The Foreign Ministry commented on the report of the US State Department on religious freedom in the world. On May 24, 2021, it became known that Gennady Askaldovich, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, commented on the report of the US State Department on religious freedom in the world. The authors of the 2021 report included Russia among the countries where there are numerous and serious violations of freedom of conscience and religion.

Residents of Irkutsk again oppose the construction of a temple in the park of the Solnechnoye microdistrict. On May 12, 2021, it became known that in Irkutsk, residents are once again opposing the construction of a church in the park of the Solnechnoye microdistrict. The diocese has been planning to build a church in the park since 2008, when it was planned to cut down 176 birches - and local residents were outraged.

The authors of the amendments propose to extend the restriction of the passive electoral right of citizens "involved in the activities" of extremist and terrorist organizations to all elective positions, and also to clarify exactly what actions will be considered such "involvement".

According to the victim, he was beaten by Nazi skinheads. At the end of May 2021, in Yekaterinburg, four unknown persons beat a seventh grader near school No. 202. The victim reported this to the media and asked for anonymity. "These weren't my classmates. They were skinheads... We had a fight with them a month ago, we were having fun with them, and today they had an attack. I have a lump on my forehead and my jaw hurts, it hurts a little to chew," the media quoted the victim .

On May 20, 2021, the SOVA Center took part in the Media Literacy in Russian Regions project, held in Novosibirsk. The project was carried out from 14 to 21 May 2021. It was attended by university professors, school teachers, students, civil activists from the Novosibirsk region and the Altai Territory. Director of the SOVA center Alexander Verkhovsky and expert of the center Natalia Yudina held a section "Anti-extremism and freedom of speech" within the framework of the project.

In Omsk, there was an attack on a cafe popular among LGBT people. On May 22, 2021, in Omsk, a group of unidentified men attacked a cafe that is popular among LGBT people. This was announced by Nikolai Rodkin, he posted a video of the incident on his social network, an eco-activist. As you can see in the video, initially two people were on duty at the entrance to the cafe.

An anti-Semitic inscription appeared in Saratov. On the night of May 24, 2021, in Saratov, an anti-Semitic inscription appeared in the courtyard of one of the houses along Pervomaiskaya Street between Sobornaya and Nekrasova streets. The inscription is made in yellow oil paint on the front door of the technical building. The inscription was discovered by the residents of the house and turned to law enforcement agencies.