Prosecutorial bias and opacity are the main shortcomings of the legal process under Articles 280 and 205.2 of the Criminal Code (CC). The Supreme Court statistics indicate an increase in the number of those convicted for incitement to extremist activities (Article 280 CC) or for incitement to terrorism, its justification and propaganda (Article 205.2 CC).

Arsen Abdullayev, Marat Abdulgalimov, Anton Dergalev and Maria Karpova were found guilty of organizing the activities of a banned community. On November 25, 2022, the Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced Jehovah's Witnesses Arsen Abdullayev, Marat Abdulgalimov, and Anton Dergalev to six and a half years of suspended imprisonment under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization) and Part 1 of Art.

On November 28, 2022, it became known that in Chelyabinsk, due to the extension of Brothers Kashirin Street, it is planned to move the building of the church of St. John the Evangelist. In accordance with the master plan, the street will be extended towards the Shershnevsky reservoir. The road must pass through the area allocated to the parish of St. John the Evangelist, on which a temporary temple already stands and a permanent one is being built.