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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.

State Prosecutors Seek ‘Extremist’ Ban on Galitsky’s Venture Capital Fund

The Ukrainian-born entrepreneur founded Almaz Capital in 2008 to help connect Western money with start-ups in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe.

Romanian Jailed 15 Years in Russia for Spying for Ukraine

Prosecutors said the man gathered information for Ukraine about the location of an air defense system in southern Russia.

Manosphere Blogger Arsen Markaryan Sentenced to Prison for ‘Rehabilitating’ Nazism

Markaryan is known for his controversial views on gender roles and masculinity, drawing comparisons to the self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate.

Chechen Judge Re-Sentences Zarema Musaeva to Nearly 4 Years in Prison After Retrial

Musaeva, the jailed mother of exiled critics of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was found guilty of assaulting a prison guard.

Russian Central Bank Challenges EU’s Indefinite Asset Freeze in European Court

The regulator argues that the move effectively stripped it of legal protection and the ability to enforce its rights.

Exiled Political Analyst Ekaterina Schulmann Jailed 1 Year in Absentia for Breaking ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

Schulmann is also facing terrorism charges due to her connection to the Russian Anti-War Committee.

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