A court in the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has upheld the sentences of two leaders of the Al-Ikhlas Mosque.
With New Year festivities behind them, Russian students are now hard at work on their end-of-term thesis papers. But cheating is still rife in Russian universities, with many students paying others to write their academic papers.
Sled-dog racing has a long tradition in Russia's Far North, but it's just beginning to take off in other regions. Some 40 teams from different Russian cities met in Tatarstan in January to show off their dogs' speed and skill.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial new law on education.
The World Congress of Tatars (DTK) has adopted a resolution on preserving the Tatar language, culture, religion and traditions.
The director of a mobile-phone retailer in Russia's republic of Tatarstan has lost her job and is facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly disciplining her employees by forcing them to pose for photos in their underwear.
Novy Urengoi, in northwestern Siberia, has imposed harsh new restrictions on entry to the city, which is known as Russia's "gas capital." Both Russians and foreigners will now have to apply for special permission to visit Novy Urengoi. Local authorities say the move will help curb what they describe as an alarming boom in immigration and criminality.
A court in Ufa has reopened the trial of the former prime minister of Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan, Rail Sarbayev.
A new nationalities policy sets guidelines for policies affecting Russia's nearly 200 ethnic groups. Its drafting has provoked intense concern among them that the status of non-Russian nationalities could be diminished.
The wetlands of Russia's Tyumen region are the site of the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. But they are also home to Russians of Tatar descent. They live in the remote villages cut off from "the mainland" from spring through winter.
Police in Kazan, capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, have launched an investigation into an explosion that killed a man on November 20.
The president of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, has said that a Kazakh consulate would be opened soon in the Tatar capital, Kazan.
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