Aleksey Shmarev made a flag with Nazi symbols and "extremist inscriptions" in the colony. On April 28, 2021, it became known that the Pervomaisky District Court of Penza found 21-year-old Aleksey Shmarev, a prisoner in IK-5, guilty under Part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism) and, on the basis of the total number of sentences, sentenced him to four years in prison.

The court in Krasnoyarsk is starting to consider the case of Jehovah's Witness Sukhov, accused under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On April 28, 2021, the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Krasnoyarsk began considering the criminal case of Jehovah's Witness Vitaly Sukhov, charged under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization). The criminal case was initiated on May 8, 2020.

The Investigative Committee announced the transfer to the court of the criminal case of the Kemerovo activist Mikhail Alferov. He is charged under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (from our point of view, unlawfully) and under Art. 319 of the Criminal Code. On April 22, 2021, the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Kemerovo Region announced that the case of a 35-year-old local resident accused under Part 3 of Art.

Murmansk customs officers found literature of Jehovah's Witnesses, including their banned translation of the Bible, from sailors on a foreign ship. On April 26, 2021, the Murmansk customs of the North-Western customs department of the FCS of Russia reported that its employees, together with the border department of the FSB of Russia in the Western Arctic region, revealed the fact that printed materials included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials were imported into Russia.

In Komi, the investigation into the case of nine Jehovah's Witnesses charged under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On April 28, 2021, the investigative department of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Komi Republic announced that it had completed the investigation of the criminal case of nine Jehovah's Witnesses from Pechora, accused under Part 1 or Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization or participation in it).

April 21, 2021 State United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published an annual report on the state of freedom of conscience and religions in the world. Russia was once again included in the list of countries in which the state of these freedoms is “of particular concern”. Along with Russia, the list also includes 13 countries: India, Syria, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

20-year-old Igor Zolotorev is suspected under Art. 280 of the Criminal Code. On April 28, 2021, it became known that a criminal case had been opened in Tula under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism on the Internet) against 20-year-old local resident Igor Zolotarev. The reason for the criminal prosecution of a young man working as a fitness trainer was his publications on VKontakte. Zolotarev was detained on April 28, his house was searched.

On April 27, 2021, the leader of the “Forty Forties” movement, Andrei Kormukhin, announced that he intends to run for the State Duma. He said that "Forty Sorokov" had entered into an agreement with the Russian All-People's Union. “Members of the movement (“Forty Forty” - ed.), who want to engage in political activities, and we have many humanitarian projects, will take part in the elections to the State Duma as part of the Russian All-People's Union party,” Kormukhin said.