Another Russian national arrested for joining Hizb ut-Tahrir cellOn January 14, a court in Russian city of Samara issued a warrant to arrest a resident of the region on charges of being a member of the international organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is designated as a terrorist organization and prohibited in Russia.12:39 15.01.2015
Two more members of extremist Islamic organization sentenced in TatarstanThe Supreme Court of Tatarstan, a predominantly Muslim republic in Russia, has handed down guilty verdicts on two members of an extremist Islamic group.14:50 30.12.2014
Russia adds Islamic State, Jabhat al-Nusra to terrorism listRussia's Supreme Court has ruled on Monday behind closed doors to put the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra on a terrorism blacklist.13:01 29.12.2014
Church of Scientology in Russia faces expert evaluation, closureChurch of Scientology will be scrutinized by religion experts after the Russian Justice Ministry refused to register the statute of the Church of Scientology in Moscow.17:49 15.12.2014
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentences for four Hizb ut-Tahrir membersRussia’s Supreme Court has upheld the verdicts for members of Islamic terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, who received long prison sentences for an attempt to seize power in Russia.16:35 11.12.2014
Georgian national faces charges in Chechnya for trying to recruit for ISISA Georgian national will be tried in Chechnya for attempting to recruit two local residents for the terrorist army in Syria, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday.17:22 04.12.2014
Jehovah’s Witnesses website, books declared “extremist” in RussiaRussia’s Supreme Court has declared the website and three books of the Jehovah’s Witnesses extremist. The books talk about how to have a happy life, what you can hope for, how to develop good relations with God and what you should know about God and its meaning.15:57 03.12.2014
Russian national fined $2,650 for organising extremist cellThe Oktyabrsky District Court in southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Wednesday handed down a 130,000-ruble ($2,650) fine to Gadzhibek Ismailov for creating a cell of the prohibited extremist religious organization Nurcula.12:28 03.12.2014
ISIS recruiter goes on trial in UzbekistanThe Kashkadarya Regional Criminal Court of Uzbekistan is trying an Uzbek citizen for participating in military action as a member of ISIS and recruiting supporters, RIA Novosti reports on Friday.10:44 28.11.2014
ECHR judgment in Jehova’s Witnesses case against Russia becomes finalOn Tuesday, The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has confirmed that the Russian authorities violated the rights of a group of Moscow Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2006, according to the court’s records.17:35 18.11.2014
Russian Prosecutor General’s Office to put ISIL on terrorism listRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a motion to recognize the Islamic State (aka ISIS) and the al-Nusra Front as terrorist organizations, according to the Supreme Court’s statement released on Wednesday.12:42 12.11.2014
Russian authorities nab Jehovah’s Witnesses for dumping wasteEnvironmental prosecutor’s office for St. Petersburg have uncovered violations by the Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses chapter, according to the statement issued by the prosecution on Friday.17:11 07.11.2014
Russian bus company fined for refusing service to passenger wearing hijabThe Kaliningrad Central Court fined a bus company that refused to carry a passenger wearing a hijab, the press service of the court told RAPSI.13:57 07.11.2014
Saudi Arabian court sentences radical leader of local Shiites to deathThe court of Saudi Arabia sentenced to death Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shiite in the kingdom, who was arrested in July 2012 for instigating riots in the Eastern Province, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.14:53 15.10.2014
Eight alleged terrorists arrested in Tatarstan – Federal Security ServiceEight alleged leaders of the regional branch of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami were arrested in Tatarstan on Tuesday, the local department of the Federal Security Service reports.16:16 14.10.2014
Alleged mastermind of terror attack in Moscow to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court has extended until December 6 the detention of Yulai Davletbayev, who allegedly masterminded a terrorist attack which was foiled in Moscow in May 2013, the court’s press office told RAPSI on Wednesday.13:18 09.10.2014
Church of Scientology wins ECHR spat against RussiaEuropean Court for Human Rights has ruled in favor of unregistered Church of Scientology, over the refusal of St. Petersburg authorities to officially recognize it as a legal entity, says the court ruling made public on Thursday.15:09 02.10.2014
Russian government approves unlimited meetings of convicts with priestsThe Russian Government has approved a bill that allows personal meetings between convicts and the clergy, including those without supervision, RIA Novosti reports Tuesday citing the Ministry of Justice.13:53 30.09.2014
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
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