Thus, a situation is developing in the country when conditions are actually being created for the formation of a new minority - citizens who refuse vaccinations and wearing masks, and who want to maintain their usual way of life. We are talking about citizens who do not aim to undermine the security of the state or create a threat to the health and life of other citizens, and are not opposed to medical interventions in general. The situation is such that at the moment, the number of such citizens is quite large quantitatively, however, in terms of the rights that they can actually exercise, they are a political minority. Since the situation is in the development stage, new initiatives from the Government appear, as well as new situations on the ground; we are talking about an emerging minority. Despite the fact that it is in the stage of formation, it already has clear characteristics. Among the main characteristics are the following: - refusal to vaccinate against COVID-19; - refusal to wear masks; - law-abidingness; - adherence to traditional values, the intention to maintain their usual way of life; - the use of extremely effective legal methods to protect their rights - appeal to the courts, law enforcement agencies, government bodies; - refusal from personal and group public protest events; - no intention to endanger the security of the state or other citizens. Among the situations that citizens from this group have faced, and about which we know from our own experience and can provide documentary evidence: - administrative persecution of Orthodox Christians for visiting a church on the most important religious holidays for Orthodox Christians; - administrative prosecution for moving around the city; - refusal to accept for consideration a lawsuit on the basis that another person has already filed the lawsuit (not the same, with other arguments), although refusal on such grounds is not provided for by the laws of the Russian Federation; - the non-admission of the plaintiff to the court building for the hearing of the case without legal grounds, the issuance of a court ruling in the absence of the plaintiff and the refusal to overturn the decision, although the absence of the plaintiff by law is a basis for overturning a decision. We state with regret that the growing pressure, not backed up by laws, in the context of restrictions even on access to justice, is a breeding ground for the formation of new conflicts throughout the country. We also note that the lack of judicial protection for minorities leads to a growing sense of impunity for their opponents, which creates an extremely dangerous situation.