated against nine people, Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On March 16, 2021, it became known that in Dagestan, a criminal case was initiated against nine people, Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a religious association in respect of which a court has made a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with the implementation of extremist activities).

Neo-Nazis Vladislav Smolikov and Roman Kulev were sentenced to real prison terms. On March 16, 2021, it became known that in St. Petersburg, the Krasnogvardeisky District Court found two ultra-rightists guilty of attacking a migrant from Uzbekistan. Roman Kulev was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code (illegal trafficking in weapons) and paragraph "a" part 3 of Art. 111 of the Criminal Code (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm).

The Forty Sorokov movement ordered an examination, the purpose of which is to check whether the image of churches and crosses on the seat upholstery of Moscow transport offends the feelings of believers. In March 2021, we became aware that in July 2020 the Forty Sorokov movement ordered a linguoculturological and art criticism examination to Tatyana Aleksandrovna Troitskaya.

Vologzhanin brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. On March 16, 2021, it became known that the Vologda City Court under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of Nazi symbols) fined Yegor Kovrigin for one thousand rubles, who published in 2017 on his page on VKontakte a poster of the Wolfenstein computer game, which included a swastika.

A local resident is accused of publishing xenophobic texts. On March 16, 2021, it became known that in Arkhangelsk a criminal case was initiated against a 19-year-old local resident under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism on the Internet).