Involving children in sects should result in revocation of parental rights – Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that parental rights should be revoked if parents make their children members of sects prohibited in Russia.12:17 14.11.2017
Bulgaria extradites alleged sect founder to RussiaAlleged founder of Kaula Dharma sect Sergey Kiriyenko, who stands charged with sexual assault and tortures, has been extradited from Bulgaria.10:56 02.11.2017
Woman sentenced to 6.5 years for transfer of stolen millions to Church of ScientologyThe Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Monday sentenced Ekaterina Zaborskikh, who had embezzled over 130 million rubles (about $2 million) from real estate investors and transferred the money to the Church of Scientology Moscow, to 6.5 years in prison.18:26 30.10.2017
Russian court overturns sentence in Jesus Christ caricature caseA court in Russia’s city of Sochi on Friday reversed sentence passed on a local resident Viktor Nochevnov for repost of Jesus Christ caricatures on a social media platform.16:56 27.10.2017
Parental rights deprivation proposed for children’s involvement in banned organizationsThe Supreme Court has proposed termination of parental rights for involvement of children into activities of public or religious organizations prohibited in Russia.13:52 17.10.2017
Russian court refuses to reconsider sentence of convicted Pokemon Go playerThe Presidium of the Sverdlovsk Region Court won’t review an appeal filed by videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a suspended term for playing Pokemon Go in a church.16:38 16.10.2017
Key books of Jehovah's Witnesses banned in RussiaThe Vyborg City Court of the Leningrad Region has banned key books of Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist.15:10 18.08.2017
Russian citizen fined $830 for caricatures of Jesus ChristA court in the city of Sochi has fined a local resident Viktor Nochevnov 50,000 rubles ($830) for repost of Jesus Christ caricatures on a social media platform.13:56 07.08.2017
St. Petersburg Church of Scientology raided by FSBSearches are being conducted in the Church of Scientology in St. Petersburg.14:00 06.06.2017
Russian Supreme Court upholds liquidation of Jehovah’s Witnesses chapterThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a ruling declaring a branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization in Cherkessk extremist and liquidating it.12:48 26.05.2017
FSB carries out searches at scientology center in Moscow RegionRussian Federal Security Service (FSB) carries out searches at the scientology center in the Moscow Region.15:25 29.03.2017
Russian Supreme Court asked to find Jehovah’s Witness managing organization extremistRussia’s Justice Ministry has asked the Supreme Court to find the Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses an extremist organization.13:21 16.03.2017
Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church appeals his detention in ECHRVideoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app has appealed his detention in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).10:50 20.02.2017
Imam accused of justifying terrorism to stay under house arrestThe Moscow City Court has upheld the extension of the house arrest term for Moscow imam Makhmud Velitov, who is charged with justifying terrorism.14:33 15.09.2016
Russian prosecutors seek ban on Aum ShinrikyoRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court demanding to put an official ban on activities of Aum Shinrikyo sect in Russia.16:57 13.09.2016
Buddha statue desecrator gets two-year suspended sentenceThe Elista City Court in the Republic of Kalmykia had sentenced Said Osmanov, a native of Dagestan, to a two-year probation for desecrating a Buddha statue located in the central Elista.17:50 28.07.2016
Russian court to sentence Buddha statue alleged desecrator on July 28The Elista City Court in the Republic of Kalmykia will rule in the case of Said Osmanov, a native of Dagestan, who allegedly desecrated a Buddha statue, on July 28.14:33 27.07.2016
Orthodox activist charged in exhibition attack case pleads not guiltyLyudmila Yesipenko, an activist of ultra-conservative Orthodox group Bozhya Volya (God’s Will), who stands charged with vandalizing an art exhibition, has pleaded not guilty.17:30 07.07.2016
Russian Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses branchRussia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses of Belgorod as extremist organization.13:45 09.06.2016
Russia’s Supreme Court dismisses complaint filed by Church of ScientologyRussia’s Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint the Moscow Church of Scientology had lodged in connection to the Russian Justice Ministry refusal to register this organization’s charter.18:32 05.05.2016