extremism

Uzbekistan eases extremism laws but retains broad online controls

Uzbekistan has eased parts of its extremism legislation following criticism from UN rights experts, while retaining broad state powers over materials and organisations deemed extremist.

Extremist group that carried out 'Sharia patrols' in Russia jailed

The leader of an extremist group that carried out so-called "Sharia patrols" targeting people suspected of drinking alcohol in Russia's Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has been sentenced to four years and three months in a penal colony.

Lukashenko pardons 20 people jailed for "extremism"