Two nationalists detained in Moscow judge's murder investigationTwo extremists, suspected of involvement in several high-profile cases, including the murder of Moscow judge Eduard Chuvashov and lawyer Stanislav Markelov, have been detained abroad, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin said on Monday.12:54 13.05.2013
Over 30 NGOs banned for extremism in Russia in past 11 yearsOver 30 NGOs have been banned for extremism in Russia over the past 11 years following court rulings based on the corresponding law, the Justice Ministry reported on Wednesday.18:44 08.05.2013
Russia to compile list of extremist symbols forbidden to useRussia will compile a list of extremist symbols that are prohibited for use by NGOs and companies as brand names, the Izvestia daily reported on Wednesday.13:36 08.05.2013
Russian police arrest seven extremists promoting 'global jihad'The police have arrested seven members of a banned organization suspected of recruiting new members and promoting a global jihad, the regional investigative committee reported on Monday.16:08 06.05.2013
Neo-Nazi stands trial in Germany for numerous murdersThe Munich District Court is launching one of the biggest trials in Germany since the Second World War over a right-wing extremist ring accused of a series of racially motivated murders.12:00 06.05.2013
Mass killer Vinogradov indicted for inciting extremismDmitry Vinagradov, a Moscow lawyer who shot and killed six people and has been dubbed the Russian Breivik, was indicted Monday.18:16 22.04.2013
Latvia out of time for Soviet symbols ban by May 9The Latvian parliament on Thursday upheld a proposal by the Reform Party to nullify a time limit for considering a bill that would prohibit the use of Soviet and Nazi symbols.17:47 18.04.2013
"Crossbow Coup" convicts's book declared extremistA book by former military intelligence colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, titled "The Main Special Operation Is Still to Come," has been recognized as extremist, the Prosecutor General's Office announced on Tuesday.14:01 09.04.2013
Prosecutors say start inspections of new Russian NGOsProsecutors in the central Russian Voronezh Region have started inspections of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as part of an anti-extremism drive, the regional prosecutor’s office has reported.11:04 03.04.2013
Prime minister of Ingushetia accused of supporting terroristsState Duma Deputy representing Chechnya Shamsail Saraliyev has asked Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika to look into allegations that Musa Chiliyev, the prime minister of Ingushetia, is financing local militants.11:51 02.04.2013
Bill banning registration of extremist religious organizations sent to DumaThe government has sent a bill to the State Duma banning the registration of religious organizations of extremists. According to the government's press service, the bill stipulates that registrars responsible for religious organizations have the right to refuse to register organizations whose founders or members are involved in extremist activities.14:36 28.03.2013
Imam suspected of sending believers' donations to terroristsThe investigative agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria, a republic in the North Caucasus, Russia, have opened a criminal case against an imam of a rural area who allegedly financed terrorism with believers' donations, a regional investigative authority said.12:12 21.03.2013
ECHR clears Russia of most violations alleged by terrorism convictsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Russia did not violate the rights of members of an extremist Muslim organization to freedom or religion, expression, or peaceful assembly by convicting them of membership in a terrorist organization.17:29 14.03.2013
Urals neo-nazi gets 9.5 years for race-hate crimesA court in Russia’s Urals city of Yekaterinburg sentenced a man to 9.5 years in prison after finding him guilty of committing race-hate crimes, a spokeswoman for the court said.10:39 07.03.2013
Putin urges prosecutors to respond to growing threat of extremismStating that the number of extremist crimes committed in Russia increased by nearly 12% last year, President Vladimir Putin called on prosecutors to take on the threat of extremism.16:45 05.03.2013
Russian blogger sentenced for making pro-Nazi statements onlineThe Sverdlovsky District Court of Irkutsk has sentenced a member of the Belarusian Culture Partnership to eight months of correctional labor for posting extremist material online.12:17 28.02.2013
Islamic organization banned in Russia declared extremist in KazakhstanThe district court of Astana in Kazakhstan has declared Tablighi Jamaat to be an extremist organization and has banned it from operating in Kazakhstan, the press service of the republican prosecutor general announced on Tuesday.13:13 26.02.2013
Religious sect of forced hermits banned for extremism in TatarstanA Tatarstan court has recognized a local Muslim religious community, whose members live in isolation, as extremist and banned its activity.18:32 25.02.2013
Russian skinhead suspected of hooliganism in BelarusRussian national Maxim Martsinkevich, an active member of ultra-radical organizations detained in Minsk, is suspected of aggravated hooliganism.15:10 25.02.2013
Case against Russian skinhead leader initiated in BelarusThe Belarusian Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against radical right-wing activist Maxim Martsinkevich, who has already spent 3,5 years in prison in Russia for inciting hatred.16:00 18.02.2013