Navalny, Zhdanov and Volkov were accused of leading an organization whose activities were associated with inciting citizens to commit illegal acts. On August 11, 2021, the Investigative Committee of Russia announced that Alexei Navalny had been charged under Part 2 of Art.

A public figure from the village of Chekmagush was removed from the elections in court for "involvement" in extremist organizations. On August 5, 2021, the Chekmagushevsky District Court removed public activist Ruslan Nurtdinov from the district council elections. This happened as a result of the satisfaction of the claim of his electoral competitor, the director of the local market, Aidar Nasyrov.

Rita Flores was arrested under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for a picture published in a story. On August 13, 2021, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow arrested for 15 days under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of Nazi symbols) to Pussy Riot participant Rita Flores (Margarita Konovalova).

Jehovah's Witness Meleshko received three years in prison under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On August 11, 2021, the Abinsk District Court of the Krasnodar Territory sentenced 60-year-old Jehovah's Witness Vasily Meleshko from the village of Kholmskaya to three years in prison. He was found guilty of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) and taken into custody in the courtroom.

A resident of Krasnokamensk was sentenced to a suspended sentence for inciting extremism on a social network.

Popular comedians supported Idrak Mirzalizade, who was arrested under Art. 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. On August 13, 2021, a number of popular stand-up comedians and other comedians published a video in support of their colleague Idrak Mirzalizade, who was arrested for 10 days under Art. 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (inciting national hatred). The appeal of comedians called "A joke is not a crime" was posted on the YouTube channel "Stand-Up Club # 1".

Center Owl received links to videos with scenes by email xenophobic attacks. eleven and on August 13, 2021, links to videos posted on telegram signed by M.K.U. and the comment " A you say M.K.U. does not exist?) We continue to kill in the street of your cities and when it gets dark you better stay at home .” On videos sent on August 13 contain scenes of at least five attacks on migrants and the homeless, and arson.

The decision in the case of an administrative offense was canceled for lack of evidence of circumstances. On August 3, 2021, the Arkhangelsk Regional Court overturned the ruling of the Kotlas City Court on sentencing activist Vladimir Kotov under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (mass distribution of extremist materials).

Memorial recognized 36 Witnesses Jehovah political prisoners, and 91 persecuted for political reasons. August 12, 2021 human rights The Memorial Center recognized 36 more Jehovah's Witnesses as political prisoners, of which 16 are in custody and 20 under house arrest. Memorial recognized another 91 believers as persecuted for political reasons: those who subjected to criminal prosecution, but the measures of restraint chosen for them are not associated with imprisonment.

In Vladivostok, employees of the Center "E" of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Primorsky Territory detained a 30-year-old native of Uzbekistan for xenophobic insults and threats against a resident of Vladivostok. According to the materials of the prosecutor's office, in the Pervorechensky district, a native of Uzbekistan began to insult a 33-year-old resident of Vladivostok passing by. A native of Uzbekistan also shouted threats and showed a knife.

A 32-year-old resident of Irkutsk was found guilty under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code. On August 12, 2021, the Irkutsk Regional Court delivered a verdict in the case of 32-year-old Artem Bulachev, who was charged under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (dissemination of information expressing clear disrespect for society about the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia related to the defense of the Fatherland, committed publicly).

Sova Center receives email with links to hatecrimes videos On August 11 and 13, 2021, Sova Center received anemail with links to videos with scenes of violence, publishedin Telegram. The email was signed by the M.K.U gang (“Maniacs. MurderCult”, or MMC, in English) and contained text “You are saying M.K.Udoes not exist?

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan granted the prosecutor's office's claim to recognize Yabloko's candidate for the State Duma, Elena Izotova, as "involved" in the activities of an extremist organization. A similar lawsuit was filed against the leader of the republican branch of Yabloko, Ruslan Zinatullin.

The Ryazan authorities responded to a request for construction of an Islamic cultural center: there are no free plots in the city, but Muslims can buy the plot themselves or consider the possibility of building outside the city.

The case of five Jehovah's Witnesses from Shuya, Ivanovo region, which has been under investigation since 2018, has reached the court. On August 10, 2021, the Shuya City Court of the Ivanovo Region began considering the case of Jehovah's Witnesses Dmitry and Elena Mikhailov, Svetlana Ryzhkova, Svetlana Shishina, and Alexei Arkhipov. Dmitry Mikhailov is accused of CC. 1 and 2 Art.