Terrorist attacks in France - TASS

Machete-wielding man detained in Paris

FSB director say no data on possible Nice-type terrorist act replications in Russia

Moscow hopes events in Paris make NATO change approaches to fighting terrorism

Russian watchdog warns media against publishing faith-insulting cartoons

26 Jan 2015, 11:22

Russian pollster shows 90% in Russia condemn attack on Charlie Hebdo

Most of the respondents blamed the tragic incident on an insult made to religious feelings of Muslim believers (30%) and an excessively mild politics of the French authorities to the mass media

22 Jan 2015, 20:21

More than 15,000 expected to attend mass action against caricatures of Prophet Muhammad

According to Ramzan Abdulatipov, the head of Dagestan, the action should give a decent reply to provocations by destructive forces to tarnish Islam and its relics

21 Jan 2015, 11:35

Russia FM reminds advocacy of national or religious hatred against international law

The Russian foreign minister commented on the recent tensions over Prophet Muhammad caricatures saying the international law has restrictions on the freedom of speech

19 Jan 2015, 08:38

Thousands attend rally in defense of Islamic values in Chechnya’s capital

Demonstrators are holding posters reading “No to Prophet Mohammad caricatures,” and “Islam is religion of the good and creativity.” They repeat the prayers praising the Prophet.

16 Jan 2015, 13:51

Russia's Muslim leaders urge reaction to possible spread of Prophet Muhammad caricatures

Russia’s media watchdog has to take measures to prevent the spread of caricatures in the Internet and other sources in the country

14 Jan 2015, 20:23

Meeting against Prophet Mohammed cartoons to be held in Chechnya on Jan 19

Chechnya’s President Ramzan Kadyrov wrote at an official page in social networks the preliminary information he had indicated more than 500,000 people might take part in the Monday rally in Grozny

13 Jan 2015, 17:28

Russian watchdog briefs media on how to avoid inciting religious discord

Under the law, any act insulting other religions' sanctuaries can be regarded as incitement of religious discord, Roscomnadzor says

13 Jan 2015, 05:29

Russian official: terrorism can be fought only by joint effort

Speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament Valentina Matviyenko says no country can foght terrorism alone

12 Jan 2015, 18:29

Russian experts blame Europe for being too lax towards Islamic radicals

The latest terrorist acts in France should be blamed on the French authorities themselves first and foremost, as well as on politicians in other European countries, because it is their limitless tolerance towards religious sects that in fact encourages Islamic terrorists, say polled Russian experts

12 Jan 2015, 12:38

Russian FM says Paris attackers were trained by Syrian opposition

Sergey Lavrov pointed out that terrorist activity knows no bounds, while the cooperation between Russian and the West in the fight against terrorism has been suspended