Foreign Ministry informs rights advocates of Russian inmates jailed abroadThe Foreign Ministry on Thursday submitted information on the number of Russian convicts serving sentences in foreign prisons to the Presidential Council for Human Rights.16:53 09.04.2020
Rights advocate turns to Foreign Minister urging help for Russian convicts abroadChair of the Coordination Council, a member of the Presidential Human Rights Council Alexander Brod has turned to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seeking information on the measures the body undertakes to ensure health and safety of Russian citizens serving jail terms in foreign countries.18:08 08.04.2020
Bill permitting convicts serve sentences near home becomes lawA bill allowing transfer of convicts to penitentiary facilities located near places of residence of their close relatives has become law.17:59 01.04.2020
Moscow court to hear appeal against sentence in prosecutor assistant deadly robbery caseThe Moscow City Court scheduled an appeal against a sentence in a case over home-invasion robbery against a prosecutor assistant Dmitry Nekrasov that had resulted in the victim’s death for April 16.13:17 30.03.2020
Father of convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko freed from prison - lawyerViktor Zakharchenko, the father of convicted ex-anticorruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko, has leaved prison after completion of his sentence for embezzlement.11:50 30.03.2020
Court upholds prison sentence for former anti-corruption official ZakharchenkoThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction confirmed prison sentence against Dmitry Zakharchenko, former Russian anti-corruption official.10:42 19.02.2020
Moscow court acquits ex-owner of Russian confectionary in murder caseThe Moscow City Court has delivered an absolutory sentence with respect to ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik Ilya Averyanov acquitted earlier by jury in a guard murder case.11:22 10.02.2020
Russian activist’s sentence for repeated violations at rallies appealed in cassationA 4-year jail sentence given to activist Konstantin Kotov for repeated violations of a rally holding order has been appealed in cassation.18:00 31.01.2020
Ex-confectionary owner gets to know sentence in murder case on February 10The Moscow City Court on February 10 will read out a sentence to ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik Ilya Averyanov acquitted by jury in a guard murder case.15:47 31.01.2020
Butina calls to improve human rights protections of women jailed abroadMaria Butina, who had recently returned Russia after conviction in the U.S., claims it necessary to improve mechanisms for the protection of rights of women, especially those jailed abroad.14:07 22.11.2019
Restaurateur freed from punishment in tax evasion on medical groundsMoscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Tuesday granted a motion of the convicted Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan and released him from serving sentence because of his illness.17:00 05.11.2019
Tougher sanctions for drug propaganda should be applied in integrated manner - MoskalkovaToughening of punishment for drug propaganda must come amid realization of practical actions and public dialog, according to Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.18:10 31.10.2019
Ex-Dagestan antimonopoly official to serve 5-year jail term for bribery – appeals courtA 5-year prison sentence passed on the former chief of the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Dagestan Directorate Kubasay Kubasayev for receiving over 2 million rubles in bribes (over $30,000) was upheld on Thursday.16:18 31.10.2019
Russian MPs propose 7-year imprisonment for online drug propagandaLawmakers from Just Russia political party have submitted a bill on criminal punishment of up to 7 years in prison for online propaganda of drugs to the State Duma.14:02 30.10.2019
Moscow rally activist's sentence for throwing refuse bin at policeman takes effectThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld a 3.5-year prison sentence passed upon Yevgeny Kovalenko, who had thrown a garbage can refuse bin at a National Guard officer at an unauthorized rally in Moscow.17:40 17.10.2019
Actual punishment of businessman known for dispute with IKEA reduced by 6.5 monthsThe Moscow Regional Court has recalculated the term of actual punishment given to businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, in a false denunciation case and has reduced it by 6.5 months.10:33 16.10.2019
Prosecutors seek to reduce term of businessman Ponomarev’s actual sentenceProsecutors on Tuesday asked the Moscow Regional Court to reduce a punishment term for businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators and convicted of false denunciation, by recalculating the time he had spent in custody.17:32 15.10.2019
Activist’s 3-year term for assault on officer at Moscow unauthorized rally upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a 3-year prison sentence given to activist Kirill Zhukov, who had committed an assault on a National Guard officer during an unauthorized rally in Moscow on July 27.16:21 09.10.2019
Sentence of activist carrying knife at Moscow rally reduced by yearThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday reduced prison sentence of Ivan Podkopayev, who sprayed a chemical agent at the faces of police and Federal National Guard Troops Service (Rosguard) officers during an unauthorized rally on July 27, from 3 to 2 years.13:06 09.10.2019
False denunciation sentence appeal of businessman known for dispute with IKEA postponedThe Moscow Regional Court on Tuesday postponed an appeal filed by businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, against his 8-year sentence in a false denunciation case until October 15.11:57 08.10.2019