Victims seek compensation from alleged organizer of 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisisVictims have filed five claims seeking in total 5 million rubles ($84,000) in damages from Khasan Zakayev, an alleged mastermind of the hostage taking at the Dubrovka theater in southeast Moscow in 2002 that left 130 dead.13:56 09.02.2017
Prosecutor seeks long prison terms for men accused of planning terror attack in MoscowProsecutor has demanded to sentence three men, who stand charged with planning a terror attack in Moscow in 2015, to prison terms varying from 5 to 15 years.15:34 07.02.2017
Russian Supreme Court softens sentence for imam for justifying terrorismRussia’s Supreme Court has softened sentence for imam of a mosque in the Dagestan Republic, Magomednabi Magomedov, found guilty of justifying terrorism.15:47 26.01.2017
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence for justifying terrorism onlineThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a 2.5-year term in penal colony settlement given to Arslan Khirasulov for justifying terrorism, public calls for terrorism and extremism and incitement of hatred and enmity on the Internet.10:54 24.01.2017
Last Russian Guantanamo prisoner transferred to UAEThe U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday that three detainees, among them Russian national Ravil Mingazov, are to be transferred from Guantanamo Bay high security prison to the government of the United Arab Emirates.16:24 20.01.2017
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence for Hizb ut-Tahrir branch organizerThe Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday upheld a 12-year prison sentence given to former children’s martial art trainer Isa Ragimov for organizing a branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia.12:20 12.01.2017
Russian court extends detention for alleged terrorist attack mastermindsThe St. Petersburg City Court has extended detention for eight citizens of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, who are charged with preparing terrorist attacks, until March 8.15:52 09.01.2017
Russian ex-student sentenced to 4.5 years for attempting to join ISISThe Moscow District Military Court has sentenced Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a former student of the Moscow State University, to 4.5 years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.16:15 22.12.2016
Russian ex-student Ivanova (Karaulova) found guilty of attempting to join ISISThe Moscow District Military Court has found Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a former student of the Moscow State University, guilty of attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.14:30 22.12.2016
Russia's Supreme Court upholds sentence for Hizb ut-Tahrir memberThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the sentence for Abdunabi Zoidov who was found guilty of participating in activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia.11:20 22.12.2016
Ex-Russian student charged with trying to join ISIS apologizes to her parentsVarvara Karaulova, a former student of the Moscow State University, who is to be sentenced Thursday on charges of attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria apologized to her parents.12:43 21.12.2016
Prosecutors seek 5-year prison sentence for student accused of trying to join ISISProsecutors are seeking five-year jail sentence for Varvara Karaulova, a student of the Moscow State University, who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.11:36 08.12.2016
Russian national sentenced to 3 years in prison for attempt to join ISISA military court in Rostov-on-Don, a Russian city in the Northern Caucasus, had convicted Feitulakh Nametulayev for an attempt to join Islamic State, a terrorist organization banned in Russia, and sentenced him to three years in jail.16:22 02.12.2016
Russia’s Supreme Court upholds sentence of “ISIS trainee” YevloyevRussia’s Supreme Court had upheld the sentence of Rashid Yevloyev, who is to spend six years in prison for undergoing training by Islamic State (ISIS, banned in Russia) instructors.17:27 29.11.2016
Alleged organizer of 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis admits guilt in partKhasan Zakayev, an alleged mastermind of the hostage taking at the Dubrovka theater in southeast Moscow in 2002 that left 130 dead, partially admitted guilt.14:19 22.11.2016
Hearings in criminal case against Karaulova to resume on November 16The Moscow District Military Court will continue hearing a case against Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), the Moscow State University’s student, who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria, on November 16.16:47 15.11.2016
Alleged sponsors of terrorists arrested in Russia - FSBThe Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested a criminal group allegedly financing international terrorism.13:41 07.11.2016
Aum Shinrikyo included on terrorist list - FSBRussia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on its website on Wednesday that Aum Shinrikyo had been included on the list of terrorist organizations.18:01 02.11.2016
State Duma Defense Committee approves bill on short-term counterterrorism contractsThe State Duma Committee for Defense has supported a government bill that would warrant conclusion of short-term military contracts for fighting against terrorism outside Russia.16:51 01.11.2016
Hizb ut-Tahrir member to serve 52 months in prisonThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a 52-month prison sentence passed on the Tajik national Abdulaziz Usmonov for participation in activity of the prohibited terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir.15:45 01.11.2016