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Articles with tag "Court case"

jailed activist

Russia Extends Jailed Gulag Historian's Prison Sentence to 15 Years

Yury Dmitriyev is renowned for his work that shed light on Soviet-era political repressions in his home region.
international affair

Russian Businessman Appears in U.S. Court After Swiss Extradition

The United States accuses Kremlin insider Vladislav Klyushin, of insider trading to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.
criticism from moscow

Russia Calls UK Decision to Allow Assange Extradition ‘Shameful’

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the ruling "another manifestation of the Anglo-Saxon alliance’s cannibalistic worldview.”
'insult to millions'

Defenders Urge Russian Court Not to Shut Top Rights Group

Memorial is facing its biggest threat since being founded by Soviet dissidents in 1989.
mandate lost

Russian Communist Lawmaker Stripped of Immunity in Elk Poaching Probe

Valery Rashkin, the leader of the Communist Party's radical wing, had called for protests over this fall's State Duma election results.
'interrupted chain'

Russia Acquits First Jehovah’s Witness After Top Court Bans Prosecuting Prayers

The Supreme Court recently ruled that joint prayers among members of banned religious groups “do not contain elements of extremism.”
Morality Police 

A Flurry of Prosecutions for Racy Photos Reflects Russia’s Intensifying Embrace of ‘Traditional Values’

Several cases have been launched in recent weeks for posting provocative content near Russia's most famous religious landmarks.
legal saga

Russia Wins Latest Round of $50-Bln Yukos Case

Russia had been ordered to pay $50 billion to former shareholders in the oil giant before the Dutch Supreme Court's ruling.
right to restitution

Russian Supreme Court Declines to Hear 'Gulag Children' Case

Surviving descendants of victims of Stalinist repressions filed a class-action lawsuit to demand compensation the law says they are entitled to.
'sanitary case'

Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina Sentenced Over Navalny Protest Calls

Alyokhina has been sentenced to one year of “restricted freedom” over a tweet that called for the Jan. 23 protest for Navalny's release.
inflamed rhetoric

Navalny Ally Jailed 2 Years for Anti-Government Tweets – Mediazona

Pavel Zelensky was charged with inciting extremism online for tweets posted after the self-immolation death of journalist Irina Slavina.
criminal trespass

Navalny Ally Sobol Sentenced for Visiting Alleged FSB Poisoner’s Apartment

Lyubov Sobol was detained outside the apartment of an FSB agent who was reported to have been involved in Navalny's poisoning.
pornography charges

Russian Feminist Activist Goes on Trial for 'Body-Positive' Drawings

Yulia Tsvetkova faces up to six years behind bars in a case that has prompted nationwide pickets and online flashmobs in her support.
SWIFT REJECTION

Russia Rejects Calls From Europe Court To Release Navalny

Russia's justice ministry dismissed ECHR's demands to release Navalny as "unreasonable and unlawful."
statute of limitations

Russia Drops Children’s Hepatitis C Outbreak Case – Reports

Nearly 170 children had allegedly been infected through unsterile gloves and catheters at the pediatric hospital in Russia's Far East.
behind bars

Russian Soldier Given Lengthy Prison Term for Mass Shooting of Fellow Conscripts

Ramil Shamsutdinov has said his actions were retaliation to hazing and bullying.
HOOLIGANISM CHARGES

Russia Jails Math Grad Student for Attack on Ruling Party

More than 2,500 mathematicians from around the world signed a petition ahead of the verdict on Azat Miftakhov, who says he was tortured in custody.
'new greatness' case

Young Russians’ Extremism Sentences Reduced for ‘Plot to Overthrow Putin’

The activists' supporters have said their case was fabricated by the security services.
espionage affair

Russia Jails Former Energy Exec for 15 Years on Spying Charges

Russia's most prominent rights group described Karina Tsurkan as a political prisoner who had been denied a fair trial.
savage attack

2 Russian Men Get Jail Sentences for Euro 2016 Attack

The men were given jail terms of three years and 10 years over the beating that left an English football fan with a brain injury.
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