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Articles with tag "Court case"

lengthy punishment

Russian Court Sentences U.S. Basketball Star Griner to 9 Years in Jail

Griner will spend a "total of nine years in a Russian penal colony," judge Anna Sotnikova told the court.
leniency measure

Russia Lifts House Arrest for Top University Head Mau

Vladimir Mau is implicated in a criminal fraud case against former deputy education minister.
High-profile case

U.S. Basketball Star Brittney Griner’s Trial to Resume in Russia

A court north of Moscow resumes Brittney Griner’s trial Tuesday amid intensified efforts to secure her release through a prisoner exchange.
'justifying terrorism'

Ex-Navalny Activist Jailed for Mock ‘Putin Aides Execution’ Video

The controversial video depicted a mock trial of “Vladimir Putin” and the execution of his spokesman and the head of Rosneft.
illicit export

Russia Hands Down First Jail Sentence to Surrogate Mother

A 29-year-old Kazakh citizen who acted as a surrogate mother was found guilty of human trafficking.
walking free

Russian Court Drops Terrorism Charges Against Popular YouTuber

Yury Khovansky had been charged over an alleged performance mocking the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis.
cold case

Russian University Rector Remanded in Custody for Contract Killing

Ilshat Gafurov is suspected of ordering the assassination of a local lawmaker while serving as a mayor in 1999.
harsh sentence

Russia Jails Opera Singer for 10 Years Over Covid Protest

Vadim Cheldiyev was sentenced over an April 2020 protest voicing concerns that the lockdown would lead to job losses.
jailed opposition

Kremlin Critic Pivovarov Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for ‘Undesirable’ Activity

Pivovarov led Open Russia, a pro-democracy movement, until it disbanded under increasing government pressure.
Rare acquittal

Russian Feminist Activist Acquitted of ‘Porn’ Charges

Yulia Tsvetkova, spent several months under house arrest for abstract illustrations of female sexual organs.
Spy case

Siberian Scientist Dies in Custody After Treason Arrest – Reports

“They took a sick man, who was practically dying and feeding through a tube.”
Crackdown on dissent

Moscow Opposition Deputy Detained After ‘War Fakes’ Trial

Municipal deputy Ilya Yashin has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for “disobeying police orders.”
court date

Russia To Put WNBA Star Griner on Trial in July

Brittney Griner was charged with drug smuggling, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison in Russia.
'fake' facts

Russian Artist Faces 10 Years in Prison for Protesting War on Price Tags

Russia has criminalized spreading information about its invasion that does not reflect Moscow’s version of events. 
legal saga

Russian Student Journalists Sentenced Over Freedom of Assembly Video

The editors of DOXA were sentenced to corrective labor over a video explaining students' protest rights during pro-Navalny rallies.
new precedent

Colombian Faces 10 Years in Jail for Ukraine War ‘Fakes’

A Moscow court ordered the arrest of Giraldo Saray Alberto Enrique who will remain in custody until June 8 ahead of a trial.
speech crackdown

First Cases Opened Under Russia Military Information Law

Signed by Putin on March 4, the law introduced jail terms of up to 15 years for those who publish "knowingly false information" about the military.
Provisional measures

Top UN Court to Rule on Ukraine Invasion

Experts said it was unlikely that the judges would turn down Kyiv's request, at least when it came to its urgent requests.
hague hearings

Top UN Court to Hold Ukraine War Hearings on March 7, 8

The ICJ, based in The Hague, does not have a mandate to bring criminal charges against individual Russian leaders behind the invasion.
'visiting session'

Navalny Faces 15 More Years as Prison Trial Starts

The Kremlin critic, whose movement has been dismantled since he was imprisoned a year ago, faces new charges of fraud and contempt of court.
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