Russian investigators probe Muslim cleric death threatsA senior Muslim cleric in Russia’s North Caucasus received a letter containing a torn photo of himself apparently shot with a bullet as investigators probe an earlier death threat made against him10:34 13.08.2013
Police kill four assailants in North CaucasusTraffic police officers have killed four unknown assailants who attacked them in Nalchik, the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, the Interior Ministry reported Wednesday.16:53 07.08.2013
Ukrainian court upholds extradition of Russian extremist - reportKiev's Shevchenkovsky District Court has upheld a previous court ruling to extradite to Russia Mikhail Volkov, who is suspected of having participated in the extremist group BORN.11:07 05.08.2013
Investigators probe 'extremist' article's call for attacks on ChechensInvestigators in Russia's central Urals region have opened a criminal case after a newspaper article called on people in a provincial town to attack ethnic Chechen residents, following a high-rofile murder there.13:35 30.07.2013
Number of extremism cases has been steadily growing - prosecutorsThe Prosecutor General's Office reports that the number of extremism cases is on the rise. The first half of 2013 saw a 20% increase compared to the same period in 2012.12:09 30.07.2013
Rabbi injured in Dagestan shooting – investigationA rabbi was attacked and seriously wounded by an unidentified shooter in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Thursday, Russia’s top investigative body said.14:03 25.07.2013
Ukraine to extradite alleged Russian extremist - reportUkraine's Prosecutor General's Office is prepared to extradite to Russia one Mikhail Volkov, who is suspected of being a part of the extremist group BORN, a right-wing nationalist group whose members are suspected of having been involved in several high-profile cases.11:12 25.07.2013
Russian lawyers admitted to extremism defense team in SerbiaInvestigative authorities have permitted Russian lawyers Nikolai Polozov and Mark Feigin, made famous for their former defense work with Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot, to work on the defense team in the Serbian trial of Russian national Ilya Goryachev, suspected of involvement in a Russian extremist movement.14:32 16.07.2013
Man who pretended to be Femen activist charged with extremismA man who attempted to organize extremist activities in Murmansk while pretending to be a Femen activist has been charged, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Friday.11:42 12.07.2013
Russia inspects NGOs for extremism, charges three violatorsProsecutors have accused three nonprofit organizations of extremist activity in the course of a large-scale inspection, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said on Wednesday.15:55 10.07.2013
Israeli sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for helping Syrian militantsAn Israeli of Arab descent has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for joining the Syrian opposition and fighting against President Bashar Assad.10:48 09.07.2013
Prosecutors claim Kavkaz Center's Twitter is extremistChechen prosecutors have appealed to a court to have the Kavkaz Center's Twitter account declared extremist, the Chechen prosecutor's office reported on Thursday.17:13 04.07.2013
UAE court passes guilty verdicts on 64 alleged extremistsThe Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates has found the majority of the 94 Emiratis charged with plotting to overthrow the government guilty.12:46 02.07.2013
Group that promoted extremism online exposed in KyrgyzstanThe Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan has halted the activities of a group that promoted extremist religious ideas on social networks, the ministry's press office reported on Monday.17:14 01.07.2013
Egyptian authorities arrest eight over attack on ShiitesEgyptian police have arrested eight extremists over the killing of four Shiites in a Cairo suburb, the country's Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.13:05 26.06.2013
Salafi Muslim leader released on parole in TajikistanSirojiddin Abdurakhmanov, the informal leader of the banned Salafi Muslim religious movement, has been released on parole in Tajikistan, a Justice Ministry official told the media on Monday.18:04 24.06.2013
Bill proposing tougher punishment for extremism sent to Russian DumaA bill aimed at toughening criminal punishment for crimes of extremism and for inciting hatred or enmity has been forwarded to the State Duma.10:31 24.06.2013
Government commission backs harsher punishments for extremismA government commission has approved a Justice Ministry sponsored bill increasing punishment for extremist activity and religious organizations, reads a statement on the Governments website.12:11 28.05.2013
Dagestani man gets four years for recruiting terrorists onlineThe Supreme Court of Dagestan has sentenced a resident of Dagestan to four years in prison for creating a terrorist group and for recruiting people into it via social networking sites.15:43 21.05.2013
Ingush militant leader pleads innocent to attacking regional presidentThe North Caucasus District Military Court has started hearing the case of terrorism suspect Ali Taziyev, who is accused of attacking Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.14:07 13.05.2013