Controversial shariah court proposal extremist - prosecutionRussian prosecutors said on Thursday they saw evidence of extremism in statements by a prominent Muslim lawyer who vowed bloodshed in Russia if the authorities refuse to establish Islamic law courts.09:30 27.04.2012
Possible introduction of sharia court in Russia deemed provocationExperts have found attorney Dagir Khasavov's appeal to introduce a sharia court in Russia to be a provocation.18:09 25.04.2012
Action deeming Berezovsky's letter extremist to be handled on May 10Moscow's Khamovnichesky District Court set Thursday May 10 for hearing the lawsuit to recognize a letter by fugitive millionaire Boris Berezovsky as extremist.13:25 19.04.2012
Lawsuit to declare Berezovsky's letter extremist to be heard on April 19Moscow's Kamovnichesky District Court rescheduled on Monday until April 19 its hearing of a lawsuit to declare self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovskys letter extremist.16:41 16.04.2012
Bhagavad Gita to be judged by scholars, not judges - ombudsmanIt is up to scholars, rather than judges, to examine texts like "Bhagavad Gita As It Is," Russian translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita Hindu scripture, Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin said.11:14 11.04.2012
Alleged 'extremist' letter from Berezovsky to be probed on April 16Moscow's Khamovnichesky District Court will hear on April 16 the lawsuit filed by the Moscow Central District's Prosecutor's Office to declare as extremist a letter written by exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky.18:08 03.04.2012
Holy case: Hindu text under prosecutor's pressureThe situation surrounding the Russian version of “Bhagavad Gita”, a sacred text of Hindus, has evoked an international uproar. The Prosecutor’s Office in Siberia seeks to declare the book and its commentary extremist.16:23 22.03.2012
Bhagavad Gita extremism case turned downThe Tomsk Regional Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Prosecutor's Office seeking declaration of the Russian translation and commentary of the Hindu scripture extremist.10:10 21.03.2012
"Bhagavad Gita As It Is" extremism case appealedThe Tomsk Region Court started hearing on Tuesday an appeal by the Prosecutor's Office against the trial court refusal to declare "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" an extremist book.13:06 20.03.2012
Prosecutor's office seeks to declare Jehovah's Witnesses leaflets extremistThe Kursk Regional Court has started considering the prosecutor's office petition to declare five Jehovah's Witnesses religious leaflets extremist.16:53 14.03.2012
Blogger faces up to five year in prison in KyrgyzstanBlogger Vladimir Farafonov has been accused of inciting ethnic hatred in Kyrgyzstan, the country which has recently went through a coup.11:05 01.03.2012
Website owner sentenced to 21 months in prison for extremismA resident of Khakassia was sentenced to 21 months in prison for distributing extremist and nationalist materials.10:47 28.02.2012
Scholars to set up independent expert commission on extremismParticipants of the Bhagavad Gita in History and Modern Society academic conference proposed to set up an independent board of scholars to evaluate various texts for signs of extremism.12:08 27.02.2012
Bhagavad Gita case perplex scientistsExperts and scientists gathering at the all-Russian conference "Bhagavad Gita in history and modern society" at the Tomsk University said they were perplexed over the prosecutor's office's lawsuit seeking to declare "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" commentary extremist.11:48 24.02.2012
Prosecutors' suit against сommentary on Bhagavad Gita reasonable - expertHead of the Justice Ministry's religion expert council Alexander Dvorkin holds that the Tomsk prosecutor's office has good reasons to declare сommentary on Bhagavad Gita extremist.11:54 21.02.2012
Bhagavad Gita case misunderstood by society - prosecutor's officeFirst Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Buksman told journalists on Thursday that people misunderstand the prosecutor's office's claim to declare the Russian version of "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" an extremist text.12:21 16.02.2012
Appeal in Bhagavad Gita case to be heard in MarchThe Tomsk Regional Court will hear on March 6 the local prosecutor's office's appeal against the first-instance court's refusal to declare a Russian version of the "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" Hindu scripture an extremist text.16:05 14.02.2012
Watchdog's ban on distributing Jehovah's Witnesses magazines affirmedAn appeals court has affirmed the mass media watchdog's ban on distributing in Russia the Awake! and Watchtower magazines published by Jehovah's Witnesses.11:49 02.02.2012
Prosecutor's office appeals adverse judgment in Bhagavad Gita caseThe Prosecutor's Office has appealed the court's refusal to declare a Russian version of the "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" Hindu scripture an extremist text.15:41 01.02.2012
Prosecutors appeal Bhagavad Gita extremism ruling dismissalProsecutors in Russia’s Siberian city of Tomsk have insisted that a Russian translation of the book on a Hindu scripture called "Bhagavad-Gita As It Is" should be banned as extremist literature, filing an appeal against an earlier court ruling not to ban the book.16:16 26.01.2012