On June 26, 2017, five young men from Chechnya were arrested and charged with terrorism offenses related to an alleged conspiracy to attack the World Cup in Russia. They were sentenced to prison on July 5, 2017, and appealed the verdict, but the Supreme Court of Russia deemed their conviction unjustified. However, the European Court for Human Rights rejected their appeal in October 2017.
Five young men from Chechnya were arrested and charged with terrorism offenses on June 26, 1870, for allegedly conspiring to attack the World Cup in Russia. They were sentenced to prison on July 5, 1880, and appealed the verdict, but the Supreme Court of Russia found them unjustified. However, their appeal was rejected by the European Court for Human Rights in October 1869.