ECHR sends inquiry to Russia on 2012 Moscow Riot caseIn its consideration of the complaints lodged by seven persons involved in 2012 Moscow riots case, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has sent a number of questions to Russia, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Monday.13:53 11.11.2013
Opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld a previous court decision to extend the detention of opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev charged with organizing riots on May 6, 2012.16:48 07.11.2013
Russian opposition leader Udaltsov to remain under house arrestThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a previous court decision to extend the house arrest of Left Front leader, opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.12:29 06.11.2013
Fugitive Moscow 2012 rioter's arrest in absentia upheldThe Moscow City Court upheld on Friday a previous court decision to arrest the fugitive activist Anastasia Rybachenko, an individual involved in the riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, in absentia.12:25 01.11.2013
Moscow 2012 rioter's application reaches ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted for hearing an appeal filed by Denis Lutskevich, one of the suspects implicated in a Russian criminal case centering on the 2012 Moscow riots.12:03 28.10.2013
Websites critical of Uzbekistan's government unblockedA number of news websites carrying coverage critical of Uzbekistan’s government became available for viewing Sunday after years of being blocked in the authoritarian Central Asian nation.10:52 28.10.2013
Another Moscow 2012 rioter to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld a previous court decision to extend the detention of Alexander Margolin, an individual involved in the riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012.13:46 25.10.2013
Jailed Pussy Riot members put on amnesty listRussia’s Presidential Human Rights Council has adopted an amnesty draft suggesting to release from jail those who has been convicted of non-violent crimes.17:59 11.10.2013
Convicted Moscow rioter sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatmentMikhail Kosenko has been convicted of participating in the riots that engulfed central Moscow in May 2012, and in turn injuring a police officer, and has been ordered to carry out compulsory psychiatric treatment.16:29 08.10.2013
Prosecutors seek mandatory psychiatric treatment for 2012 Moscow Riots suspectA federal prosecutor demanded Tuesday that Mikhail Kosenko, a defendant in the 2012 Moscow Riots case, should be subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment, RAPSI reports from the Zamoskvoretsky District Court.13:38 02.10.2013
Opposition activist Udaltsov to remain under house arrestBasmanny District Court of Moscow granted the investigation’s motion to extend the house arrest of Left Front leader, opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov.12:32 02.10.2013
Opposition lawmaker appeals $83k payment to Skolkovo FoundationState Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov appealed the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow’s ruling ordering him to pay 2,728 million rubles ($82,776) to the Skolkovo Foundation, Russia's high-tech development center.15:28 24.09.2013
More 2012 Moscow Riots suspects turn to the ECHRTwo additional suspects implicated in a Russian criminal case centering on the 2012 Moscow riots have turned to the European Court of Human Rights, (ECHR) joining the seven others who have already filed applications raising various complaints relating to the conditions of their detention and to their ongoing custody, defense attorney Dmitry Arganovskiy told RAPSI Tuesday.14:47 24.09.2013
ECHR has merged and prioritized Moscow 2012 riots claimsThe European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has merged seven applications filed by the defendants in Moscow 2012 May riots case and assigned them top priority.11:52 17.09.2013
Russians more skeptical over prosecution of opposition – pollPublic awareness in Russia of two criminal investigations and trials of leading opposition figures is on the rise, and the public is increasingly seeing these issues as politically motivated, a new poll has found.15:45 13.09.2013
Moscow courts receive 447 Navalny's lawsuits against mayoral election results447 lawsuits filed by Alexei Navalny, an opposition activist and the runner-up in the mayoral election, against the election results have been submitted to the district courts of Moscow.15:22 13.09.2013
Appeal against opposition leader's house arrest to be considered on August 26The Moscow City Court will consider on August 26 an appeal filed by Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov against the extension of a time under house arrest until October 6, supporters wrote on activist's Twitter account on Thursday.11:08 22.08.2013
Syrian opposition claims 'poisonous gas' attackTwo Syrian pro-opposition groups are claiming that government forces carried out a "poisonous gas" attack near the capital Damascus, leaving dozens of people dead.11:43 21.08.2013
Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader detained in CairoIn escalating crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s interim authorities have arrested the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, local media reported Tuesday citing security officials.10:12 20.08.2013
Russian opposition activist seeks political asylum in Sweden – reportA senior member of Russia’s Left Front opposition party who helped organize recent opposition rallies in Moscow has fled Russia to seek political asylum in Sweden.12:59 14.08.2013