Moscow court arrests fugitive Moscow 2012 rioter in absentiaMoscow's Basmanny District court has issued an arrest order in absentia for the fugitive activist Anastasia Rybachenko, an individual involved in the riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012.13:56 28.10.2013
Russian police detain man wanted in US for double murderPolice in Tula region detained a 61 year old man who was on the international wanted list for murder he committed in the US, the Interior Ministry reported on Tuesday.17:13 22.10.2013
Moscow court sanctions Uralkali CEO arrest in absentiaMoscow’s Basmanny District court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner who was put under house arrest in Belarus.18:43 21.10.2013
Greenpeace worker Alex Harris to remain in detention over piracy chargesThe Murmansk region court dismissed an appeal filed by a UK Greenpeace activist Alexandra Harris against her detention over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea.14:53 18.10.2013
Head of security at the Russian Royal Bank of Scotland to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Friday has rejected the appeal against the extension of arrest for Vsevolod Glukhovtsev, a vice president and head of security at the Royal Bank of Scotland's Russian subsidiary, who is accused of fraud.12:44 18.10.2013
Georgian ex-defense minister detained in FranceFormer defense minister of Georgia David Kezerashvili was detained in France, official spokesperson for the Georgian Interior Ministry Nino Giorgibani told News Georgia on Tuesday.13:17 15.10.2013
Arctic Sunrise captain to remain in detention in Greenpeace piracy trialThe Murmansk region court on Monday turned down the appeal of Arctic Sea's captain Peter Wilcox against his arrest. Previously, similar appeals filed by both foreign and Russian memebrs of the Greenpeace crew were rejected, and the activist will remain in detention throughout the trial.17:22 14.10.2013
Rosbank ex-CEO 's arrest in bribery case extendedPresnensky District Court of Moscow on Monday extended the arrest of former Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov until November 16, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.16:45 14.10.2013
Somalian pirate boss detained in BelgiumAlleged Somalian pirate warlord Mohamed Abdi Hassan, also known as Big Mouth, was detained by the Belgian police in Brussels International Airport.10:43 14.10.2013
Pakistan's ex-president Musharraf’s arrest extended for two weeksA court in Pakistan has extended the arrest of ex-president Pervez Musharraf for 14 days, AFP reports on Friday.13:44 11.10.2013
British Greenpeace activists to remain under arrest in Russian piracy trialThe Murmansk region court of Friday rejected the appeals filed by the defense of Philip Edward Boll (UK) and John Kieron Bryan (UK), who were arrested as a part of Greenpeace raid on Gazprom drilling platform, RAPSI reports from the courtroom .12:17 11.10.2013
Two new appeals in Greenpeace piracy trial to be heard on October 14The Murmansk region court set the hearing of two appeals against the arrest of Greenpeace activists to October 14, the court's press secretary told RAPSI on Thursday.15:56 10.10.2013
Prosecutors against releasing prominent photographer in Greenpeace trialThe state prosecutor asked the Murmansk regional court to reject the appeal against the arrest of Denis Sinyakov, a prominent Russian freelance photographer who was among the Greenpeace activists during the Gazprom drilling platform raid, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.15:37 08.10.2013
Moscow police detain international extremist cell recruiterA criminal case was initiated against a man who recruited people for extremist activities in Moscow. The suspect was allegedly recruiting people for the international terrorist organization Islamic Liberation Party (Hizb ut-Tahrir).11:54 04.10.2013
Kremlin Rights Council decries photographer arrest in Greenpeace caseRussia’s Presidential Human Rights Council has sharply criticized the arrest and piracy charges against a prominent Russian freelance photographer who was on an assignment to cover a Greenpeace protest action at a Gazprom oil rig in the Arctic.10:12 04.10.2013
Indonesian top judge arrested over corruption scandal – reportChief Justice of Indonesia’s Constitutional Court Akil Mochtar was arrested Wednesday over allegations that he had accepted upwards of $250,000 in bribe money, the AFP reported Thursday.18:14 03.10.2013
Group suspected of selling Russian political offices arrested in MoscowPolice have detained members of an organized criminal group that allegedly offered high-ranking governmental positions for sale, the Interior Ministry reports on Thursday.11:11 03.10.2013
Nigerian students arrested in Moscow embassy violenceSixteen students from Nigeria studying in Moscow have been arrested for thrashing a conference hall in their country’s embassy in the Russian capital after an apparent dispute over financial aid issues, a Moscow police source said Tuesday.10:12 01.10.2013
Fugitive tycoon Polonsky’s arrest order upheld in absentiaThe Moscow City Court affirmed a lower court’s decision to place fugitive businessman Sergei Polonsky under arrest.12:40 30.09.2013
30 Greenpeace activists detained for two monthsAll 30 Greenpeace activists suspected of having committed acts of maritime piracy have been detained for two months, Greenpeace wrote on its Twitter account.10:42 30.09.2013