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Articles with tag "Supreme Court"

opinion Mikhail Komin

Is Russia’s Justice System Reshuffle an Attempt to Rein in the Security Forces?

It seems that Putin chose to curb Krasnov’s enthusiasm and protect the system from his FSB comrades and a young wolf with ideas above his station.

Putin Appoints New Prosecutor General as Krasnov Confirmed as Supreme Court Chief

Igor Krasnov had led the Prosecutor General’s Office since January 2020, while Alexander Gutsan served as presidential envoy to the Northwestern Federal...
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Prosecutors Seek to Confiscate Russian Supreme Court Judge’s Assets in Major Corruption Scandal

Judge Viktor Momotov was reportedly accused of unlawfully running hotels across at least seven Russian regions, including Moscow, while serving in public...
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Judicial Board Backs Candidacy of Russia’s Top Prosecutor for Supreme Court Chief Justice

Igor Krasnov is the only candidate for the Russian Supreme Court’s top post, which has remained vacant since late July.
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opinion Vladislav Gorin

Putin’s Supreme Court Pick Heralds Further State Appropriation of Assets

The emergence of Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov as the frontrunner to head Russia’s Supreme Court sheds light on Kremlin priorities.
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Russia’s Top Prosecutor Applies for Supreme Court Chief Justice Post

The top court position has been vacant since the death of the previous chief justice, Irina Podnosova, more than a month ago.
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Russian Supreme Court Outlaws ‘International Satanist Movement’

Justices said the group’s activities were aimed at undermining Russia’s constitutional order, promoting violence and inciting religious hatred.
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Chief Justice of Russia’s Supreme Court Dies at 72

Irina Podnosova, a former classmate of President Vladimir Putin, was appointed to the court’s top post in April 2024.
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Russia’s Supreme Court Disbands Civic Initiative Party

The party called the move politically motivated and vowed to appeal the ruling.
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Justice Ministry Asks Russian Supreme Court to Disband Civic Initiative Party

Russia’s Justice Ministry is petitioning the Supreme Court to disband Civic Initiative due to its lack of participation in elections over the past seven...
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Russian Supreme Court Removes Taliban From List of Terrorist Organizations

While the move does not amount to formal diplomatic recognition, it’s widely seen as a step toward normalization with Afghanistan’s rulers.
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Russia’s Supreme Court to Review Taliban Terrorist Status

Moscow has strengthened ties with the Taliban since it returned to power in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrew its military in 2021.
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Russia’s Supreme Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Ex-Rebel Commander Girkin

Igor Girkin, a convicted war criminal in the West and better known by his alias Igor Strelkov, was convicted of “inciting extremism” in January.
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Russian Supreme Court Upholds Navalny’s 19-Year ‘Extremism’ Sentence

The court rejected an appeal by the late activist’s defense team against a nearly two-decade sentence on a string of “extremist” charges.
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Russia Bans Nonexistent ‘Anti-Russian Separatist Movement’

Rights groups say authorities could use the designation as a pretext for wider criminal prosecutions of anti-war, anti-colonial or Indigenous rights activists...
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Russia Seeks to Ban Nonexistent ‘Anti-Russian Separatist Movement’

Observers speculated that the designation could lead to wider targeting of indigenous rights and decolonial activists in Russia.
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Putin’s Ex-Classmate Nominated to Head Russian Supreme Court

Deputy Chief Justice Irina Podnosova and Vladimir Putin studied law at Leningrad State University, from which they both graduated in 1975.
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Hopeful Putin Challenger Leaves Russia as Top Court Rejects Presidential Bid

Boris Nadezhdin said he and his family had traveled to "a country in Asia" as Russia's Supreme Court upheld a decision to bar him from running in next...
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Hopeful Putin Challenger Asks Top Russian Court to Overrule Ballot Block

Nadezhdin said he filed two lawsuits challenging the decision by election authorities to bar him from running in the March presidential race.
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