Sentencing of Doctors Alliance head in sanitary breach case set for October 14Moscow's Preobrazhensky District Court will annouce sentence against Anastasia Vasilyeva, the leader of medical workers' union Alyans Vrachei (Doctors' Alliance, an organization recognized by the Russian Justice Ministry as a foreign agent), in a case over breaching sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally, on October 14.17:44 13.10.2021
Investigators seek to detain head of Moscow School of Social and Economic SciencesPolice investigators have filed a motion to place the rector of the The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) Sergey Zuyev in detention until December 7 as part of a 21-million-ruble (about $300,000) embezzlement case.13:50 13.10.2021
Moscow lawmaker fined nearly $3,000 for breaching rally organization orderMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Monday fined the Moscow City Duma lawmaker representing the Communist Party of Russia Yekaterina Yengalycheva 200,000 rubles (about $3,000) for breaching the order of holding a public event.16:36 11.10.2021
Facebook failed to voluntary pay $360K fines – Moscow courtThe Tagansky District Court of Moscow has forwarded to the Federal Bailiff Service an order for the enforced recovery of 26 million rubles ($360,000) imposed on Facebook Inc as fines for refusal to delete banned content.18:39 07.10.2021
Detention of alleged Kazan school shooter extended until 2022Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday prolonged detention of Ilnaz Galyaviyev, who stands charged with a deadly shooting attack on a school in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, in May, until January 11.16:16 07.10.2021
Detention of CEO of hypersonic research institute in treason case extended until winterMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has extended detention of CEO and Chief Structural Engineer of the Scientific Research Institute of Hypersonic Alexander Kuranov, who stands charged with treason, until December 11.10:49 07.10.2021
Investigators seek to detain partner of investigated Sberbank vice-presidentInvestigators on Wednesday lodged a motion seeking to place Artur Stetsenko, the common-law husband of vice-president of Russia's Sberbank Marina Rakova investigated as part of a case over large-scale embezzlement, in detention.17:26 06.10.2021
Wanted vice-president of Russia's Sberbank arrested on embezzlement chargesVice-president of Russia's Sberbank Marina Rakova, who had earlier absconded the investigative authorities, was arrested as part of a case over large-scale embezzlement.11:52 06.10.2021
Detention of former newspaper journalist charged with treason prolonged for 3 monthsThe Moscow City Court on Monday extended detention of the former journalist for Kommersant newspaper Ivan Safronov charged with treason until January 7.16:16 04.10.2021
Former Khabarovsk Governor Furgal to remain in detention in murder case until winterThe Moscow City Court on Friday extended detention of the former Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with contract murders until December 7.16:03 01.10.2021
Sentence of Navalny’s ally Sobol in sanitary code breach case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld sentence given to Lyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, for abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.16:50 30.09.2021
Five persons receive long prison terms for plotting terrorist attacks in RussiaThe Second Western District Military Court has sentenced five members of the Islamic State terrorist organization prohibited in Russia to prison terms ranging from 18 to 25 years for plotting terrorist attacks in the metropolitan area.13:19 30.09.2021
Interior Ministry to detect abettors for illegal actions after State Duma electionsPolice will detect and arrest persons allegedly involved in instigation to take part in illegal actions in Moscow on Setember 20 and 25 after the State Duma elections.15:01 29.09.2021
Drug propaganda case hearing against YouTube blogger Yury Dud to be resumed in OctoberMoscow’s Zyuzinsky District Court will resume hearing of a case against prominent Russian YouTube blogger Yury Dud over drug propaganda on October 20.16:52 28.09.2021
Moscow court upholds arrest of lawyer charged with murder in absentiaThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on the arrest of lawyer Anatoly Fursov in absentia as part of a murder case.10:59 28.09.2021
Moscow court extends detention of Irkutsk lawmaker accused of embezzlementThe Moscow City Court extended detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million), until November 20.16:21 23.09.2021
Navalny’s suit against Prosecutor General’s Office, Roskomnadzor set for OctoberMoscow's Tverskoy District Court has set October 11 as a date for the consideration of an administrative lawsuit filed by Alexey Navalny against the Prosecutor General’s Office and Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.12:56 23.09.2021
Extended detention of businessman involved in Penza Governor’s case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of detention of the head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel involved in a bribery case against ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev until November 20.18:42 22.09.2021
Navalny’s associate Sobol appeals sentence in sanitary code breach caseLyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, has challenged her sentence for abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.16:18 21.09.2021
Lawmaker loses defamation dispute with Russian TV starThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld dismissal of the Moscow City Duma Communist lawmaker Pavel Tarasov’s defamation lawsuit against famous Russian TV and radio host Vladimir Solovyev.13:13 21.09.2021