Murderer of Russia’s monastery abbot gets 15 years in prisonThe Yaroslavl Regional Court has sentenced Alexander Avdeyev, the murderer of an abbot of the local Holy Trinity Danilov monastery, to 15 years in high-security prison.13:07 17.11.2020
Prosecution obtains injunction of regional cell of foreign religious movementThe Fifth Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction has granted a prosecutor’s motion to ban a cell of Falun Dafa movement (Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong) in Russia’s Republic of Khakassia.17:26 13.11.2020
Alleged organizer of banned religious organization arrested in Russia’s PenzaAn alleged organizer of a cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, has been arrested in Russia’s Penza.15:06 15.10.2020
Six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses banned in Russia receive suspended sentenceA court in Russia’s Ulyanovsk passed suspended sentence on six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia.14:25 08.10.2020
Police arrest suspects in icon theft from Russia’s Valdai Iversky MonasteryLaw enforcement officers have arrested two suspects in the theft of an icon, altar cross and other values from the Valdai Iversky Monastery in Russia’s Novgorod Region.17:27 01.10.2020
Prosecutors seek for liquidation of religious organization Church of Last TestamentProsecutors have filed a lawsuit with the Krasnoyarsk Krai Court demanding liquidation of the Church of Last Testament religious organization.16:16 25.09.2020
Alleged sect leaders detained for two months by Siberian courtThe Central District Court of Novosibirsk, a city in Russia’s Siberia, has placed three alleged religious sect leaders in detention for two months.15:24 23.09.2020
Alleged leaders of religious sect arrested in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk RegionThree alleged religious sect leaders have been arrested in the Krasnoyarsk Krai.12:29 22.09.2020
Alleged murderer of Russia’s monastery abbot goes on trialProsecutors have approved indictment against Alexander Avdeyev charged with killing an abbot of the Holy Trinity Danilov monastery in Russia’s Yaroslavl Region in 2016 and robbery.15:58 31.07.2020
Man accused of knife attack on Moscow’s St. Nicholas congregation faces trialInvestigation into Efim Efimov charged with a knife attack on congregation of the Saint Nicholas church in central Moscow has been completed.15:30 29.07.2020
Seven foreign NGOs declared undesirable in Russia over Chinese religious doctrineSeven foreign organizations supporting the followers of Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong or Falun Dafa have been declared undesirable in the Russian Federation.15:17 20.07.2020
Six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses banned in Russia face trialA court in the city of Ulyanovsk will consider a criminal case against six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports Wednesday.17:04 15.04.2020
Suspect in coronavirus church vandalism arrested in St. PetersburgA suspect in the writing of the coronavirus comments on the wall of one of the St. Petersburg churches has been arrested by anti-extremism police.12:50 08.04.2020
Alleged leader of Russia’s Aum Shinrikyo cell goes on trialThe South District Military Court will consider a case against Mikhail Ustyantsev, an alleged organizer of a Russian cell of Aum Shinrikyo organization prohibited in Russia.15:00 03.04.2020
Investigation into alleged leader of Russia’s Aum Shinrikyo cell completedProbe into Mikhail Ustyantsev, an alleged organizer of a Russian cell of Aum Shinrikyo organization prohibited in Russia, has been completed.13:19 26.03.2020
Criminal case of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology leaders reaches courtThe criminal case over illegal business operations and extremism the defendants in which are leaders of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg has reached court.14:16 12.02.2020
Investigators open case over activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses chapter in SiberiaInvestigative authorities of Russia’s Zabaikalsky Krai region in Siberia have initiated a criminal case over activities of a chapter of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses.10:35 11.02.2020
Russia’s Far East resident gets suspended term for creating Jehovah's Witnesses cellA court in Russia’s Far East Primorsky Region has given a local resident a 5-year suspended sentence for establishing a chapter of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses.12:52 21.01.2020
Soviet orthodox dissident rehabilitated posthumously by courtThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has overturned a sentence of 40 years ago against the orthodox dissident of the Soviet Period Tatiana Shchipkova and has recognized her right to rehabilitation posthumously.10:43 26.12.2019
Destructive cult leader gets 16 years in Russian prison for grave crimesMitradevananda Paramahamsa, the founder of the destructive cult sect Kaula Dharma, has been sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony for committing several grave crimes.15:45 17.12.2019