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Council of Europe concerned about torture in Georgian prisons

The Council of Europe (COE) is concerned with information regarding the inhumane treatment of prisoners in Georgia and has asked Tbilisi for an explanation.

15:45 20.09.2012

Civil claimants in Pussy Riot case seek postponement til sentence takes effect

Novosibirsk resident Ivan Krasnitsky and Berdsk resident Yuri Zadoy, each of whom have filed civil lawsuits seeking compensation for moral harm from Pussy Riot, have asked the Kuntsevsky District Court to postpone its consideration of their applications until the group's sentence takes effect.

15:25 20.09.2012

TNK-BP subsidiary wins $67.1 mln suit against RUSIA Petroleum

The Moscow Commercial Court ordered RUSIA Petroleum to pay Rizben Enterprises Ltd. about 2.1 billion rubles ($67.1 million) in debt accrued under loan contracts.

15:12 20.09.2012

Politkovskaya murder suspect to appeal protracted detention Sept. 21

On Friday the court will consider an appeal of the custody extension of Rustam Makhmudov, who is accused of having murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

14:24 20.09.2012

US rejects Russia's claim that USAID interfered with elections

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) conducted no work in Russia that directly affected the political processes.

13:28 20.09.2012

US senators propose visa restrictions for Ukrainian officials

US lawmakers have proposed imposing visa restrictions on Ukrainian officials who are involved in human rights violations, corruption and other antidemocratic behavior.

12:56 20.09.2012

State Duma to look into ruling party members alleged business activity

The State Duma Commission for Control over the Credibility of State Deputies' Incomes and Expenses will hear cases on a number of lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party that are suspected by oppositionist A Just Russia party members of engaging in commercial activity, a violation on the law on lawmaker status.

12:17 20.09.2012

'Innocence of Muslims' distribution banned in Russia's Khabarovsk Region

The Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur prosecutors have warned heads of the Khabarovsk Territory's nine largest internet providers, whose offices are located in Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, that it is illegal to distribute content of extremist nature online, and this includes the "Innocence of Muslims" film.

11:56 20.09.2012

Witness in Mirzayev case files defamation claim against victim's father

A witness in the case against mixed martial artist Rasul Mirzayev, who stands accused of the punching death of 19-year-old Ivan Agafonov, has filed a claim for defamation against Alexander Agafonov, the father of the deceased student.

11:33 20.09.2012

Russian accused of double homicide in US faces jury trial 10 years later

On September 20, the Moscow Region Court will select the jurors who will decide the homicide case of Yury Solovyev, a Khimki (Moscow Region) resident, accused of brutally murdering two of his business partners in the United States ten years ago.

11:04 20.09.2012

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