French police arrest suspects in Syrian jihad recruitment - reportThe French police have arrested four suspects for recruiting people to join the military action in Syria, RIA Novosti reports citing AFP.15:14 17.09.2014
Ukraine releases Russian student detained for “destabilizing the country”Ukraine has released Russian student Maria Koleda, who was detained for “destabilizing the situation” in southern Ukraine, during an exchange of prisoners with the self-defense forces, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.12:45 16.09.2014
Islamic extremist cell recruiters sentenced to jail in RussiaA court in the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk has sentenced three nationals of Tajikistan to imprisonment for recruiting other people to join the Islamic Party of Turkestan, which is prohibited in Russia, the regional prosecutor's office reported on Monday.12:02 15.09.2014
Uzbekistan updates online media legislation in fight over extremismFresh amendments to the Uzbek law on online media which have come into effect on Friday allow blocking access to websites as well as blogs which contain unverified information or information deemed to be extrimist.12:40 05.09.2014
Jury selection in BORN extremist group trial scheduled for September 11The Moscow Regional Court on Monday postponed jury selection in the trial of four members of a notorious extremist group known as Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN) until September 11.17:15 11.08.2014
Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic extremist cell organizers to remain detained in St. PetersburgThe Kirovsky District Court in St. Petersburg has extended the detention of six alleged organizers of a Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami group, which is a radical Islamic political movement, until November 7, a representative of the Federal Security Service’s regional department told RAPSI on Thursday.12:01 07.08.2014
Jewish Museum of Brussels shooter arrested and charged with murderMehdi Nemmouche, who is suspected of the shootings at the Jewish Museum of Belgium, has been arrested in Brussels and charged with murder under terrorism articles, RIA Novosti reports citing Soir.16:27 30.07.2014
Moscow court hands down guilty verdict on IslamistsThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday handed down a guilty verdict on members of the banned terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir (Islamic Liberation Party), RAPSI reported from the courtroom.15:48 30.07.2014
Interpol puts Ukrainian nationalist Yarosh on wanted listInterpol put Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Dmitry Yarosh on a wanted list, according to the organization’s website. He has been charged with public incitement to terrorist activities involving the use of mass media and public incitement to extremist activities involving the use of mass media.17:12 25.07.2014
Extremists who operated in Russia sentenced in UzbekistanA criminal court in the Qashqadaryo Province, southern Uzbekistan, has sentenced six citizens of Uzbekistan, including three women, to between nine and 15 years in prison for involvement in the terrorist organization, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a court representative told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.11:48 23.07.2014
Russian student pleads guilty to making bombs in the USRussian national Vladislav Miftakhov, 18, a Penn State Altoona student from San Carlos, California, has pleaded guilty to the charge of making bombs without a federal license, AP writes.11:12 11.07.2014
Ukrainian film director suspected of terrorism to remain detained until OctoberThe Lefortovsky Court in Moscow on Monday extended the arrest of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who was detained in Crimea, until October 11, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.15:08 07.07.2014
Russia introduces harsher punishment for inciting extremism on internetPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law introducing harsher punishment for inciting extremist activities on the internet.14:40 30.06.2014
Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic extremist cell organizers held in St. PetersburgThe Kirovsky District Court in St. Petersburg on Wednesday authorized the detainment of three Russian citizens and one Kyrgyzstan national. They can be held until August 7 and are suspected of organizing a Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami group, which is a radical Islamic political movement, RAPSI reports from court.10:52 26.06.2014
Russian nationalist to remain jailed in lawyer's murder investigationThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal an appeal against the detention of Ilya Goryachev, who is suspected of involvement in a notorious extremist movement and implication in the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov, attorney Nikolai Polozov told RAPSI.16:23 24.06.2014
Twitter agrees to block access to extremist accounts in RussiaMicroblogging service Twitter Inc. has agreed to block access in Russia to accounts of about a dozen extremist organizations, including Ukraine’s Right Sector, head of the telecom regulator Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov told journalists.17:27 23.06.2014
Militant sentenced to 17 years for revolts in Chechnya and DagestanA court in Dagestan has sentenced Islam Batsiyev, a participant in the armed revolt in Chechnya and Dagestan in the 1990s, to 17 years in prison, the Investigative Committee announced on Monday.12:32 23.06.2014
Russian student charged with manufacturing explosive substance in UKA magistrate court in London will hear the case of a Russian student, who was arrested under an investigation into the manufacture of a suspicious substance at Newcastle University, on June 23.11:09 18.06.2014
Russian security services eliminate 130 terrorists, prevent 6 attacks in 2014So far this year, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has eliminated 130 terrorists, including 21 group leaders, and prevented six terrorist attacks, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said at a meeting of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee on Tuesday.11:37 10.06.2014
Four members of BORN extremist group to take stand in jury trialThe trial of four members of a notorious extremist group known as Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN) will be held publicly.14:45 02.06.2014