Russian suspected of involvement in 1991 unrest to remain in Lithuanian detentionA court in Lithuania upheld the extension of detention of Russian national Yuri Mel (born 1968) suspected of involvement in clashes in January 1991 after declaration of independence from the USSR.15:25 30.12.2014
ECHR says Russia violated rights of opposition leadersThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled that the rights of Russian opposition activists Alexei Navalny and Ilya Yashin had been violated during their arrest and subsequent administrative detention in Moscow in December 2011.14:21 04.12.2014
Odessa court starts hearing May 2 arson caseThe Primorsky District Court of Odessa began hearing the first part of the criminal case on the May 2 riots in Odessa that killed 48 people.17:11 27.11.2014
Moscow court upholds 38-months sentence for Bolotnaya activistThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the 3 years and 2 months sentence given to Dmitry Ishevsky, confessed participant in the Moscow riots in 2012, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:28 19.11.2014
Pretrial investigation of January 1991 clashes ends in LithuaniaThe Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office has completed the pretrial investigation of the January 13, 1991 clashes at the TV center in Vilnius, where 14 people died and over 600 were wounded, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing the press service of the prosecutor’s office.17:17 13.11.2014
Eccentric artist Pavlensky found sane after new performancePyotr Pavlensky who staged an eccentric stunt on the roof of the Serbsky Mental Institution in Moscow last Sunday by cutting off one of his earlobes, was hospitalized and found sane.16:29 20.10.2014
Confessed Moscow 2012 rioter appeals 38-months sentenceDmitry Ishevsky, confessed participant in the Moscow riots in 2012, has filed an appeal against his 3 years and 2 months sentence, attorney Dmitry Dubrovin told RAPSI on Monday.15:25 20.10.2014
Another Bolotnaya rioter sentenced to 3 years in prisonMoscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Firday sentenced Dmitry Ishevsky, confessed participant of the 2012 Bolotnaya riots to 3 years and 2 months in prison, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:51 10.10.2014
Supreme Court declines to review Moscow riots activist’s sentenceRussia’s Supreme Court has refused to review the sentence of opposition activist Stepan Zimin who got 42 months in prison for participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots, his attorney Sergei Panchenko told RAPSI.14:40 03.10.2014
Girls strip at Moscow polling station, face trialThe girls who yesterday stripped to the waist in a central Moscow polling station in support of Ukraine will be held civilly liable, Interfax has announced, citing a source with inside information.13:55 15.09.2014
Moscow riots activist Belousov released from prisonYaroslav Belousov, who was convicted of participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots and sentenced to 30 months in a penal colony, has been released.13:39 08.09.2014
Opposition activist Razvozzhayev appeals verdict in Moscow 2012 riots caseDefense of opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev who was convicted for organizing riots in May 2012 appealed the verdict, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Tuesday.15:13 29.07.2014
Ex-president of Kyrgyzstan sentenced to life in absentiaA court in Kyrgyzstan on Friday handed down a guilty verdict in absentia to former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and sentenced him to life imprisonment for helping mastermind the murder of protesters during the 2010 coup.14:21 25.07.2014
Convicted opposition activist Udaltsov goes on hunger strikeLeft Front leader Sergei Udaltsov sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for organizing riots in May 2012 declared a hunger strike, Federal Penitentiary Service spokesperson Sergey Tsygankov told RIA Novosti.13:31 25.07.2014
Russian opposition activists sentenced in Moscow 2012 riots trialThe Moscow City Court on Thursday sentenced Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev to 4,5 years each in prison for organizing riots in May 2012.23:08 24.07.2014
Russian opposition activists found guilty of organizing Moscow riotsThe Moscow City Court on Thursday found Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev guilty of organizing riots in May 2012, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:32 24.07.2014
ECHR accepts complaints from two amnestied Bolotnaya defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights has accepted complaints from two amnestied defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Kovyazin, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.14:56 16.07.2014
Penalties for unrest during public events increased in RussiaOn Wednesday the Federation Council approved a law to increase the penalties for violating the law during demonstrations, marches and pickets.12:53 09.07.2014
State Duma toughens penalties for repeat violations of protest rallies rulesRussia’s State Duma on Friday adopted a bill in the third and final reading to tighten the criminal and administrative penalties for repeat violations of public event and demonstration regulations.13:48 04.07.2014
Constitutional Court refuses to hear St. Petersburg protest ban complaintThe Russian Constitutional Court refused to hear a complaint regarding a city ordinance that bans protests in specific locations in St. Petersburg, according to a statement published on the court’s website.14:07 10.06.2014