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Ninth Moscow Concert Attack Suspect Put in Pre-Trial Detention

Moscow’s Basmanny District court ruled to keep Lutfulloi Nazrimad, a native of Tajikistan, in custody until May 22.

Russian Journalist Favorskaya Remanded in Navalny ‘Extremism’ Case

Antonina Favorskaya is accused of “collecting material, preparing and editing videos” for the disbanded Anti-Corruption Foundation.

charges unknown

Moscow Court Remands Eighth Suspect in Concert Hall Attack

Alisher Kasimov is accused of renting out his Moscow region apartment to four suspected gunmen behind the mass shooting.

'non-traditional' relations

Russian Women Fined $1,000 Over Restaurant Kiss

A police report was filed against the two women after they were filmed kissing each other at a restaurant.

Chechen Court Hands 3.5-Year Jail Term to Quran-Burner

Nikita Zhuravel was detained in May 2023 on suspicion of publicly burning the Muslim holy book in the southern region of Volgograd.

Billionaire Usmanov Wins Court Battle Against Forbes Over Article Claiming Ties With Putin – RBC

Forbes, citing an anonymous expert, reported in early February 2022 that Usmanov “has repeatedly fronted for Putin and solved his business problems...

terrorism charges

Russia Jails Man 8 Years for Draft Office Arson Plot

A military court said Maxim Asriyan planned to throw a Molotov cocktail at a military enlistment office but changed his mind at the last minute.

Russian Officer Jailed 6 Years for Crimea Bridge Drone Defense Failure

Colonel Sergei Volkov, who previously headed Rosgvardia’s naval unit, was detained in March 2023 on charges of abuse of office.

leftist scholar

Russian Anti-War Sociologist Fined for ‘Justifying Terror’

A Moscow military court ordered Boris Kagarlitsky to pay 600,000 rubles ($6,600) in damages and released him from detention.

Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian Soldier to 19 Years in Prison

Ukrainian serviceman Anton Cherednik was captured during the siege of Mariupol, which was taken over by Russian forces in May 2022.

price tag protest

Russian Prosecutors Seek 8-Year Jail Term for Artist Over Supermarket Protest

Alexandra Skochilenko was arrested last year for an anti-war protest in which she replaced supermarket price tags with information about civilian deaths...

lengthy sentences

Russia Jails 6 for ‘Trafficking’ in First Surrogacy Probe

Authorities launched Russia’s first-ever surrogacy probe in 2020 after one of the babies born to a surrogate mother was found dead outside Moscow.

courtroom cabaret

St. Petersburg Court Holds Session Inside Strip Club

Authorities described the off-site session at the X.O. Men’s Club as an “official necessity” in a tongue-in-cheek statement released Thursday.

Russia Denies Russian-American Journalist's Appeal Against Detention

Kurmasheva is the second U.S. journalist to be arrested in Russia this year after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in March.

Russian Man Jailed 12.5 Years for Smuggling Arms to U.S.

Authorities accused Sergei Kabanov of shipping Russian missile equipment components “on the instructions of American special services.”

terrorism charges

Court Extends Russian Cafe Bombing Suspect’s Detention

Daria Trepova was detained in April after a bomb planted inside a gilded bust she presented to blogger Vladlen Tatarsky exploded.

lost in translation

U.S. Teacher’s Letters Censored in Russian Prison, Family Says

Marc Fogel’s sister said his family only received Russian-language letters.

cross-border case

Russia Jails U.S. Teacher for 14 Years on Drug Charges

Marc Fogel, a former U.S. diplomat, is among several Americans currently in Russian prisons.

Jailed Ex-Minister Ulyukayev Granted Early Release – Reports

Alexei Ulyukayev was the first serving minister to be arrested in recent Russian history.

legal crackdown

Opposition Politician Accused of ‘Discrediting’ Russian Military

“The ideal goal is to scare people into not even thinking,” the politician, Lev Shlosberg, wrote.

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