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Articles with tag "Court case"

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.
extended arrest

Jailed Russian Ex-Journalist Safronov Kept in Jail Pending Treason Trial

Safronov’s lawyer said investigators continue to withhold evidence from his defense team.
CRIMINAL CASE

Russia Probes Child Torture Reports at Seized Monastery

The Sredneuralsk women’s monastery is under the control of excommunicated priest Father Sergei Romanov.
HARSH RULING

Prominent Gulag Historian's 3.5-Year Prison Sentence Lengthened to 13 Years

Human rights advocates have condemned the move by Karelia’s Supreme Court.
sensitive trial

Russian War Historian Jailed 12 Years for Treason

Andrei Zhukov was arrested on suspicions linked to “the history of the Russian Armed Forces and his vigorous activity online.”
death by negligence

Russian Actor Yefremov Jailed for Fatal Car Crash

Mikhail Yefremov was found guilty of driving drunk and inadvertently killing a van driver in a head-on crash this summer.
state secrets

Russian YouTuber Accused of Taking Moscow ‘Metro-2’ Secrets to Ukraine – Reports

The Metro-2 is an alleged secret underground metro system whose existence the authorities have neither confirmed nor denied.
stalker charged

Russian YouTuber Arrested for Obtaining State Secrets

Andrei Pyzh's YouTube channel shows his visits to industrial sites and abandoned bunkers.
'new greatness' case

Court Jails Young Russians for 'Plotting to Overthrow Putin'

The activists' case has sparked protests and allegations of police overreach.
impending verdict

Russian Prosecutors Demand Nearly 10 Years' Jail for U.S. Ex-Marine

Trevor Reed, a 28-year-old student and former Marine, allegedly attacked police while drunk after attending a party in Moscow.
stifled dissent

Russia's Crackdown on Free Expression in 5 Cases

Russia has grown increasingly intolerant of voices that challenge the conservative values championed by the Kremlin.
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