Emil Ziyadinov was found guilty on charges of involvement in the radical Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia. On April 19, 2022, the Southern District Military Court found Crimean Tatar activist Emil Ziyadinov guilty under Art. 278 of the Criminal Code with the application of Part 1 of Art. 30 of the Criminal Code (preparation for a violent seizure of power) and part 1 of Art.

The student became a suspect under Part 4 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code because of the dance at the memorial of military glory. On April 19, 2022, it became known that the employees of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra opened a case under Part 4 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (desecration of symbols of military glory of Russia using the Internet) against a 21-year-old student of a local university from Zambia.

The bill proposes to recognize the St. George ribbon as a symbol of military glory and to establish criminal liability for its desecration. On April 19, 2022, representatives of the United Russia party, Senator Andrey Turchak and deputy Olga Zanko, submitted to the State Duma bill No. 109180-8 "On the St. George Ribbon and Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation." The authors of the bill propose "to regulate the status of the St.

In April 2022, the court fined a resident of the city of Kurtamysh, Kurgan Region, 300,000 rubles, finding her guilty of inciting violence against law enforcement officers and overthrowing the government. On April 7, 2022, the Central District Military Court of Yekaterinburg delivered a verdict in the case of public calls for extremism (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code) and public calls for terrorism (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

April 16, 2022 parishioners of the Catholic parish of St. apostles Peter and Paul in Moscow reported on social networks that the rector of this parish, priest Fernando Vera, a native of Mexico, was expelled from Russia on the eve of Easter. Parishioners suggest that the reason for expulsions served as the priest's statements regarding the military special operation on territory of Ukraine. April 21 Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow confirmed the expulsion of Fr. Fernando.

The issue features articles by Alexander Verkhovsky, Olga Sibireva and Dmitry Dubrovsky. On April 13, 2022, a special issue (Vol.54, 2020, Issue 5-6) of the journal "Statutes & Decisions. The Laws of the USSR and Its Successor States" was released. The issue focuses on anti-extremism laws and the role of expert examination in their application. The issue includes an introduction by Alexei Trochev and three articles: Alexander Verkhovsky.

One of the believers was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, two to fines. On April 18, 2022, the Neftekumsk District Court sentenced Jehovah's Witnesses Konstantin Samsonov, Alexander Akopov, and Shamil Sultanov. All three were found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 (organization of the activities of an extremist organization) and Part 1 of Art. 282.3 of the Criminal Code (organization of financing of extremist activities).

One believer was taken into custody and later released from the pre-trial detention center. On April 15, 2022, nine houses of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yoshkar-Ola, the village of Silikatny (Mari El) and Nizhny Novgorod were searched in connection with a new case initiated under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. As a result of the searches, one believer, Evgeny Plotnikov, was arrested and placed in a pre-trial detention center.

Tionga Ziba is accused under Part 4 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code because of dancing at the military glory memorial. On December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra began to consider a criminal case against a local university student from Zambia, Teonge Ziba, accused under Part 4 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (desecration of symbols of Russian military glory using the Internet).

In April 2022, in the city of Krasnogorsk, Moscow region, a criminal case was opened regarding the appearance of graffiti with a swastika on a poster dedicated to the Victory Day march. On April 16, 2022, in the city of Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, unknown persons painted a poster about the May 9 march. Initially, the poster depicted a child standing at a stand with a photograph of a veteran.

At least one believer has been taken into custody. On April 15, 2022, nine homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yoshkar-Ola, the village of Silikatny (Mari El), and Nizhny Novgorod were searched. It is not known what case the searches were connected with - most likely it is another case under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization or participation in one).