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Court dismisses Navalny’s motion to call defense witnesses

A court in the Russian city of Kirov dismissed a motion filed by opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny, who is standing trial on charges of embezzlement at timber company Kirovles, to hear the testimonies of 13 witnesses.

18:52 18.06.2013

Hearings postponed in Aeroflot v. Berezovsky for lack of estate administrator

Hearings in Russian airline Aeroflot's fraud case against deceased oligarch Boris Berezovsky have been postponed owing to the fact that an administrator has not yet been appointed to Berezovsky's estate.

17:33 18.06.2013

Terrorists who planned to derail train in Chechnya sentenced up to 16 years

Terrorists who planned to derail an oil train in Chechnya have received long sentences, the Prosecutor General's Office announced on Tuesday.

17:03 18.06.2013

Artist, daughter head to prison for counterfeiting $630,000 worth of paintings

The prison sentence handed down to a Moscow artist and his daughter for counterfeiting the works of Russian avant-garde artists has come into force.

16:34 18.06.2013

New defense attorney appointed to Magnitsky/Browder case

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow on Tuesday ruled that a new defense attorney must be appointed in the case against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who who was charged with evading taxes and died in detention in 2009, and Hermitage CEO William Browder.

14:36 18.06.2013

New probe could absolve ex-prosecutor of blame in illegal gambling ring

The defense hopes that an additional investigation will provide evidence that former Moscow Region First Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko was not involved in the illegal gaming business case.

13:59 18.06.2013

Anti-pedophile group calls for Tor network to be shut down

Sergei Zhuk, the leader of the Bounty Hunters, a group that aims to combat pedophilia through the detection of child pornography, has asked Russia's Interior Ministry and communications agency Roskomnadzor, to restrict access to the anonymity network known as Tor.

13:36 18.06.2013

Suspects in acid attack on Bolshoi director file appeal against extension of detention

Pavel Dmitrichenko and Andrei Lipatov, suspects in the acid attack case of Bolshoi Theater Artistic Director Sergei Filin, have challenged the Tagansky Court decision to extend their detention for two months.

12:20 18.06.2013

Inquiry at Moscow remand center after imprisoned Makhachkala mayor attempts suicide

An internal investigation is underway at the Lefortovo remand center in Moscow after former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who was being detained there, attempted suicide.

11:55 18.06.2013

46 detainees held in Guantanamo indefinitely

The US Government released the names of the prisoners being held indefinitely at the Guantanamo Bay detention center to The Miami Herald, which had requested the data under the Freedom of Information Act.

11:29 18.06.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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