Bolotnaya Riots case trial near completionThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow on Monday finished the hearing of May 2012 protest rally in central Moscow's Bolotnaya Square, the closing argumants will be presented on January 22, attorney Dmirty Agranovsky told RAPSI.15:57 20.01.2014
Bolotnaya rioter pardoned under Russian amnestyDmitry Altaichinov, who participated in the May 2012 protest rally in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow, on Thursday was pardoned pursuant to a broad amnesty spearheaded by Russian President Vladimir Putin.12:34 16.01.2014
Dozens of foreign citizens declared suspects in Lithuanian 1991 unrestLithuania's Prosecutor General's Office has declared 79 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine suspects in the criminal case connected with the events which happened in Vilnius on January 13, 1991, prosecutor Simonas Slapsinskas told journalists on Friday.16:42 10.01.2014
Bolotnaya riots case moved to another court – lawyerThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court will consider the case against activists who participated in the May 2012 protest rally in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow.17:10 30.12.2013
Another Bolotnaya Riots participant faces trialThe case of Dmitry Altaichinov, who participated in the May 2012 protest rally in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow, has been sent to court, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Monday.15:06 23.12.2013
ECHR prioritizes three more claims from Bolotnaya riot defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) merged and prioritized three applications filed by defendants in the Bolotnaya riot case, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky wrote on his Twitter account on Friday.15:40 20.12.2013
Ukrainian parliament pardons pro-EU protestersUkraine’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law to free all protesters detained while attending demonstrations in favor of integration with the European Union.10:32 20.12.2013
Four accused in Bolotnya Square riots pardonedNikulinsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday terminated the case against four defendants in the 2012 Bolotnaya Square Moscow riots case – Nikolai Kavkazsky, Maria Baronova, Leonid Kovyazin and Vladimir Akimenkov.16:05 19.12.2013
Putin: amnesty for Bolotnaya Square riot defendants in court’s handsRussian President Vladimir Putin said during his annual Q&A session with journalists on Thursday that only a court can define the roles of the defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, along with the possibility of their amnesty.15:01 19.12.2013
State Duma rejects amendments to pardon all Bolotnaya Square riot convictsThe State Duma has rejected amendments to the draft law on the presidential amnesty which proposed pardoning all convicts in the Bolotnaya Square riot case.The amendments were put forward by members of the Communist Party and A Just Russia party.12:10 18.12.2013
Elite riot police storm opposition-held Kiev city hallElite riot police squad “Berkut” and Interior Ministry forces are storming the Kiev city hall building, which was earlier occupied by the pro-Eurozone opposition protesters, RIA Novosti reports from the scene.11:15 11.12.2013
Police break up protesters' barricades in KievPolice moved in on protesters in Ukraine’s capital in the early hours of Tuesday, breaking up the last of their street barricades and driving the demonstrators into Kiev’s central square in an ongoing push to clear major protest sites.11:34 10.12.2013
Russian opposition activist Udaltsov handed down Moscow-riot indictmentLeft Front leader and opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov on Friday received from the Prosecutor General's Office a 793-page indictment connected with the 2012 Moscow riot caseю16:51 06.12.2013
Ukraine has opened 64 criminal cases over the Kiev riots - officialPolice in Kiev have opened 64 criminal cases since mass riots began in the Ukrainian capital, and 14 individuals have been detained.14:31 05.12.2013
Kiev court orders pre-trial detention for nine suspected riot organizersA Kiev court has ordered the pre-trial detention for two months of nine individuals suspected of organizing riots staged near the presidential administration in Ukraine’s capital city.12:52 04.12.2013
Five dead, over 50 wounded in riots in Thailand - reportAs of Saturday night, five people have been killed and over 50 wounded in clashes in Thailand between the supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.13:17 02.12.2013
Defense arguments to begin in Moscow riots case MondayDefendants and their attorneys will present evidence Monday in a case that arose from the riots that erupted in central Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square in May 2012.12:04 02.12.2013
Ukrainian police identify Kiev protest organizersPolice in Kiev have partially established the identities of those responsible for having organized the protests that have erupted in in the Ukrainian capital.11:12 02.12.2013
Brother of deposed Kyrgyz president Bakiyev sentenced to life in prisonBrother of deposed president of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Janysh Bakiyev, was sentenced to life in prison for robbery and iciting riots. The sentence was issued in absentia.10:52 27.11.2013
Russian opposition leaders' case to be considered after New Year holidaysA court will begin the hearing on the merits of the case against Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who have been charged with organizing riots on May 6, 2012, after New Year holidays, Udaltsov's lawyer Nikolai Polozov told RAPSI on Monday.14:03 25.11.2013