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Articles with tag "Court case"

FALL FROM GRACE

Russian Governor Detained on Murder Charges

Sergei Furgal is suspected of ordering hits on several businessmen in the Russian Far East in the early 2000s.
SHOW TRIALS

What a Growing List of ‘Instructional’ Court Cases in Russia Have in Common

A flurry of recent rulings are meant to identify “enemies of the state” for the public, rights defenders say.
SHOW OF SUPPORT

Colleagues Rally Behind Russian Former Journalist Detained for Treason

Ivan Safronov was arrested after starting a new job as aide to Russia’s space chief.
Freedom of Speech

Russia Seeks 6 Years Jail for Journalist in 'Terror Case'

Svetlana Prokopyeva's case has drawn outrage from supporters and rights groups.
release reversed

Russia Halts Early Release of Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen

“It’s unknown what made the prosecution change its position,” the Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia said.
american 'odyssey'

American Teacher Jailed in Russia for Cleaning Product Purchase Returns to U.S.

Gaylen Grandstaff was arrested in 2017 after ordering a detergent containing a banned substance.
guilty verdict

Serebrennikov Trial: Russia Gives Suspended Sentence to Prominent Director in Fraud Case

The sentencing marks a surprise legal victory in a case the director's supporters say was politically motivated.
Calvey case

Russia Keeps U.S. Investor Calvey Under House Arrest Despite Cancer Revelation

Calvey’s lawyer argued that keeping his client under house arrest violates his rights.
on trial

Prosecutors Seek 6-Year Jail Term for Russian Director

Serebrennikov's embezzlement trial has attracted international attention and high-profile calls for his release.
'Set' case

Russia Jails 2 Anti-Fascists, Ending Terror Case Plagued by Torture Claims

Authorities say the case has prevented high-profile attacks while rights groups condemned it as fabricated.
culture case

Key Witness in Serebrennikov’s Fraud Trial Claims ‘Severe Pressure’ From Investigators

“They made me sign a statement that I knew everything and that there was criminal activity,” she testified.
high-profile murder

Russian Historian Goes on Trial for Chopping Up Lover

Oleg Sokolov's case has fueled intense debate in Russia over domestic violence.
DIVIDED CASE

Russian Investigators Refuse to Drop Khachaturyan Sisters’ Murder Charges

The sisters’ lawyers had hoped investigators would change the charges to necessary defense.
bait and switch

Russian Terror Suspects Detained Under Guise of ‘Coronavirus Test’

Disguised FSB agents told the group's alleged leader that he needed to test for coronavirus and then raided his home.
he said, she said

‘She Pricked His Butt Roleplaying’: ‘Putin’s Chef’ Sues Activist Sobol for Libel

Lyubov Sobol links a 2016 attempt on her husband's life to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a catering magnate with close Kremlin ties.
reviewed verdict

Russia Orders New Trial in Activist’s ‘Repeat Protest’ Conviction

Konstantin Kotov is the second person ever to be found guilty of taking part in multiple unsanctioned protests.
jailed abroad

Former U.S. Marine Faces 10 Years in Russian Prison

Trevor Reed is accused of assaulting police officers during a drunken night out last year, charges that his defense denies.
changing hands

Russia Arrests U.S. Cancer Medicine Inventor for Bribery

The bribe was allegedly made in exchange for help with adding pharmaceutical products to a list of controlled substances.
out of jail

Russia Hands 21-Year-Old Moscow Protester Suspended Sentence in Legal Victory

Suspended sentences are widely seen as the lightest punishment in a legal system that rarely issues not-guilty verdicts.
extra penalty

Protesters Twice as Likely to Be Jailed for Assaulting Police in Russia, Study Says

Protesters were also given longer sentences on average than those who hadn't been protesting.
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