Former Siberian imam found guilty of extremismA magistrate court in the Altai Republic in southwest Siberia has found Serzhan Svatov, former imam of the Kosh-Agach Region, guilty of creating a cell of the Tablighi Jamaat extremist movement, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.14:40 06.03.2014
UK did not violate rights of Mormon Church in denying tax exemption – ECHRThe United Kingdom did not violate the rights of the Mormon Church by denying its request for a property-tax exemption, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday.17:32 04.03.2014
Gunman detained until April after Russian church attackA court in Yuzno- Sakhalinsk, the city of the Russian Far East, on Tuesday ordered to detain the man, who has opened fire on the church congregation, until April 9, according to the regional department of the Investigative Committee.10:18 11.02.2014
Gunman charged with murder after Russian church attackThe investigators have officially charged the man who opened fire on the chruch congregation in Russian Far East, the Investigative Committee reported on Monday.13:39 10.02.2014
Defendant in Lee Rigby murder case appeals conviction – reportOne of two men convicted of the murder of killed British soldier Lee Rigby in broad daylight in London in May has launched an appeal challenging the verdict.18:21 30.01.2014
Indian Supreme Court refuses to reconsider gay sex rulingThe Supreme Court in India has refused to review its ruling of last December that criminalizes same-gender relationships, NDTV reported Tuesday.15:08 28.01.2014
Death-row inmate takes the witness stand in Aum Shinrikuo trial in JapanTomomasa Nakagawa, a senior member of the notorious Aum Shinrikyo cult who has been sentenced to death for his crimes, has testified against his fellow member, 48-year-old Makoto Hirata, in a jury trial in the Tokyo District Court.11:53 21.01.2014
Siberian man wins $15,000 in moral damages from yoga cultA man in a small town in Siberia has won a lawsuit against Konstantin Rudnev, head of the Ashram Shambala religious cult, and was granted damages for profound mental anguish and years of trying to regain his mental balance.15:33 16.01.2014
Afghan atheist granted asylum on religious grounds in UKIn a case thought to be the first of its kind, an Afghan atheist has been granted asylum on religious grounds in the UK, the Kent Law Clinic announced Tuesday.16:00 14.01.2014
Saudi blogger faces possible execution for apostasyThe Jidda court, which heard the appeal of blogger Raif Badawi against his seven year prison sentence, has recommended that he go before a high court on a charge of apostasy, which would carry the death penalty upon conviction.13:37 26.12.2013
Jailed Pussy Riot members may be free before New Year – lawyerJailed Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are subject to the recently approved presidential amnesty and may be freed before New Year.13:42 18.12.2013
Russian court overturns Quran translation banThe Krasnodar Territorial Court has overturned a ruling on the ban of Elmir Kuliyev’s descriptive Russian translation of the Quran, Kuliyev’s lawyer, Murad Musayev, told RAPSI.15:53 17.12.2013
Tatarstan court orders extremist sect's eviction from occupied dwellingsA Tatarstan court has ordered the eviction of members of a local Muslim religious community banned as extremist from the dwellings they have occupied in Kazan.14:10 19.11.2013
Abu Hamza trial date pushed back to April 7, 2014The trial of infamous terror suspect Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, better known as Abu Hamza, will commence on April 7, 2014 – a week later than the previously scheduled commencement date – by order of US District Judge Katherine B. Forrest. Abu Hamza faces charges in connection with a 1998 hostage crisis in Yemen, the attempted establishment of a “jihad training camp” in Oregon, and the support of “violent jihad” in Afghanistan between 2000 and 2001.19:01 13.11.2013
UPS agrees to pay $70k to settle Jehovah’s Witness employment caseGlobal shipping leader the United Parcel Service (UPS) has agreed to pay out $70,000 and significant injunctive relief to settle a case centering on its alleged failure to accommodate the religious obligations of an employee and Jehovah’s Witness devotee, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week.16:08 08.11.2013
Russian children to continue studying religious culture at school - Supreme CourtRussia's Supreme Court dismissed a motion filed by Dmitry Bondar asking to stop the teaching of the subject the Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics at schools.13:53 18.10.2013
Russian student expelled for hijab sues University for $150A student expelled from The Krasnoyarsk State Medical University won 5,000 rubles ($150) in moral damages, Krasnoyarsk district court told RIA Novosti on Friday.14:24 11.10.2013
ECHR rejects Grand Chamber referral of Russian Jehovah’s Witness caseThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a request for referral to the Grand Chamber Thursday of a case involving the rights of two Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia whose medical records were disclosed to prosecution authorities as a consequence of their refusal to accept blood transfusions.18:12 08.10.2013
Russian policeman saves Liberian child from ritual sacrificeA Russian police advisor in Liberia saved a child from ritual sacrifice, the Russian Interior Ministry reports on Tuesday.10:43 08.10.2013
Tsarnaev challenges heightened incarceration restrictionsThe defense team working with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev filed a motion Wednesday seeking to vacate a variety of restrictions imposed against their incarcerated client.16:16 03.10.2013