Prosecutor seeks 10 years for Russian navy ex-officer charged with mortar theftA prosecutor has asked the Krasnogvardeysky District Court of St. Petersburg to sentence Alexander Kushnaryov, a retired captain of Russian navy, to 10 years for stealing mortar and opening fire at servicemen.17:29 06.07.2018
Criminal case of Russian nationalist Martsinkevich to be reviewed againThe Moscow City Court on Monday overturned a 10-year prison sentence given to infamous Russian nationalist Maxim Martsinkevich for inciting hatred and ordered retrial.14:59 21.05.2018
Russian nationalist Martsinkevich found guilty of inciting hatred and enmityMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court has found infamous Russian nationalist Maxim Martsinkevich guilty of inciting hatred and enmity, hooliganism, robbery and property destruction.16:38 27.06.2017
Man behind shooting at train sentenced to 4 years in prisonThe Amur City Court in the Khabarovsk Krai has sentenced a local resident to 4 years in prison for shooting at a passenger train.10:47 12.04.2016
Man accused of intended injuring bear by car goes on trial in RussiaA man who stands charged with intended abuse of a bear by knocking it down by a car in the Sakhalin Region will stand trial.12:30 12.10.2015
Prosecutors demand three-year sentence for climbers in Ukrainian flag caseProsecutors called for climbers who are suspected of attaching a Ukrainian flag to a skyscraper in downtown Moscow and painting it in Ukraine's national colors up to three years in jail.18:23 31.08.2015
Three Russians sentenced for raising German flag over FSB buildingThree Russian nationals have been sentenced to prison terms varying from 13 to 14 months for raising a German flag over Federal Security Service (FSB) building in the city of Kaliningrad.15:41 17.06.2015
Russians accused of raising German flag over FSB building face up to two years in jailThree Russian nationals charged with hooliganism over their alleged involvement in raising a German flag over Federal Security Service (FSB) building in the city of Kaliningrad face prison sentences ranging from 20 to 24 months.16:46 02.06.2015
Roofers accused of placing Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper to stay under house arrestThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld the house arrest of three young people charged with painting the star and hoisting a Ukrainian flag on a high-rise building in Moscow.15:25 22.12.2014
Russian police suspend investigation into attack on Pussy Riot memberPolice in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod have suspended an investigation of an attack on Maria Alyokhina, member of the infamous feminist punk group Pussy Riot.12:58 15.12.2014
Man accused of placing Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld the detention of roofer Vladimir Podrezov, who had been charged with painting the star and hoisting a Ukrainian flag on a Moscow skyscraper.12:49 17.11.2014
Constitutional Court dismisses Tolokonnikova's claim over hooliganism chargesRussia's Constitutional Court has dismissed an application filed by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova seeking to revise an article of the Criminal Code on hooliganism, a charge for which she was sentenced in 2012.11:40 22.10.2014
Russia closes case against Greenpeace over raid on oil rig in 2013The Russian Investigative Committee has closed a hooliganism case against Greenpeace activists that scaled Gazprom drilling rig in the Pechora Sea in September 2013.13:50 01.10.2014
Complaint against pro-Ukrainian roofer’s arrest to be heard in OctoberOn October 6, the Moscow City Court will hear a complaint against the arrest of roofer Vladimir Podrezov, who has been charged with painting the star and hoisting a Ukrainian flag on a high-rise building in Moscow, the defendant’s lawyer, Vadim Lisitsyn, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.16:55 09.09.2014
Russian government considers tougher penalties for offenses against public orderThe Russian government has voiced on Thursday support for a bill seeking tougher penalties for offenses against public order and interfering with public transportation.11:43 04.09.2014
Roofer accused of placing Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper appeals detentionVladimir Podrezov, who face hooliganism charges for the alleged placing of Ukrainian flag on the spire of a Moscow skyscraper, has filed an appeal against his detention.14:42 03.09.2014
Two other Ukraine-flag roofers arrested by Moscow courtMoscow’s Tagansky District Court on Thursday ordered the detention of Vladimir Podrezov and Kirill Ishutin, who face hooliganism charges for the alleged placing of Ukrainian flag on the spire of the city's skyscraper.17:38 28.08.2014
Suspects placed under house arrest for Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraperA court in Moscow has placed four young people who allegedly placed Ukrainian flag on the spire of the city's skyscraper under house arrest.13:34 22.08.2014
Those who placed Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper face hooliganism chargesMoscow police have replaced vandalism charges against young people who placed Ukrainian flag on the spire of the skyscraper in central Moscow with hooliganism charges.14:46 21.08.2014
No psychiatric evaluation for performance artist PavlenskyThe Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg did not uphold the Investigative Committee’s petition for a psychiatric evaluation of eccentric performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, a RAPSI correspondent reports from courtroom.14:41 08.08.2014