Religion & Law

Russian Local Prosecutor Attempting To Ban Sacred Hindu Text As Extremist
CNN reports that in the Russian city of Tomsk, a court has  postponed until Dec. 28 its decision on an attempt by the prosecutor to ban the Bhagavad Gita as an extremist book that sows social discord...

Russian Authorities Ban Moderate Islamic Text As Extremist
Forum 18 reports today that Russian authorities have banned as "extremist" a moderate Islamic theological text that gives Koran-based advice on family and social relationships. Russia's 2002 Extremism Law prohibits mass distribution, or preparation or storage with the aim of mass distribution, of books found to be extremist...

Russian Prosecutor General's Office Bans "Mein Kampf"
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has banned Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's 1925 political tract, labelling it extremist, according to the New York Times. The book has been available for sale in Russia, but increasing attacks on non-Russians have caused the...

Russia prosecutors ban 'Mein Kampf' for violating extremism law
[JURIST] The Russian Prosecutor General's Office on Friday banned Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf, finding it in violation of laws against extremism. The step was taken pursuant to Article I of Russia's Law to Combat Extremist Activities...

Russian Supreme Court Bans Radical Islamic Group
Interfax reported yesterday that the Appeal Board of the Russian Supreme Court has banned all activities in Russia of the Islamic group, Tablighi Jamaat. Upholding a finding by the Prosecutor General's Office that Tablighi Jamaat is an extremist group, the Court found that the group's advocacy of a Global Caliphate "threaten[s] interethnic and inter-religious stability in Russian society and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation...

New Filings in Chabad Suit Show Russian Ban on Art Loans Prompted Government Interest
Updated at 5:01 p.m. Attorneys for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement have pledged not to seek Russian artwork on loan to U.S. museums to fulfill a judgment against the Russian government over the return of sacred Jewish texts in its possession....

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Unsolicited Text Messages Cost Company $7 Million

T-Mobile USA Inc.
allegedly charged customers for unsolicited text messages.