Russian pensioner charged with extremism for repost on social mediaRussia’s Investigative Committee has charged 62-year-old resident of the Chuvash Republic, Nikolai Egorov, with incitement of national hatred by repost of a publication on VKontakte social network.16:23 31.03.2016
Criminal case against Russian nationalist Demushkin completeInvestigation into the criminal case against Russian nationalist Dmitry Demushkin who is accused of publishing extremist materials on the Internet has been completed.14:55 31.03.2016
Leader of criminal group responsible for financing of extremism sentenced to 7.5 yearsA court in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk has found a member of a criminal group that, among other things, was responsible for extremism financing, guilty and sentenced him to 7.5 years in prison.10:58 18.03.2016
Interior Ministry suggests banning convicts, suspects in extremism from leaving RussiaDeputy Head of Russia’s Interior Ministry’s main anti-extremism department Vladimir Makarov during the meeting at the Federation Council on Thursday proposed to prohibit people suspected or convicted of extremism from leaving abroad.11:53 17.03.2016
Russian man appeals sentence for sharing post in social network in ECHR - reportA blogger from Chelyabinsk, Konstantin Zharinov, convicted of sharing a text by extremist group in VKontakte network, has appealed his sentence in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).10:53 09.03.2016
Russian nationalist Potkin pleads not guilty to organizing extremist groupRussian nationalist Alexander Potkin, also known as Alexander Belov, who stands accused of organizing an extremist movement using money embezzled from Kazakh BTA Bank, denied his guilt in court on Friday.14:41 04.03.2016
Russian authorities asked to check Telegram messaging app for extremismA request have been filed with Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and communications regulator Roskomnadzor seeking probe into Telegram instant messenger service that has allegedly become a promotional tool for extremists.12:27 03.03.2016
Moscow court returns criminal case against nationalist Martsinkevich to prosecutorsThe Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow has returned the criminal case against prominent Russian nationalist Maxim Martsinkevich to prosecutors.16:50 01.03.2016
Russian Supreme Court upholds life sentence for nationalist GoryachevRussia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the life sentence handed down to Ilya Goryachev, one of the leaders of "militant organization of Russian nationalists" known as BORN, for masterminding murders.18:56 16.02.2016
Moscow student charged with attempting to join ISIS withdraws confessionVarvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a student of the Moscow State University who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria, has withdrawn her confessional testimony.13:05 08.02.2016
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence for members of BORN extremist groupThe Russian Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the sentence for three members of a notorious extremist movement BORN convicted of masterminding multiple killings.13:20 21.01.2016
Moscow student charged with attempting to join ISIS to stay jailed till March 27The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow has extended until March 27 the detention of Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a student of the Moscow State University who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.16:58 17.12.2015
First sentence for joining ISIS takes effect in RussiaFirst sentence handed down in Russia for joining the Islamic State militants, has become effective.12:04 08.12.2015
Moscow student officially charged with attempting to join ISISInvestigators have brought official charges against Varvara Karaulova, a student of the Moscow State University who attempted to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.12:01 10.11.2015
Russian court revokes ruling that labelled Muslim book extremistThe Sakhalin Regional Court granted an appeal submitted by Chechen Republic leader Ramzan Kadyrov by revoking lower court’s ruling that labelled as extremist a book containing quotes and commentary on verses from the Quran.10:41 05.11.2015
Detention of student suspected of attempting to join ISIS appealedDefense of Varvara Karaulova, a student of the Moscow State University who is accused of attempting to travel overseas to join the Islamic State militants in Syria, appealed her detention on Friday.12:30 30.10.2015
Moscow student detained on suspicion of participating in terrorist organizationThe Lefortovsky District Court on Wednesday ordered the detention of the Moscow State University student Varvara Karaulova, suspected of preparation for participating in terrorist activities abroad, until December 23.16:09 28.10.2015
Alleged leader of Islamic terrorist group arrested in MoscowLaw enforcement officers have arrested a native of Tajikistan who allegedly headed the Moscow group of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami.23:00 22.10.2015
World of Tanks suspected of promoting suicideRoskomnadzor has received a request to ban a page from the World of Tanks game’s forum.16:12 21.09.2015
Russian court fines civic activist for reposting demotivational posterThe Leninsky District Court of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, has ruled that civic activist Dmitry Semyonov is to pay 150,000 rubles ($2,275) for inciting extremism by means of reposting a demotivational poster and has amnestied him.11:47 17.09.2015