Estonia to revoke alleged Russian crime boss' residence permit - reportThe Estonian authorities have launched a procedure to revoke the residence permit earlier issued to Alexander Kharkovsky, an alleged Russian criminal boss known as "Grebets" and member of a Vladivostok criminal group in the 1990s.13:14 04.06.2013
Estonian court upholds ban on teaching in Russian at municipal schoolsThe Tallinn District Court has rejected an appeal from the Tallinn and Narva governments, upholding the Russian-language teaching ban.15:14 23.04.2013
Russian police seize almost 100 kilos of hashishPolice in St. Petersburg have seized 94 kg of hashish from a man coming into the country from Estonia, a Russian drug control service official said on Thursday.15:46 18.04.2013
Estonia fines 80 Russian teachers for lack of fluency in official languageOnly 230 of 1,500 teachers in Russian-language schools and kindergartens in Estonia have adequate proficiency in the official language, the country’s Language Inspectorate reported on Monday, citing last year’s statistics.12:49 15.04.2013
ECHR holds the Estonia violated rights during WWII monument riots of 2007The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Estonia violated its obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention) in connection with arrests and detentions that followed April 2007 riots over the relocation of a World War II monument celebrating the Red Army.18:05 28.03.2013
Estonia's constitutional commission speaks against direct presidential electionsThe Constitutional Commission of Estonia's parliament on Tuesday recommended parliament to reject the proposed amendment to the Constitution which introduces direct presidential elections.11:11 27.03.2013
Estonian policemen fined for poor knowledge of official languageThe Estonian Language Inspectorate (Keeleinspektsioon) has fined 67 policemen in northeastern Estonia, an area which has a large Russian speaking community, for poor knowledge of the official language.14:53 29.01.2013
Millions in Magnitsky case allegedly laundered through Estonian banksAn inquiry conducted in Estonia into the alleged embezzlement of Russian budgetary funds as reported by late Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has revealed that roughly $10 million was allegedly laundered through Estonian banks. However, the Prosecutor General's Office has opted against opening a case, Prosecutor Piret Paukstys told the Eesti Paevaleht daily.14:54 24.01.2013
Russian environmental activist seeks asylum in EstoniaEnvironmental activist Suren Gazaryan, who fears criminal prosecution in Russia, has asked for political asylum in Estonia.16:52 27.12.2012
Estonia grants political asylum to Russian bloggerEstonia has granted political asylum to blogger Maxim Yefimov, who is known for his criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Agora interregional human rights organization, which represents him.17:42 19.10.2012
Estonia to represent Sweden in Minsk after 'teddy bear scandal'The Estonian Embassy has approved on Thursday a treaty pursuant to which Tallinn will represent Sweden's visa interests in Belarus as of August 20 after Minsk banished the Swedish diplomats from the country following the "teddy bear" scandal.14:35 16.08.2012
Estonia arrests alleged Russian spyHarju County Court issued on Thursday an arrest warrant for a Security Police officer on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia.10:08 24.02.2012