Two Russian nationalists sentenced to life, third gets 24 years in jail for murdersThe Moscow Regional Court sentenced two members of the extremist group BORN, that stands for "militant organization of Russian nationalists", to life in prison, while the third member of the group received 24 years in jail for homicide and attempted murder.15:42 21.04.2015
Case against Russian nationalist suspected in high-profile killings goes to courtA criminal case against Ilya Goryachev, who stands charged with involvement in a notorious extremist movement BORN and complicity in a number of high-profile murders, has been sent to court, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Friday.14:38 17.04.2015
Prosecutors demand long prison sentences for members of BORN extremist groupOn Tuesday, prosecutors requested sentences varying from 25 years to life in prison for Vyacheslav Isayev, Maxim Baklagin and Mikhail Volkov, three defendants from the BORN nationalist group, who were found guilty by a jury of homicide and attempted murder.17:57 14.04.2015
12 jihadists sentenced to long prison terms in UzbekistanTwelve members of a jihadist group have received sentences ranging from six to ten years in Uzbekistan.13:41 08.04.2015
Jury finds three members of BORN extremist group guilty of homicide, attempted murderThree members of an extremist group known as Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN) were found guilty by a jury in Moscow of homicide and attempted murder.10:32 01.04.2015
Russian nationalist allegedly linked to high-profile killings to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Ilya Goryachev, who is charged with involvement in a notorious extremist movement BORN and complicity in the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov.15:09 31.03.2015
Russian prosecutors request Right Sector websites be blocked - reportRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has requested that communications regulator Roskomnadzor block the online resources that popularize the activities of Ukrainian extremists.11:30 19.03.2015
Russian mass communications watchdog reports Twitter ready to discuss account trafficThe management of the Twitter microblog service sent a letter to the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) confirming their willingness to negotiate with the agency.16:29 24.02.2015
Prosecutors demand guilty verdict for BORN extremist group membersProsecutors on Wednesday asked the jury to hand down guilty verdicts to four alleged members of the extremist group known as Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN).16:01 11.02.2015
Russian police arrest 31 members of Hizb ut-Tahrir terror cellPolice in Russian Respublic of Bashkortostan have arrested 31 members of the international organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is designated as a terrorist organization and prohibited in Russia.12:05 05.02.2015
Russian lawmaker proposes Nazi tattoo banRussian State Duma parliamentary Igor Zotov, chairman of the Russian Senior Citizens for Justice Party, has proposed 500,000-ruble ($7,180) fines for studios that tattoo Nazi or extremist symbols or demonstrate10:58 03.02.2015
Russian Supreme Court upholds life sentence for nationalist TikhonovRussia’s Supreme Court denied a petition which had been filed by Nikita Tikhonov serving life in prison for his role in an extremist group linked to 2009 killing of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova.13:42 29.01.2015
Trial of Russian suspected of ties with Syrian fighters to resume in FebruaryThe trial of Russian national Magomed Zakriev, who is suspected of ties with Syrian religious fanatics, will continue in Austria in February.17:13 23.01.2015
EU to appeal court decision removing Hamas from terror listThe Council of the European Union is launching an appeal against last month’s EU court ruling that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas be removed from its terrorist list for procedural reasons.13:23 19.01.2015
Russian mass media warned against religious hatred amid cartoon controversyThe publication of offensive cartoons in the media could be qualified as violation of the laws on the media and on combating extremism, the Russian telecommunications authority, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement posted on its website on Friday.12:10 16.01.2015
Trial of last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader begins in TokyoThe trial of the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for 17 years, has begun in a Tokyo district court.10:50 16.01.2015
Russian lawmaker calls for banning Charlie Hebdo as extremistA municipal lawmaker from St. Petersburg, Vitaly Milonov, filed a motion with Russian mass media regulator, Roskomnadzor, to brand the Charlie Hebdo weekly as an extremist media outlet.14:27 15.01.2015
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
Over 900 extremist websites blocked in 2014 in Russia - officialOver 900 websites with extremist content were blocked in 2014 at prosecutors’ requests, Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika announced Monday at a meeting held to mark Prosecutor General's Office Workers' Day.13:44 12.01.2015
Fines for extremism in Russian media may reach $17k - reportThe Russian Government has submitted a set of amendments to the State Duma that introduce a one million ruble fine ($17,000) for extremist statements and any justification of extremism or terrorist activity in the media.11:27 22.12.2014