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Articles with tag "Court case"

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.
CALVEY CASE

Russia Puts Jailed Baring Vostok Executives Under House Arrest

The three men were taken into custody last year in an embezzlement case against the Baring Vostok private equity group.
opinion
Andrei Kolesnikov

The Return of Stalinist Show Trials

The extreme sentences handed down to defendants in what is being called the “Network Case” is an ominous sign.
'show trial'

The Harrowing Testimonies of Jailed Russian Anti-Fascists, in Quotes

The defendants said they were tortured and forced to give false and incriminating testimonies.
stay-at-home investor

Russia Extends House Arrest of U.S. Investor Calvey Until May 13

Calvey faces charges of embezzlement that he says are being used to pressure him in a business dispute.
anti-lgbt violence

Russian Jury Acquits Gay Man’s Murder Suspect

The knife attack was “most likely due to sexual orientation,” the victim's boyfriend who survived the attack said.
In absentia

Russia Seeks Fugitive Billionaire Boris Mints’ Arrest

Mints and his two sons are accused of embezzling 34 billion rubles ($533 million).
Moscow case

Judges Disobey Putin in ‘Repeat Protest’ Conviction

Amnesty International has declared Konstantin Kotov a "prisoner of conscience."
Jailed for a layover

Russia Upholds U.S.-Israeli Woman’s 7.5-Year Airport Marijuana Sentence

“Despite the disappointment of the court verdict – I am not giving up,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
through the roof

Russian Murder Suspect Gets Stuck in Ceiling During Botched Escape Attempt

Despite all my rage, I am still just a man in a cage.
Returning home

Children of Stalin’s Terror Win Crucial Housing Case

They are now entitled to state housing in the cities their parents were deported from during the Stalinist repressions.
'moscow case'

Russia Hands Student Protester Zhukov Suspended Sentence After Outcry

Observers say Yegor Zhukov's verdict is a rare legal victory for those arrested following this summer's Moscow protests.
final arguments

‘The Darker My Future, the Wider My Smile’: Student Protester Zhukov’s Closing Statement

Yegor Zhukov, 21, faces up to five years in prison over this summer's opposition protests in Moscow.
'moscow case'

‘There Will Be More Arrests’: New Opposition Protesters Face Trial

Criminal prosecutions stemming from this summer's Moscow opposition rallies continue to roll in.
Witness protection?

Fugitive Russian Drug-Smuggling Cat Gets a Body Double in Court

The prosecution pretended it hadn’t lost its key piece of evidence.
OUTLAWED Faith

Russian Jehovah’s Witness Hit With 6-Year ‘Extremism’ Sentence

The sentencing is the latest flashpoint in a series of convictions against Russian members of the religious group.
CALVEY CASE

Russian Baring Vostok Executives Could Face Years in Detention

Ivan Zyuzin, Vagan Abgaryan and Maxim Vladimirov face a full year in jail before the case even has a chance of going to trial.
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