Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to hunger strike if not allowed in courtSentenced Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina is prepared to go on a hunger strike if she is not allowed to present in person at a hearing appealing for her release on parole.17:50 16.05.2013
Caroline County sheriff says Tsarnaev's burial was handled properlyThe sheriff of Caroline County, Virginia, where residents and officials alike are distressed over the burial of one of the Boston bombing suspects in their local area, said Saturday that it appears "all paperwork is in order at this point".10:42 13.05.2013
Russian police arrest seven extremists promoting 'global jihad'The police have arrested seven members of a banned organization suspected of recruiting new members and promoting a global jihad, the regional investigative committee reported on Monday.16:08 06.05.2013
Alleged teacher denies role in radicalizing Boston bombing suspect"Misha," a mysterious US-based Islamist who has been accused of having radicalized deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev by the Tsarnaev family, claims that he was not his teacher.15:25 29.04.2013
Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova denied parolePussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova who is serving a two-year sentence for a "punk prayer" to remain in prison as her bid for parole was rejected on Friday.19:58 26.04.2013
Defense team seeks alternative opinion on Tolokonnikova’s psych assessmentA court in the central Russian region of Mordovia has approved a request filed by jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova’s defense team to allow a psychologist to provide an alternative opinion on the prison’s psychological assessment of Tolokonnikova, RAPSI learned in court Friday.13:12 26.04.2013
Afghan president bans films and shows contradicting Islamic lawAfghan President Hamid Karzai has signed an order banning films and shows that contradict Islamic law, the government's press service announced on Tuesday.16:13 23.04.2013
Parents appeal ruling to uphold headscarf ban in schoolsParents whose children are not allowed to wear Muslim headscarves to school have appealed the ruling in the Supreme Court.16:30 22.04.2013
Russian university lifts hijab ban - prosecutor's officeThe Krasnoyarsk State Medical University has canceled a rule prohibiting students from wearing religious clothing in class, such as traditional Muslim headscarves, the regional prosecutor's office reported on Wednesday.16:48 17.04.2013
No new article in the Criminal Code for anti-blasphemy law - MPThe authors of the anti-blasphemy law have decided against proposing a new article for the Criminal Code in time for the bill's second reading and instead suggest amending the existing article.10:17 16.04.2013
French court opens case against Femen activistsAn investigation has been launched against the Femen activists who staged a rally in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris after Pope Benedict XVI's resignation.17:40 15.04.2013
Famous Turkish pianist convicted of insulting IslamTurkish pianist Fazil Say has received a 10-month prison sentence suspended for five years for insulting the Muslim values of Turkish citizens, local media reported on Monday.17:17 15.04.2013
Kremlin backs religious sentiment protection billThe Kremlin favors the idea of adopting a law protecting the religious feelings of Russian citizens, the Russian presidential spokesman said Thursday.17:41 11.04.2013
French court upholds Russia's ownership of Orthodox Cathedral in NiceFrance’s Court of Cassation has upheld Russia’s ownership of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice, thus making the final decision over a seven-year dispute.13:36 11.04.2013
State Duma to consider religious feelings protection billOn Tuesday, the State Duma will consider in the first reading a law stipulating criminal prosecution for insulting the religious feelings of others, Speaker Sergei Naryshkin said following a State Duma Council meeting on Monday.17:11 08.04.2013
Prosecutor says student illegally expelled over hijabProsecutors in Russia’s Siberian region said Wednesday that a local university’s expulsion of a female student for wearing a hijab was unlawful.16:11 03.04.2013
Moscow meat plant's halal products to be tested for pork abroadHalal products from Moscow’s Tsaritsyno meat processing plant will be examined in laboratories in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following recent reports that pig DNA has been detected in them, says the chief of Russia's Mufti Council’s International Center for Halal Standardization and Certification.14:39 02.04.2013
Bill banning registration of extremist religious organizations sent to DumaThe government has sent a bill to the State Duma banning the registration of religious organizations of extremists. According to the government's press service, the bill stipulates that registrars responsible for religious organizations have the right to refuse to register organizations whose founders or members are involved in extremist activities.14:36 28.03.2013
Russian student reportedly expelled over hijabRussian prosecutors said Monday they are looking into the alleged expulsion of a female student from a Siberian university over her hijab.11:28 25.03.2013
Lawsuit against hijab ban in Russia's Stavropol schools rejectedThe Stavropol Territorial Court has rejected a lawsuit against the ban on wearing headdresses to school, including the hijab, a Moscow lawyer said on Friday.15:43 22.03.2013