Russia agrees to share data on ‘extremists’ and ‘terrorists’ with five former Soviet states. Its own terrorism and extremism registry now tops 23,000 names.
The prosecutors general of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to cooperate in combating terrorism and extremism, RBC reported.
Five former Soviet states have reached an agreement to cooperate in combating terrorism and extremism, according to RBC. The participating countries are Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. This cooperation involves promptly exchanging information about terrorist and extremist organizations and individuals deemed security threats.
They will also share data regarding attempts to undermine countries' sovereignty or possible terrorist attacks. Additionally, the agreement addresses the issue of foreign fighters returning to their countries of origin and their family members. The cooperation specifically mentions the sharing of foreign fighters and their relatives within the five nations.
In Russia, authorities utilize extremism and terrorism laws in politically motivated cases. The country's financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, maintains a terrorism and extremism registry, which currently lists over 23,000 individuals. Recent additions to the list include journalist Yuri Dud, as well as notable figures such as Pavel Durov, Vera Polozkova, Leonid Gozman, Tatyana Lazareva, Boris Akunin, and Alexander Nevzorov.
The Pervy Otdel project and the think tank Parubets Analytics report that 1,145 people were convicted of terrorism during the first half of 2026, compared to 725 convictions in the previous year.
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