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Articles with tag "court cases"
French Cyclist Arrested in Far East Russia Placed in Pre-Trial Detention Until Oct. 4
Sofiane Sehili was arrested after crossing the Russian border with China illegally while attempting to break the record for the fastest endurance cycle...
Moscow Court Orders Arrest of Exiled Businessman Chichvarkin in Absentia Over ‘War Fakes’
The London-based restaurateur was charged with spreading “fake news” about the war in Ukraine and evading “foreign agent” obligations.
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Moscow Court ‘Can’t Explain’ Why Activist Ilya Yashin Was Labeled ‘Stateless’
Yashin said last week that Russian authorities had effectively stripped him of citizenship after court papers filed by his lawyer described him as stateless...
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Moscow Court Jails 5 Pussy Riot Members in Absentia Over ‘War Fakes’
Maria Alyokhina, the most high-profile member, received the highest prison sentence of 13 years and 15 days in absentia.
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Georgia Jails Russian Protest Couple 8.5 Years on Drug Charges
Anastasia Zinovkina and Artyom Gribul were arrested in December 2024 during anti-government protests in Tbilisi.
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Ex-Kursk Governor Admits to Taking Bribes in Border Defense Scandal
Alexei Smirnov, who governed Kursk until December 2024, gave the confession as part of a plea deal with investigators, sources said.
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Moscow Court Jails Exiled Journalist, LGBTQ+ Activist Shainyan 5 Years in Absentia
Russian prosecutors accused Shainyan of “financing extremist activities” by donating around $25 to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation in 2022...
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Former Military General Jailed 9 Years for Bribery
Prosecutors accused Alexander Oglobin of taking bribes worth nearly $150,000 in exchange for steering state contracts.
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Kursk Deputy Governor Placed in Pre-Trial Detention Over Alleged Border Defense Fraud
Police accuse Vladimir Bazarov of overseeing the embezzlement of around $3.1 million by inflating costs for anti-tank structures.
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Estonia Jails Russian-Estonian Dual National 3 Years for Espionage
Prosecutors claimed Erna Moisejeva had been working with Russia's FSB, providing it with information about Estonian military technology.
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French Researcher Jailed in Russia Now Faces Espionage Charges
Filings show that Laurent Vinatier is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 25 as part of an espionage case.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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