Maidan activist suspected of espionage detained in eastern UkraineIrma Krat, a journalist from Kiev who was earlier detained in the troubled Ukrainian region of Donetsk on suspicion of espionage, appeared at a media conference in Slavyansk on Monday. Commander of the self-defense forces in Slavyansk, said they suspect the woman, who was an active participant in the Maidan protests in Kiev, of spying for the ultranationalist Right Sector movement and of involvement in the torture of pro-Russian people during the Kiev riots.10:23 22.04.2014
State Duma member requests inquiry into Navalny’s weapon purchaseRussian State Duma lawmaker has filed a parliamentary request to Head of the Investigative Committee for an inquiry into anti-corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s purchase of a firing weapon, United Russia Press Service reported.16:32 21.04.2014
Ukrainian city court bans pro-Russian protestsThe Kharkiv District Administrative Court has banned a group of pro-Russian activists from protesting in the city, the 112.UA Ukrainian news agency reports.10:45 11.04.2014
Mistake in constituent documents prevents registration of Navalny party’s branchesThe applications to register the branches of the Party of Progress, established by the allies of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, have been rejected because the party’s Central Council secretary is not authorized to sign the documents from regional branches.12:57 09.04.2014
Ukrainian police reports on the number of weapons stolen by radicals in LvivFirearms, munitions and over a dozen rocket grenade launchers have been stolen from the Interior Troops’ depots in the Lviv Region, a source at the Ukrainian Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti.11:36 14.03.2014
Opposition activist Udaltsov was paid to organize Moscow riots – witnessLeft Front leader Sergei Udaltsov received $30,000 per month from Georgian politician Givi Targamadze for organizing mass riots in Russia, convicted activist Konstantin Lebedev told the Moscow City Court.16:46 12.03.2014
Investigators seek case-reading time limit for Navalny brothersBasmanny District Court of Moscow next week will review the motion filed by the investigators seeking to shorten the time in which opposition stalwart and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny can review his case materials, the court told RAPSI on Friday.15:34 07.03.2014
A second infamous Ukrainian nationalist wanted by RussiaRussian investigators have filed a request with Interpol to issue a notice for the arrest of Ukrainian nationalist Aleksandr Muzychko (alias Sasha Beliy), Investigative Committee Spokesman Vladimir Markin told reporters Friday.13:22 07.03.2014
Sevastopol calls for referendum on joining CrimeaSevastopol, a major southern Ukrainian city and a naval base may join the Autonomous Republic of Crimea after a referendum, according to the Supreme Council’s speaker Konstantinov.12:15 06.03.2014
Russian opposition activist Razvozzhayev to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the detention of activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who faces charges of organizing riots in May 2012 along with Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI.14:39 04.03.2014
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny ordered to wear tracking braceletFederal Penitentiary Service has put a tracking bracelet on the renown opposition activist and anti-corruption pundit Alexei Navalny, to monitor his compliance with the imposed house arrest, service official told RIA Novosti on Thursday.10:32 04.03.2014
Opposition activist Navalny appeals house arrestThe defense team of renown anti-corruption crusader and opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny has filed an appeal against his house arrest, attorney Olga Mikhailova told RAPSI on Monday.16:23 03.03.2014
Yanukovich decries ouster, vows to continue fighting for UkraineOusted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich declared at a press conference Friday his refusal to acknowledge his ouster, and vowed his determination to continue the fight for Ukraine’s future.17:34 28.02.2014
Opposition activist Navalny placed under house arrestOn Firday, Basmanny District Court of Moscow has ruled to place renown anti-corruption crusader and opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny under house arrest, in connection to the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, RAPSI reports from the court room.13:46 28.02.2014
Appeal hearing against Pussy Riot sentence moved to March 14The Moscow City Court on Friday postponed the hearing of appeal filed against the sentence for controversial Pussy Riot punk band members, to March 14. The appeal was greenlit by The Supreme Court.10:56 28.02.2014
Crimea initiates referendum for autonomy from Ukraine - reportThe Crimean Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has initiated a referendum on amending the autonomy status and broadening its governing options, the Sevastopolskaya Gazeta daily reports on Thursday.16:43 27.02.2014
Crimean police clear Simferopol after pro-Russian takeoverThe police have cautioned people in Simferopol, where the self-defense forces of the Russian-speaking population are holding the government and parliament buildings of the Crimea, against visiting the city center, Olga Kondrashova, head of the Interior Ministry’s Crimean department, told RIA Novosti.15:15 27.02.2014
Russian government rejects ECHR concerns over Bolotnaya caseThe Russian Government has sent a memorandum to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg to answer the claims of three defendants in the Bolotnaya case, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI.16:56 26.02.2014
Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office begins unrest murders investigationThe main investigative department of Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened an official investigation into the murders during the mass protest action in November 2013 – February 2014, according to the statement posted on the office’s website on Wednesday.15:43 26.02.2014
Opposition activist Alexei Navalny jailed for 7 days for resisting arrestAnti-corruption crusader and opposition activist Alexei Navalny has been arrested and will be detained for seven days following a finding by a Moscow district court that he had a confrontation with a police officer.17:43 25.02.2014