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Articles with tag "Court case"

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She Was a Leading Arctic Ornithologist. Now She’s Imprisoned for $25 in Donations.

Sofya Rozenfeld dedicated her life to studying Arctic waterfowl. Even as she faced criminal charges, she couldn’t imagine leaving that work behind.

Jailed Election Expert Kynev Denied Crutches After Leg Broken During Arrest, Journalist Says

“He writes that he is still in a cast and has about three more weeks to ‘walk’ around in it. Except he can’t walk,” journalist Gleb Yarovoy said...
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Russian Activist Fined Over ‘Party of Crooks and Thieves’ T-Shirt

The slogan was deemed extremist on the grounds that it was attributed to the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Russian Court Hands Exiled YouTuber Michael Nacke Combined 14-Year Sentence

Nacke is a prominent critic of the Kremlin whose Russian-language YouTube channel covers Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Russian Rocket Engine Executive Arrested in $59M Defense Contract Case

Investigators say contractors completed only a fraction of the work paid for and accuse the executive of concealing construction delays.
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Russian Who Swam to Lithuania to Seek Asylum Gets 6 Years in Russian Prison After Return

The man, identified as 68-year-old Igor Odintsov, said he faced persecution in Russia over his social media posts.
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Russia Drops Criminal Case Against Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava

Moniava had been charged with spreading “false information” about Russia’s army for a post about Ukrainian civilians killed in Russian attacks.
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Russia Sentences ‘Masyanya’ Creator to 4 Years in Absentia Over Anti-War Cartoon

Investigators said the show’s 2023 episode “Idoliada” contained calls for Russian servicemen to surrender, desert and disobey their commanders.
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Ex-Deputy Governor Who Planned to Fight in Ukraine Gets 14 Years for Military Supplies Theft

Alexander Vlasov, who also headed the Kuban Cossack Host, was arrested one day after he resigned in order to fight in Ukraine.
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Russia Jails Indigenous Buryat Activist 20 Years in Absentia

Marina Khankhalaeva is the founder of Tusgaar Buryad-Mongolia, an exiled movement advocating for the republic of Buryatia’s independence.
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Russian Military Court Orders Senior Training Official Held in Custody

Major General Sergei Nikitushkin served in Russia’s war against Ukraine and was promoted to major general by President Vladimir Putin in December 2024...
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Russian Chip Importer CEO Jailed in $1.8M Tax Evasion Case

The arrest follows a series of investigations involving Russian companies and officials connected to military procurement.
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Russia Files Media Cases Against Kommersant, SIM Media Holding and Several Editors

The outlets reportedly face accusations of "abusing media freedom."
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Russia Confiscates $7.6Bln in Assets in Largest Nationalization Yet

The Kremlin's campaign to bring private assets under state control has already transferred businesses worth an estimated $89.7 billion to government ownership...
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Russia Removes 2 Decades of Court Statistics From Public Access

The court statistics had been used to analyze trends in cases such as treason, the dissemination of “fake news” about the army, “discrediting”...
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Russia Jails Ex-Rail Executive for 11 Years Over $16M Fraud Case

Alexei Taicher was found guilty of embezzling nearly $16 million from a company linked to state railway giant Russian Railways (RZhD).
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He Researched Public Health in the Arctic. Russia Says It Was Treason.

What really led to the imprisonment of a respected scientist?
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British Court Allows Yukos Shareholders to Pursue Russian Assets in $65Bln Dispute

The decision marks the latest step in a two-decade effort by investors to obtain compensation following the collapse of Yukos.
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Laurent Vinatier Studied Russia. Then the Country Imprisoned Him.

“I could disappear,” the French researcher and conflict mediator, who was freed last month, thought during his first night in prison.
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U.S. Citizen Sentenced to 4 Years in Russian Prison for Attempted Firearms Smuggling

Prosecutors accused the man of trying to transport parts for a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a Saiga carbine from Russia to the U.S. via Turkey. 
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