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New Russian Religious Prisoner?
Tatar activist, Fauziya Bairamova, was officially charged on January 29, 2014  under part 1 of article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code for “incitement of hatred or enmity and humiliation of  human dignity.” 
Case against leader of Tobolsk Jehovah’s Witnesses dismissed
In January 2014 the Tobolsk city court dismissed the case against the leader of the Tobolsk group of Jehovah’s Witnesses Ilnur Ashirmametov, who had been accused of “propagandizing the superiority of the teachings of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
Bill on toughening punishment for extremism is passed in second reading
On January 22, 2014 the State Duma passed a bill in its second reading, meant to toughen punishment for violation of the “extremist” articles of the Сriminal Сode.
Misuse of anti-extremism in December 2013
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events relating to misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislation in December 2013.