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Articles with tag "Court case"

Baring Vostok

Baring Vostok Executive Calvey to Stay Under House Arrest

Meanwhile, Russia has softened its stance toward French private equity executive Philippe Delpal.
Criminal case

Moscow ‘Mass Unrest’ Defendants Kept in Pre-Trial Detention Despite Protests, Appeals

At least 14 "mass unrest" suspects arrested over recent protests have received an outpouring of support from ordinary Russians and pop culture figures...
Court Case

Vostochny Bank Files Lawsuit Against Detained U.S. Executive Michael Calvey

The bank is claiming an amount of $155 million.
baring vostok

Putin Told Jailed French Banker to Buy a Home. It Didn’t Help

Philippe Delpal has been in prison for five months after being detained with Michael Calvey.
dirty oil

Suspect in Russian Tainted Oil Scandal Seeks Political Asylum in Lithuania

The contamination was discovered in April and led to a major disruption of supplies from Russia.
anti-terror

Albanian Police Arrest Russian 'Islamic State Fighter'

He entered Albania illegally after a court in Russia's Chechen Republic ruled he should be arrested for joining the illegal armed group.
Khachaturyan sisters

Russia Sees Outpouring of Support for Sisters Who Killed Abusive Father

Thousands of supporters say the sisters are being failed by a Russian legal system that turns a blind eye to domestic abuse.
case closed

Russian Oligarchs Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Oil Deal

The case concerned the sale of TNK-BP to Rosneft.
extremism charges

Crimean Tatar Protesters Detained on Moscow's Red Square

The demonstration was aimed to draw attention to alleged rights abuses on the Black Sea peninsula.
acts of violence

Russia Failed to Protect Woman Who Suffered Years of Domestic Abuse, European Court Says

Each year, about 14,000 women die in Russia at the hands of husbands or other relatives.
Opposition figure

Kremlin Critic Navalny Is Jailed for 10 Days

He was detained while rallying to call for the punishment of police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist.
exchange offer

Russia Proposes to Swap Prisoners With U.S.

Russian pilot is serving 20 years for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States.
Kerch conflict

Fate of Captured Ukrainian Sailors Must be Tied to Jailed Russians, Putin Says

The Russian navy captured Ukrainians in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018.
Corruption case

Former Russian Anti-Corruption Official Sentenced to 13 Years for Bribery

Nine billion rubles were seized from Zakharchenko after his arrest, the largest cash seizure in modern Russian history at the time.
opinion
Evgeniy Roizman

Russia’s Interior Ministry Has Dug Itself Into a Deep Hole

Whoever planted the drugs in Golunov’s arrest should face the consequences.
Spying accusation

Ex-U.S. Marine Illegally Isolated by Russia in Spy Case – Activists

"Our view that something strange is going on with Paul Whelan has only been reinforced," a member of Russia's presidential human rights council said.
TMI

Russia's Kommersant Faces Fines for Disseminating State Secrets – Reports

A case into “abuse of the freedom of mass media” has been filed against the Kommersant business daily.
Calvey case

Kremlin Hopes Detained U.S. Investor Calvey Will Be Freed for St. Petersburg Forum

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Calvey was a trustworthy businessman.
Political revenge

Ex-U.S. Marine Held in Russia Says His Espionage Case Is Politically Motivated

Paul Whelan said earlier he was being subjected to threats and humiliation by a security service investigator.
Religion restriction

Dane Jailed by Russia in Jehovah's Witnesses Crackdown Loses Appeal — Spokesman

Critics have condemned the case as crushing religious freedom.
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