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Articles with tag "Terrorism"

Russia Vows to Help Taliban Fight Islamic State in Afghanistan

ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the March 2024 attack on a Moscow concert venue that killed 145 people.

FSB Says Thwarted May 9 Attack on Law Enforcement by Would-Be Female Bomber

The woman was allegedly planning to detonate an improvised explosive device at the instruction of a member of a banned terrorist group.
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In Photos: Schools Across Russia and Occupied Ukraine Hold Anti-Terrorism Drills

Photos circulated online showed adults armed with mock assault rifles and pistols, sometimes pointing the weapons at teachers and students.
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One Year On, Hundreds Pay Tribute After Deadly Crocus City Hall Attack

The attack, Russia’s deadliest in 20 years, killed 145 people and injured 500 more.
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Putin Hails Russia’s Huge Number of ‘Terror’ Convictions

Russia regularly sentences people over opposition to the war in Ukraine while convicting captured Ukrainian soldiers on treason and terrorist charges.
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Russia Saw 40% Surge in Terrorism Cases in 2024, Top Investigative Body Says

Authorities said Russians are increasingly being targeted online under false pretexts to commit arson attacks on infrastructure and government buildings...
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Russian Lawmakers Pass Bill Paving Way for Taliban’s Removal From Terrorist List

The legislation outlines a legal mechanism for groups to be removed from the Russia’s official list of outlawed “terrorist” groups. 
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Russian Lawmakers Expand Criteria for ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ Registry

Critics argue that the new bill gives law enforcement a potent means to broaden extrajudicial crackdowns on civil society.
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Russia Arrests 4 Over Deadly Crocus City Hall Attack – Reports

The men were accused of helping Batyr Kulayev, who allegedly provided weapons to the gunmen, flee.
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Russian Court Jails Foreign Student 14 Years for ‘Promoting Terrorism’

Authorities did not disclose the student’s identity or his country of origin.
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opinion Ruchi Kumar

Why Russia Doesn’t Think the Taliban Are Terrorists Anymore

Moscow sees the insurgent group as a way of ensuring its trade and security interests in the Central Asian “graveyard of empires.”
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2 Siberian Teenagers Charged With Terrorism for Setting Fire to Helicopter

The teens reportedly claimed an unknown individual offered them $20,000 to ignite the aircraft.
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Russia’s FSB Dismantles ‘Female Terrorist Cell’ in Republic of Tatarstan

The women allegedly conspired to recruit Russian citizens for an unnamed terrorist organization banned inside the country.
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67% of Russians Say Officials Did Everything to Save Beslan Hostages Despite Relatives' Criticisms

The share of Russians who believe that authorities did everything possible to save the hostages during the Beslan school siege is at its highest level...
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Russia’s FSB Says Arrested Recruiters for Syrian Terrorist Network

The two “religious figures” are said to have recruited 19 people for “terrorist activities” in Syria from February 2015 to November 2022.
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Russia Adds Exiled Actor Panin to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Alexei Panin, who has lived abroad since 2020, is known for his roles in films like “The Star” and “Dead Man's Bluff.”
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Russia Extends Pre-Trial Detention of Crocus Attack Suspects

One of the suspected gunmen was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair and did not appear fully — if at all — conscious.
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Russian Journalist Kevorkova Placed in Pre-Trial Detention for ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Nadezhda Kevorkova, a Russian war correspondent, author, and filmmaker, was arrested on Monday after police searched her Moscow apartment.
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Russian Journalist Kevorkova Charged With ‘Justifying Terrorism,’ Lawyer Says

Nadezhda Kevorkova has written about the Middle East and Russia’s North Caucasus for both independent and state-funded media.
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Russian Law Enforcement Says Thwarted Fake Bomb Threat

Investigators said three members of an unidentified transportation security firm installed three fake bombs under two road bridges in the city of Tver...
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