After a video appeared on social networks, the author of which was burning the Koran on the shore of a lake in Moscow, a criminal case was opened. On April 15, 2023, it became known that a criminal case had been opened regarding the desecration of the Koran in Moscow. The report of the Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate does not name the article, but it can be assumed that the case was initiated under Part 1 of Art.

The court consolidated the cases of Anna Matveeva and Andrei Shiyan, accused under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On December 12, 2023, the Lesosibirsk City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory received the case of Jehovah's Witness Andrei Shiyan, accused under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organizing the activities of an extremist organization). On December 29, the court decided to join it to the case of Anna Matveeva , accused under Part 2 of Art.

Olga Zhelavskaya was previously sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On June 30, 2023, the Chelyabinsk Regional Court confirmed the sentence of Jehovah's Witness Olga Zhelavskaya. Earlier, on April 14, 2023, the Metallurgical District Court of Chelyabinsk found her guilty under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organization).

Three local residents are suspected of involvement in the banned organization of Jehovah's Witnesses. On April 18, 2023, the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region reported that the investigative department for the closed city of Lesnoy opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organizing the activities of an extremist organization).

"Forty Forty" calls to stop the tour of the group "Aria" and bring the musicians to justice for insulting religious feelings. According to Orthodox activists, the musicians are mocking the image of Christ. On April 15, 2023, the Forty Sorokov movement called on its supporters to prevent Aria from holding concerts in several regions.

The actions of the drunk Krasnoyarsk citizen were qualified by the investigation under Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code. On April 18, 2023, the main investigative department of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia reported that a criminal case had been initiated against a 38-year-old local resident in the Sovetsky district of Krasnoyarsk. He became a suspect under Part 3 of Art.

Three local residents are suspected of involvement in the banned organization of Jehovah's Witnesses. On April 18, 2023, the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region reported that the investigative department for ZATO, the city of Lesnoy, opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization).

The Olonets court imposed a fine on Natalia Lebedeva under Art. 20.3.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. On April 3, 2023, the Olonetsky District Court of the Republic of Karelia fined 35 thousand rubles under Part 2 of Art. 20.3.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public calls for separatism on the Internet) to Natalia Lebedev.

Olga Zhelavskaya was sentenced to two years' imprisonment under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On April 14, 2023, the Metallurgichesky District Court of Chelyabinsk passed a sentence on Jehovah's Witness Olga Zhelavskaya, charged under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organization). She was sentenced to two years of probation. The public prosecutor asked the court to sentence Zhelavskaya to three years in prison.

Vladimir Kozhev was sentenced to correctional labor under Art. 354.1 CC. On November 1, 2023, the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court sentenced Vladimir Kozhev to 10 months of correctional labor with the deduction of 10% of wages to the state monthly, finding him guilty under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (desecration of symbols of Russia’s military glory, insult to the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland).

Andrei Shiyan became a suspect under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On April 11, 2023, in Lesosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, the residence of Jehovah's Witness Andrey Shiyan was searched. He became a suspect in a criminal case that was initiated on January 30, 2023 under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization).

On April 18, 2023, the federal list of extremist materials was updated. The list was supplemented by the anti-Semitic text "Manifesto of National Resistance". Update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials dated April 18, 2023 5341 Material titled “Manifesto of the National Resistance… In war as in war.

The court decided that the utterance of the Ukrainian slogan is a demonstration of Nazi symbols in verbal form. On April 11, 2023, the Magadan City Court fined Sergey Vishnyakov, a student of the Mining and Construction College, a thousand rubles. He was brought to justice under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public display of Nazi symbols).

In April 2023, a criminal case was initiated in Khakassia on the continuation of the activities of the banned organization “citizens of the USSR”. In April 2023, it became known that a criminal case was initiated in the Altaisky district of the Republic of Khakassia under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a prohibited organization).

The deputies once again tightened the legislation in the field of state security. On April 18, 2023, the State Duma of Russia adopted in the second and third readings a bill that toughens liability for sabotage and terrorist crimes. He also introduces a new part of the Criminal Code on rendering assistance to foreign bodies persecuting Russian officials and military personnel. On April 26, 2023, the law was approved by the Federation Council.