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Articles with tag "Court case"

Russian Court Rejects Jailed U.S. Soldier's Sentence Appeal

Gorden Black was sentenced to nearly four years in jail for alleged death threats and theft.

U.S.-Russian Woman Pleads Guilty to Treason, Lawyer Says

Ksenia Karelina is accused of donating around $50 to a Ukrainian charity shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
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Exiled Russian Journalist Mikhail Zygar Jailed 8.5 Years in Absentia for Bucha ‘Fakes’

Zygar is the latest figure to be jailed over their comments about the Russian military’s actions in Ukraine.
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Russia Jails Protester for 5 Years Over Bashkortostan Unrest

The January protests over the jailing of a prominent local opposition activist shook regional authorities.
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Russian Artist Jailed 9 Years for Donating ‘$30 to Ukraine Army’ – Reports

“I went back to my cell and rejoiced with happiness. Only nine years!” Tatiana Laletina, 21, told a friend in a letter.
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Russia Jails Exiled Politician Leonid Gozman 8.5 Years in Absentia for War Criticism

A Moscow court found Gozman guilty of spreading “fake news” about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Moscow Court Upholds Prison Sentence of Dissident Oleg Orlov 

Speaking to journalists via video link to the court before the session, Orlov said: "I do not regret or repent anything.”
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Russian Playwright, Director Face 6-year Jail Terms for ‘Justifying Terrorism'

Yevgeniya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk's lawyers said prosecutors had requested the prison sentences in a closed-door trial.
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Moscow Court Rules To Keep French Researcher Laurent Vinatier in Jail

The 47-year-old in June became the latest Westerner to be arrested in Russia having been charged with breaching Moscow's "foreign agents" law.
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Russian Priest’s Sons Jailed Up to 17.5 Years for Trying to Join Ukraine Army

The Ashcheulov brothers expressed opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in their closing statements, according to Mediazona.
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Court Extends Navalny Lawyers’ Pre-Trial Detention for ‘Extremism’

Kobzev, Lipster, and Sergunin were arrested last October on accusations of “extremist” activity for passing Navalny’s letters on to his associates...
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Russian Woman Who Filmed Troops Sentenced to 12 Years for Treason

The young woman was accused of sharing footage of Russian soldiers and military equipment heading toward Ukraine with Kyiv.
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Russia Extends Pre-Trial Detention of Crocus Attack Suspects

One of the suspected gunmen was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair and did not appear fully — if at all — conscious.
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Russia Sues Kremlin Critic Khodorkovsky, Ex-Business Partner 

Vedomosti reported that Khodorkovsky’s spokesperson said they received no information regarding the legal suit.
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Russian Journalist Kevorkova Placed in Pre-Trial Detention for ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Nadezhda Kevorkova, a Russian war correspondent, author, and filmmaker, was arrested on Monday after police searched her Moscow apartment.
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Wife of Exiled Russian Journalist Martynov Jailed 9 Years for Attempted Murder

Her husband Kirill Martynov, who is the editor-in-chief of the exiled newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, has not commented on the case.
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opinion Tanya Lokshina

It Is Our Moral Calling to Stand With Wrongly Imprisoned Russian Playwright and Director

The year-long imprisonment of director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk is emblematic of the Kremlin’s war on free expression.
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Russian Military Court Extends Playwright, Director’s Pre-Trial Detention by 6 Months

The women were charged over the content of their award-winning play about Russian women who fall in love with Islamist militants.
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Russia Seeks 10-Year Jail Term for Wife of Exiled Journalist in Attempted Murder Case

Antonina Martynova evaded criminal punishment after a jury in 2008 found her guilty of attempting to throw her daughter down a stairwell.
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Moscow Court Charges 5 Russians With ‘Terrorism’ Over Helicopter Torching

Court authorities accused the group of working on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence services in exchange for money.
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