Level of extremism in Russia's Repulic of Dagestan triple in 2012The number of extremist crimes in Dagestan has skyrocketed over the past year, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office reported on Friday.17:53 15.02.2013
Prohibited website's clone recognized as extremistThe Leninsky District Court in Grozny (Chechnya) has recognized the Kavkaz Center agency's blog, a mirror version of the Kavkaz Center website, as extremist, Chechen prosecutors reported on Tuesday.16:31 12.02.2013
Putin calls on police to prevent extremismPolitical competition is essential for the country's development, but no incident of extremism should go unpunished, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.18:02 08.02.2013
Imam tried for extremism in SiberiaThe first hearing in the extremism case against Imam Ilkhom Merazhov, head of the Asian department of the Russian Board of Muslims. The imam has pleaded not guilty.13:30 08.02.2013
Pussy Riot member denied access to trial over group's videosThe Moscow City Court has rejected on Wednesday a Pussy Riot member's appeal against the verdict to deny her access to the group's videos extremist hearings.15:10 30.01.2013
High-security prison for extremists to open in SiberiaA high-security prison for extremists will open in Yeniseisk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory next spring, says Vladimir Shayeshnikov, the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service's regional department.16:07 29.01.2013
Retired colonel claims he organized armed group to prevent invasionA retired Main Intelligence Directorate colonel who has been accused of organizing a coup has stated in court that he was in fact preparing for an enemy invasion.17:51 28.01.2013
Popular online encyclopedia may be shut down over "extremist" contentLaw enforcement agencies seek to block access to two websites after inspecting their content, the Chechen Interior Ministry reported Tuesday. The ministry has established that the Lurkmore and Imam-TV websites contain prohibited content.16:01 15.01.2013
Samutsevich to appeal Pussy Riot extremism ruling Jan. 24On January 24, Moscow City Court will hear Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's appeal of an earlier declaration of video footage of the group's various antics should be banned due to their extremist content.18:02 10.01.2013
‘Innocence of Muslims’ banned and blacklisted in RussiaThe controversial “Innocence of Muslims” film, prohibited by a Moscow district court, has been blacklisted, the Russian Justice Ministry reported on Wednesday.12:38 26.12.2012
Russian Foreign Ministry requires Sweden to ban extremist websiteRussian Foreign Ministry has demanded from Sweden to suspend the Kavkaz Center website functioning declared to be extremist.18:26 24.12.2012
Appeal over Pussy Riot extremist videos adjournedThe Moscow City Court has cancelled the consideration of an appeal by Pussy Riot’s band member Yekaterina Samutsevich against the ruling to declare the band’s videos extremist and restrict access to them.13:54 24.12.2012
Muslim unification group's books banned in RussiaThe Orenburg Regional Court has upheld a lower court ruling declaring as extremist eight books seized from the organizer of a local branch of an international religious organization.16:46 20.12.2012
Police search Russian oppostion activists' apartmentsPolice searched the apartments of two opposition activists in the city of Voronezh on Wednesday morning over their possible connection to a high profile criminal case into an alleged coup plot.10:46 19.12.2012
Moscow court finds Nazi ideologist's book extremistThe court has deemed extremist Nazi ideologist Alfred Rosenberg's books, "Myth of the Twentieth Century" and "Memoirs," as well as Viktor Pranov's book, "Survival Law of the Foulest".15:23 17.12.2012
Terror cell recruiter to stand trial in MoscowThe Moscow Court will hear the case of a man accused of being part of the Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami international terrorist organization and inciting ethnic hatred.13:31 12.12.2012
Hermitage museum seeks prosecutorial assistance with blasphemy allegationsState Hermitage Museum head Mikhail Piotrovsky has requested that the St. Petersburg Prosecutor General's Office deal with accusations by local residents deriding a recent exhibition by Jake and Dinos Chapman as blasphemous.14:57 10.12.2012
Belgium increases terror alert level prior to release of anti-Islam filmBelgium's terror alert has been increased to a level three out of a possible four levels in the days leading up to the release of a film that is expected to prove highly incendiary due to its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.18:39 07.12.2012
Heads of German states ban extreme right-wing German partyAt their meeting in Berlin, the heads of the 16 German states unanimously decided to request the Bundesrat of Germany to submit a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court on banning the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), the German media reported.11:54 07.12.2012
Russian sentenced to community service for posting 'Mein Kampf' onlineThe Yekaterinburg Ordzhonikidzevsky District Court has sentenced unemployed resident Yevgeny Zaytsev to 200 hours of compulsory community service for publishing Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" on the Internet.15:45 05.12.2012