Liya Maltseva is accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization. On June 16, 2021, it became known that the criminal case of Lia Maltseva, a follower of the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, was transferred to the Partizansky City Court of Primorsky Krai. She is accused under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organization). The initiation of the case became known in August 2020.

Yegor Metlin was fined 600 thousand rubles and released from punishment due to the time served in the pre-trial detention center. On June 16, 2021, the Tambov Garrison Military Court found Sergeant Yegor Metlin guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282.1 of the Criminal Code with the application of Part 3 of Art. 30 of the Criminal Code (attempt to create an extremist community) and fined him 600 thousand rubles.

In August 2023, the court convicted Ilya Degtyarenko under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. Previously, he was completely acquitted, but the case was sent for a new trial. On November 21, 2023, it became known that on August 28, 2023, the Vyazemsky District Court of the Khabarovsk Territory passed a verdict on Jehovah’s Witness Ilya Degtyarenko. The court found him guilty under Part 2 of Art.

Several young people made a video for TikTok showing the icon standing on the ground. On June 15, 2021, the press service of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Moscow announced the initiation of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code (public actions expressing clear disrespect for society and committed in order to offend the religious feelings of believers).

On June 3, 2021, SOVA Center and the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Center held a seminar “Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience.” See the program of the seminar here . The full video of the seminar can be found below. The same article in other sections: Russian nationalism and xenophobia Conference Papers and Other Documents Religion in secular society Conference Papers and Other Documents

On June 3, 2021 , the SOVA information and analytical center and the Center for Analysis and Prevention of Conflicts held a seminar "Prevention of right-wing and religiously motivated violent extremism. In search of positive experience." See the program of the seminar . We publish a full video recording of the seminar. The same article in other topics: Unlawful anti -ecstromism Publications Religion in secular society Publications

In St. Petersburg, a criminal case has been opened for an attack on a 16-year-old teenager. On June 15, 2021, the Main Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg announced the initiation of a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 213 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism by a group of persons) against Arsen Bagandov and Ruslan Bedoev (born in 1979 and 1983). Both suspects have been detained. According to the agency, on the night of June 13, 2021, in St.

In June 2021, it became known that at the end of May The St. Petersburg diocese expressed its readiness to take on its balance the complex of the Kresty pre-trial detention center, on Arsenal embankment of St. Petersburg. Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Varsonofy (Sudakov) addressed the Federal Penitentiary Service with a corresponding letter.

Deputies amend the Code of Administrative Offenses. On June 16, 2021, the State Duma adopted the draft amendments to Art. 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO). The second reading took place on 15 June. Initially, this bill was introduced along with amendments to the law "On Mass Media", but so far they have been adopted only in the first reading on June 1.

On June 15, 2021, the investigation clarified the charges against the former schema-hegumen Sergius (Romanov). The clarification concerns Part 3 of Art. 110.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inducement to suicide): “persuasion” was added as a method of committing a crime.

It is proposed to oblige Internet companies to open representative offices in Russia, and to apply "enforcement measures" to them for evading compliance with Russian laws - from anti-advertising in search results to complete blocking through the mechanisms of the "sovereign Internet". On June 16, 2021, the State Duma adopted in the second reading a bill obliging foreign Internet companies to open representative offices in Russia.

The believer is accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization. On June 16, 2021, it became known that the Vyazemsky District Court of the Khabarovsk Territory was starting to consider the case of Ilya Degtyarenko, a follower of the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses. He is accused under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organization). The initiation of the case became known in October 2020.

On June 8, 2021, the State Duma approved in the first reading the submitted Government of the Russian Federation draft law "On Amendments to Articles 2 and 12 of the Federal Law "On transfer of religious property to religious organizations, owned by the state or municipality” (in terms of clarifying the procedure gratuitous use of religious organizations by state or municipal property for religious purposes).

Legislators are proposing to include images of leaders of Nazi groups, organizations or movements in the definition of extremist materials.