Ombudsman Moskalkova to apply for pardon of ex-student convicted of attempt to join ISISRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova will lodge a motion for pardoning Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a former student of the Moscow State University sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.14:41 12.12.2017
Alleged member of illegal armed group extradited from Germany to RussiaRussian citizen Abdula Omarov charged with participation in illegal armed group in Syria has been extradited from Germany.17:42 06.09.2017
Russian Supreme Court upholds blogger’s sentence for post about SyriaRussia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a 2.5-year prison sentence given to blogger Alexey Kungurov for online publication concerning military operation in Syria.14:34 28.03.2017
Russian court sentences Jabhat al-Nusra member to 7 years in prisonThe Moscow District Military Court’s judges during a visiting session in St. Petersburg sentenced a native of Kyrgyzstan Islamdzon Zakhidov to 7 years in prison for fighting in Syria on the side of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization prohibited in Russia.17:01 16.02.2017
Prosecutor seeks 10 years in prison for alleged member of militant Islamist groupProsecutor has demanded 10 years in prison for Kyrgyzstan national Islamdzon Zakhidov charged with fighting in Syria on the side of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization banned in Russia.13:45 16.02.2017
ECHR prohibits Russia from deporting Syrian citizen for visa violationThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday announced its ruling prohibiting Russian authorities from deporting Syrian citizen back to his home country and ruled to compensate him with €7,500 in moral damages.17:27 14.02.2017
Moscow court to consider case of man who allegedly fought for terrorists in SyriaThe Moscow District Military Court on Monday will review a criminal case against Kyrgyzstan national Islamdzon Zakhidov charged with fighting in Syria on the side of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization banned in Russia.11:45 13.02.2017
Russian national sentenced to 6 years for joining ISIS in SyriaThe Moscow District Military Court sentenced a Russian national to 6 years in jail for joining the Islamic State terrorist group, also called ISIS, and recruiting fighters for the organization which had been banned in Russia.17:49 31.10.2016
Russian student accused of attempting to join ISIS suffers from mental illnessVarvara Karaulova, a student of the Moscow State University, who has been charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria suffers from mental illness.14:28 31.10.2016
Men who tried to cross border along with Karaulova receive prison sentencesMen who tried to cross the Syrian-Turkish border along with Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria, have received prison sentences.16:52 20.10.2016
Putin grants veteran status to participants of operation in SyriaPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on veteran status for Russian nationals who participated in the military operation in Syria into law.17:52 04.07.2016
Alleged killer of Russian pilot downed in Syria released but restrictedA court in the city of Izmir in western Turkey has released Alparslan Celik, alleged murderer of Oleg Peshkov, Russian pilot of Su-24 bomber downed by the Turkish Air Force in Syria, on travel restrictions until the end of the trial.16:46 27.06.2016
Russian lower house adopts bill on veteran status for participants of operation in SyriaRussia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, passed in the second and third readings on Tuesday the government bill on status of veteran for members of Russian military who participated in the military operation in Syria.18:01 21.06.2016
State Duma Committee to review bill on veteran status for participants of operation in SyriaThe State Duma Committee for labor, social politics and veteran affairs is going to review governmental bill on status of veteran for members of Russian military who participated in the military operation in Syria.11:50 06.06.2016
Criminal case launched in Russia over desecration of memorial to fallen in SyriaA criminal case over desecration of memorial to Russian soldiers fallen in Syria was launched in Amur Region on Tuesday.10:58 10.05.2016
Russia considers launching probe into Su-24 pilot's murder in Syria - reportThe Russian Investigative Committee considers launching a probe into the murder of lieutenant-colonel Oleg Peshkov, a pilot of a Su-24 jet downed by Turkish warplanes near the border with Turkey, Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing undisclosed sources in the Investigative Committee and Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office.09:45 28.04.2016
Tatarstan resident gets 8 years for participating in unlawful armed group in SyriaA court in the Republic of Tatarstan has sentenced a local resident to 8 years in prison for being a member of unlawful armed group in Syria.10:49 05.04.2016
Interior Ministry suggests banning convicts, suspects in extremism from leaving RussiaDeputy Head of Russia’s Interior Ministry’s main anti-extremism department Vladimir Makarov during the meeting at the Federation Council on Thursday proposed to prohibit people suspected or convicted of extremism from leaving abroad.11:53 17.03.2016
Two recruiters for war in Syria sentenced in RussiaThe North Caucasus Regional Military Court sentenced two Karachayevo-Cherkessian Republic residents, Murad Nazirov and Ruslan Ionov, to three and seven years in prison, respectively, for recruiting Russian nationals to serve in a militant group in Syria.17:25 19.06.2015
Russian national gets three years in jail for joining militants in SyriaA court in Russia's southern Stavropol region sentenced a local resident to three years in prison for joining militants in Syria.15:33 29.04.2015