Moscow court upholds house arrest of Orthodox activist over exhibition attackThe Moscow City Court ordered Lyudmila Yesipenko, an activist of ultra-conservative Orthodox group Bozhya Volya (God’s Will), who stands accused of vandalising an art exhibition to remain under house arrest.10:32 27.04.2016
Russian citizen detained for alleged desecration of Buddha StatueA court in the Republic of Kalmykia has ordered the detention of a Dagestani citizen, who allegedly desecrated a Buddha Statue, for two months.15:37 04.04.2016
Ban on Church of Scientology appealed in Russian Supreme CourtThe Church of Scientology Moscow filed an appeal challenging the Moscow City Court’s ruling banning the organization.16:43 15.01.2016
Russian lawmakers approve ban on declaring main sacred texts extremistThe State Duma on Wednesday adopted in both the second and third reading a bill submitted by President Vladimir Putin that would ban declaring the sacred texts of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism extremist.09:46 12.11.2015
Russian court revokes ruling that labelled Muslim book extremistThe Sakhalin Regional Court granted an appeal submitted by Chechen Republic leader Ramzan Kadyrov by revoking lower court’s ruling that labelled as extremist a book containing quotes and commentary on verses from the Quran.10:41 05.11.2015
Russian prosecutors appeal court ruling labelling Muslim book extremistThe Prosecutor’s Office in the Far Eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk appealed a court ruling that labelled as extremist a book containing quotes and commentary on verses from the Quran.15:40 14.09.2015
Police to request arrest warrant for “god Kuzya” cultThe Moscow police will request a warrant for the arrest of the self-styled “god Kuzya,” the leader of a notorious radical cult accused of torturing members of his group, most of them women.11:40 11.09.2015
Hare Krishna followers suspected of infringing on children’s rights - reportYulia Zimova, a member of the Civic Chamber’s Commission on Support of Family, Children, and Motherhood, has requested that Prosecutor General Yury Chaika investigate the Hare Krishna movement for possible infringement on children’s rights.12:47 25.08.2015
Russian court takes Justice Ministry’s side against Church of ScientologyThe Izmailovsky District Court in Moscow has dismissed a complaint filed by the Church of Scientology Moscow against the Justice Ministry’s refusal to register its charter.11:06 02.07.2015
Russian Patriarch’s social media account could be registered as media outletThe Communists of Russia party has appealed to the communications regulator Roskomnadzor to register the patriarch’s VKontakte account as a media outlet.11:23 29.05.2015
Religious organizations in Russia may be required to disclose foreign funding sourcesThe Russian Government’s Legislative Commission has approved the Justice Ministry’s bill aimed at tighter control of religious organizations that have international funding sources, the Cabinet said on its website Tuesday.11:37 14.04.2015
12 jihadists sentenced to long prison terms in UzbekistanTwelve members of a jihadist group have received sentences ranging from six to ten years in Uzbekistan.13:41 08.04.2015
Three Russians arrested in Uzbekistan for creating religious sectUzbek police have arrested three Russians for creating and maintaining a religious sect.16:42 20.03.2015
Russian court dismisses case against opera director over Wagner’s TannhauserA court in Novosibirsk dismissed an administrative case brought against Boris Mezdrich, director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, over production of Richard Wagner’s Tannhauser which has allegedly ‘desecrated’ the image of Jesus Christ.14:37 10.03.2015
Parliament member requests inspection of Russian Scientology ChurchA member of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Vitaly Milonov, sent a letter to Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov requesting an in-depth inspection of the Church of Scientology in St. Petersburg and other Russian regions.16:36 19.02.2015
ECHR refuses to review Church of Scientology claim against RussiaEuropean Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has refused to review an appeal filed by Russian Federation over the ECHR decision in favor of unregistered Church of Scientology over the refusal of St. Petersburg authorities to officially recognize it as a legal entity.15:26 18.02.2015
Russian Supreme Court upholds ban on hijabs and miniskirts at Mordovian schoolsOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the ban on hijabs at Mordovian schools.15:00 11.02.2015
Trial of Russian suspected of ties with Syrian fighters to resume in FebruaryThe trial of Russian national Magomed Zakriev, who is suspected of ties with Syrian religious fanatics, will continue in Austria in February.17:13 23.01.2015
Russian mass media warned against religious hatred amid cartoon controversyThe publication of offensive cartoons in the media could be qualified as violation of the laws on the media and on combating extremism, the Russian telecommunications authority, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement posted on its website on Friday.12:10 16.01.2015
Trial of last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader begins in TokyoThe trial of the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for 17 years, has begun in a Tokyo district court.10:50 16.01.2015