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TV Rain Editor-in-Chief Jailed 8 Years in Absentia Over War ‘Fakes’

Tikhon Dzyadko, who serves as editor-in-chief at TV Rain, was accused of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces.

Yekaterinburg Police Arrest Soviet Repression Researcher on ‘Terrorism’ Charges

Oleg Novoselov studies Stalin’s Great Terror of the 1930s in the Urals and had previously volunteered at the local chapter of the human rights group...

Moscow Court Orders Seizure of Stake in Farming Giant Rusagro

Vadim Moshkovich, Russia’s 51st-wealthiest person according to Forbes, was arrested in March 2025 and faces fraud and bribery charges.

Moscow Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of Veteran Activist Lev Ponomaryov in Absentia

Ponomaryov fled to France in 2022 after being detained for protesting the invasion of Ukraine.

Novosibirsk Court Jails 2 Hypersonic Researchers for Treason

A judge sentenced Valery Zvegintsev and Vladislav Galkin to 12.5 years in prison each after finding them guilty of treason.

Russian State Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Jailed Billionaire’s Assets

Vadim Moshkovich is the first Forbes-listed billionaire to be arrested after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Pro-Kremlin Editor Jailed 5 Years for Bribing Police Official Uncle

Ura.ru editor Denis Allayarov was found guilty of bribing his uncle, a former senior police official, to obtain confidential internal reports.

Luhansk Court Jails Polish Man 13 Years for Fighting for Ukraine

The 47-year-old, identified as Krzysztof Flaczek, was captured in November 2024 near the city of Chasiv Yar, Russia's Prosecutor General's Office said...

Novaya Gazeta Editor Charged in Privacy Investigation

Oleg Roldugin was arrested last week amid a police raid on the newspaper’s Moscow office.

Ex-Senator Savelyev Jailed 10 Years for Conspiring to Murder Business Partner

The case against Dmitry Savelyev centered on a $100,000 payment he was said to have made in August 2023 to arrange the killing of his jailed business partner...

Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov Jailed 19 Years on Corruption Charges

Popov’s arrest in August 2024 came amid a wider shake-up in the military that saw the dismissal of Sergei Shoigu as Defense Minister and criminal investigations...

St. Petersburg Court Jails Former Members of Youth Activist Group Vesna

The former activists received prison sentences of varying lengths after they were found guilty of charges including extremism and spreading “war fakes...

Krasnodar Vice Governor Arrested on Fraud Charges

Investigators claim Andrei Korobka accepted $190,600 from a developer to illegally authorize residential construction on land designated for industrial...

Former Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov Jailed 14 Years for Defrauding Government

Smirnov, who served as governor between May and December 2024, was found guilty of taking bribes from construction contractors.

Exiled Intelligence Expert Andrei Soldatov Jailed 4 Years in Absentia for Breaking ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

Soldatov, who lives in London, is an expert on Russia’s security services and has co-authored several books with Irina Borogan.

Ex-Kursk Governor Testifies Against Predecessor in Border Defense Corruption Trial

Alexei Smirnov entered into a plea bargain with prosecutors after alleging that Roman Starovoit received millions of rubles in a kickback scheme.

Chelyabinsk Judge Bans Distribution of Oscar-Winning ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ in Russia

A judge in the Ural Mountains city upheld a request from the state prosecutor’s office to have the film removed from three online video platforms.

St. Petersburg Judge Sentences Oxxxymiron to Community Service in Absentia for ‘Foreign Agent’ Violations

Russia previously issued an arrest warrant for the exiled rapper after he was accused of repeatedly failing to include a prominent “foreign agent”...

Moscow Court Bans Galitsky’s Venture Capital Fund as ‘Extremist’

Around $100 million worth of assets belonging to Galitsky and “individuals connected to him” were also seized by the Russian government.

Crocus City Hall Gunmen Sentenced to Life in Prison

The four gunmen were found guilty of killing 149 people and wounding hundreds of others in the March 2024 mass shooting.

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