Sentence of Russian nationalist Potkin reduced by 4 yearsThe Moscow City Court has reduced a prison term given to Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin for embezzlement and organization of an extremist movement from 7.5 to 3.5 years.14:05 14.04.2017
Probe opened into Russian citizens suspected of Right Sector membershipA criminal case has been opened against two Russian nationals on suspicion of their involvement in activities of the prohibited Right Sector nationalist organization.10:58 11.04.2017
Criminal case opened against alleged leader of Misanthropic Division cellRussian authorities have launched a criminal case against Ruslan Pavlyuk, alleged head of a Rostov-on-Don cell of Misanthropic Division extremist organization prohibited in Russia.14:46 10.04.2017
Russian Supreme Court refuses to declare Jehovah's Witnesses victims of repressionsThe Supreme Court of Russia has dismissed a counter lawsuit filed by the Jehovah's Witnesses religious organization against the Justice Ministry seeking to declare its actions unlawful and to recognize organization’s members as victims of political repressions.11:15 05.04.2017
Crimean Tatar Majlis files appeal with ECHR over ban in RussiaThe Majlis of Crimean Tatars, an organization declared extremist in Russia, has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).18:05 30.03.2017
Russian Supreme Court asked to find Jehovah’s Witness managing organization extremistRussia’s Justice Ministry has asked the Supreme Court to find the Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses an extremist organization.13:21 16.03.2017
Over 3,000 extremist websites blocked in Russia in 2016Over 3,000 Internet resources of an extremist nature have been blocked in Russia in 2016.14:49 09.03.2017
Moscow Court to review appeal against sentence for Russian nationalist PotkinThe Moscow City Court will review an appeal filed by Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin, who was found guilty of embezzlement and organization of an extremist movement, against his sentence.16:37 22.02.2017
Chair of Jehovah’s Witnesses branch fined for distributing extremist literatureChairman of the Jehovah’s Witnesses branch in the town of Dzerzhinsk has been fined 4,000 rubles ($67) for keeping and distributing extremist literature banned in Russia.11:30 25.01.2017
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence for justifying terrorism onlineThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a 2.5-year term in penal colony settlement given to Arslan Khirasulov for justifying terrorism, public calls for terrorism and extremism and incitement of hatred and enmity on the Internet.10:54 24.01.2017
Probe opened into Russian nationals allegedly associated with Ukrainian nationalistsThe Russian Investigative Committee has opened criminal cases against five Russian nationals on suspicion of their association with Right Sector, a far-right Ukrainian nationalist group banned in Russia.10:48 23.01.2017
Russian court fines underage Islamized girl for extremism over Internet postA court in Essentuki town, Southern Russia, has fined an underage girl converted in Islam 50 thousand rubles (about $850) for Internet messages calling for sectarian discord. The girl pleaded guilty and repented in the courtroom.16:38 16.01.2017
Russian citizen sentenced to community service for extremist postA court in the Novgorod Region has sentenced a local citizen Oleg Borovskikh to 320 hours of community service for incitement of hatred and enmity by posting an extremist publication online. Borovskikh pleaded guilty during the trial.16:01 12.01.2017
Russian court upholds sentence for pensioner over VKontakte postThe Supreme Court of the Chuvash Republic upheld a two-year suspended sentence handed down to pensioner Nikolay Egorov for reposting extremist content on VKontakte social network.16:38 28.12.2016
Parties may be liquidated during election race only for extremism – Russian Supreme CourtRussia’s Supreme Court’s plenum ruled on Tuesday that political parties may be liquidated during election race only if they are found to be extremist.11:43 27.12.2016
Russian Press Agency’s ex-head fined $1,600 for extremismMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has sentenced ex-head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media (Rospechat) and one of the founders of “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, Boris Mironov, to a 100,000-ruble fine ($1,600) for extremism.17:33 22.12.2016
Moscow school student’s sentence for joining far-right Ukrainian group reducedThe Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday mitigated a 6.5-year prison sentence given to Moscow school student Kirill Banetsky for joining Right Sector, a far-right Ukrainian group banned in Russia, and pushing for extremism, by 2 months.10:56 22.12.2016
Russian court reduces fine for blogger sentenced for extremismThe Moscow City Court reduced Thursday a 500,000-rubles fine imposed on famous Russian blogger Anton Nosik who had been convicted and sentenced for extremism.16:27 15.12.2016
Russia's Supreme Court upholds ban of Volya political partyRussia’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling to ban the political party Volya as extremist organization.15:54 24.11.2016
More balanced approach needed to hate speech cases - Russian Supreme CourtRussia’s Supreme Court plenum had amended its resolution on crimes of extremist nature of 2011 clarifying, among other issues, those concerning the classification of actions related to publishing of information regarded as incitement of hatred and enmity on the Internet.12:51 03.11.2016