Russian bikers detained and accused of espionage in IraqFour Russians who were travelling around Iraq on motorbikes have been detained by Iraqi authorities and accused of espionage.13:46 24.05.2012
London court allows Kazakh banker to appeal against arrestThe High Court of Justice in London has allowed former Kazakh BTA Bank head Mukhtar Ablyazov to appeal his 22-month jail sentence for contempt of court. BTA Bank has opposed Ablyazov’s appeal.17:53 17.05.2012
Arrested opposition leader quits hunger strikeLeft Front coordinator Sergei Udaltsov, who is currently serving a 15-day arrest for resisting police authority, has given up his hunger strike.11:37 15.05.2012
Investigators request arrest extension for martial arts fighterInvestigators have requested to extend the arrest of MMA fighter Rasul Mirzayev until July. Mirzayev was charged with the death of 19-year-old student Ivan Agafonov.11:59 12.05.2012
Moscow City Court affirms arrest extension of Pussy Riot memberThe Moscow City Court has affirmed the arrest extension until June 24 of alleged Pussy Riot punk gang member Maria Alyokhina, who has been charged with public disorder in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.17:00 11.05.2012
Appeal against arrest of Pussy Riot members to be heard on May 11he Moscow City Court's judicial board on criminal cases set May 11 for the hearing of the appeal against the extension of Pussy Riot band members arrest on charges of hooliganism in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral.12:46 03.05.2012
Pussy Riot judge's attacker arrestedThe man who attacked the judge handling the Pussy Riot case with an axe has been arrested for two months.09:57 24.04.2012
The Pussy Riot band members arrest extendedMoscow's Tagansky District Court ruled that three members of the all-female punk group Pussy Riot must remain in custody until at least June 24 for their part in an anti-Putin protest at Moscow’s largest cathedral.16:35 20.04.2012
Pussy Riot will appeal arrest extension on April 23The defense of the female punk group Pussy Riot, charged with public disorder in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow will file an appeal on April 23 against the court ruling to extend their arrest.13:42 20.04.2012
Pussy Riot punk band to remain in custodyTagansky District Court of Moscow ruled on Thursday that three members of the all-female punk group Pussy Riot must remain in custody until at least June 24 for their part in an anti-Putin protest at Moscow’s largest cathedral.09:59 20.04.2012
Arrest of ex-prosecutor involved in casino case extendedThe Moscow City Court has extended until July 4 the arrest of former Moscow regional prosecutor Oleg Basylyan, who was charged with involvement in an illegal casino ring.16:24 16.04.2012
Swiss prosecutor's office looks to extend Russian businessman's arrestThe prosecutor's office in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel hopes to extend Russian businessman Bulat Chagaev's arrest by three months. Chagaev owns the bankrupt Swiss football club Neuchatel Xamax.17:54 12.04.2012
Five suspects in notorious illegal casinos case remain in custodyThe Moscow City Court left unsatisfied the appeal filed against the extension of the arrest of five suspects in the notorious Moscow Region illegal casino case.14:33 11.04.2012
Arrest warrant issued for suspects in plot to kill PutinThe Lefortovsky District Court in Moscow has issued arrest warrants in absentia for the suspects in a plot to kill Russian top officials, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.09:53 10.04.2012
Khodorkovsky's partner granted no compensation for illegal arrestThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court refused on Monday to obligate the Finance Ministry to pay compensation to former Menatep head Platon Lebedev for illegal three-month detention in 2010.12:42 02.04.2012
Russian ship captain detained in Dominican RepublicThe police detained Russian-born Vadim Shirokov, the captain of the Carib Vision tanker, arrested in the Dominican Republic in February.10:28 30.03.2012
City manager charged with bribery to stay behind barsA judge has extended until July 8 the detention of Stavropol city manager Igor Bestuzhy charged with attempted large-scale bribe taking10:12 30.03.2012
Proceedings in Khodorkovsky partner's action on illegal arrest set for May 16The Moscow Tverskoy Court will hear on May 16 former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's lawsuit to recover $6,200 from the Finance Ministry as compensation for damages due to his illegal three-month detainment in 2010.14:48 28.03.2012
Organizer of illegal cashing scheme worth $2.4 billion detainedThe police have detained and arrested Artyom Sisakyan, who is accused of illegal banking activity and illegally cashing $2.38 billion.17:41 16.03.2012
Opposition leader put in custody for disobeying policeThe court has placed in custody for 10 days opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov on Thursday. He was detained after a March 10 rally.17:03 15.03.2012