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Moscow Court Jails Exiled YouTuber Varlamov 8 Years in Absentia

Prosecutors accused Varlamov of spreading “false information” when he reported on deadly Russian missile strikes in Ukraine in 2023, saying he acted...

Kaliningrad Doctors Sentenced to Prison Again After Retrial in Premature Infant Death Case

The two women were found guilty of administering a lethal dose of magnesium sulfate to simulate the stillbirth of a premature infant in November 2018.

Amur Region Court Jails Gold Mine Employees Over Deadly Collapse

Thirteen miners were buried alive at the Pioneer Mine in the Amur region in March 2024 after a torrent of water and mud led to the collapse of the underground...

Mother of Chechen Dissidents Jailed Additional 4 Years Over Alleged Prison Assault

Zarmea Musaeva had been approaching the end of a nearly five-year prison sentence for alleged fraud and assaulting a police officer.

Moscow Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of Economics Professor Accused of Treason

Vadim Saltykovsky had also reportedly served as chief Kremlin adviser on relations with post-Soviet states in the early 2000s.

St. Petersburg Court Rules to Release Anti-War Activist Pending ‘War Fakes’ Trial

Yelena Popova is a co-founder of the Movement of Conscientious Objectors, which the Justice Ministry designated as a “foreign agent” in June 2023...

Kremlin Condemns Jailing of Pro-Russian Regional Leader in Moldova

A court in Chisinau on Tuesday sentenced Gagauzia leader Evghenia Gutul to seven years in prison for channeling undeclared Russian funds to the now-banned...

Trial Begins in Moscow Over Crocus Concert Hall Attack

Nineteen defendants are on trial for the March 2024 Crocus City Hall attack, where gunmen killed 149 people and injured more than 600.

Bashkortostan Court Sentences Activist to 12 Years in Prison Over Navalny Ties

Olga Komleva was found guilty of being involved with an “extremist” organization and spreading “false information” about the Russian military.

Moscow Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of Political Analyst Ekaterina Schulmann in Absentia

Schulmann, a prominent commentator on parliamentary politics, left Russia for Germany in early 2022 shortly after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Prosecutors Request Additional 4-Year Prison Sentence for Mother of Chechen Dissidents

State prosecutors claim that Zarema Musaeva, who suffers from diabetes, scratched the neck of a prison bailiff during a hospital visit.

Black Sea Oil Spill: Russian Authorities Say Tanker Captain Lacked Valid Certification

Transportation officials said the captain’s certification for piloting ships had lapsed “several days” before the Black Sea oil spill in December...

Prosecutors Seek 13-Year Sentence for Activist in Bashkortostan Over Navalny Ties

Olga Komleva volunteered at the regional branch of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation before the group was outlawed as “extremist” in 2021.

Ex-State TV Anchor Jailed 8 Years in Absentia for ‘War Fakes’ and ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Authorities pressed charges against Farida Kurbangaleeva following her May 2024 interview with a fighter from the Free Russia Legion.

Senior Defense Official Jailed 6 Years Over Russian Military Theme Park Fraud

Vladimir Shesterov had served as deputy head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Department for Innovative Development before his arrest last August.

State Prosecutors Seek to Seize Latvian Co-Owner’s Stake in Bread Bakery Over ‘Extremism’ Claims

Russian authorities accuse businessman Normunds Bomis, who holds a 50% stake in Rizhsky Khleb, of helping finance Ukraine’s Azov Brigade.

Military Court Jails Exiled Writer Boris Akunin 14 Years in Absentia

The popular writer was found guilty of justifying terrorism, facilitating terrorist activity and violating Russia’s “foreign agent” laws.

Yekaterinburg Court Places 6 Azerbaijanis in Pre-Trial Detention Amid Cold-Case Probe

Police initially arrested over 50 people in connection with the unsolved murders of Azerbaijani businessmen dating back to the early 2000s.

Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

A judge in Moscow also ordered the former defense official to pay a fine of $1.2 million and stripped him of his state awards.

‘Jesus of Siberia’ Cult Leader Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

Sergei Torop, a former traffic officer who calls himself “Vissarion,” founded the Church of the Last Testament in 1991 after what he described as a...

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