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
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
Russian human rights NGO trial moved to February 4The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow postponed until February 4 the consideration of a lawsuit challenging the Moscow prosecutor's office's order instructing Memorial Human Rights Center to register as a "foreign agent" in line with the controversial NGO law.12:11 18.11.2013
Indian national gets 6.5 years for $18 mln fraud in MoscowThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced Indian national Jitender Kumar Singla to 6.5 years in prison for defrauding Moscow government of more than 600 million rubles ($18 million).12:34 14.11.2013
Another Moscow 2012 rioter to remain in detentionThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow on Tuesday refused to release Yaroslav Belousov, one of the persons involved in the Moscow riots case, from detention, his attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Tuesday.16:45 22.10.2013
Defense appeals compulsory psychiatric treatment for Moscow 2012 rioterThe defense of Mikhail Kosenko, who has been convicted of participating in the Moscow riots of 2012, appealed his sentencing to compulsory psychiatric treatment, his lawyer Valery Shuhardin told RAPSI on Wednesday.15:38 16.10.2013
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
Moscow rioter Kosenko loses bid to attend mother's funeralThe Moscow Zamoskvoretsky District Court has denied the request of Mikhail Kosenko, an individual involved in the riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, to attend the funeral of his mother, his lawyer Vladimir Rzhanov told RAPSI on Monday.15:40 09.09.2013
Defense moves to place suspects in 2012 Moscow Riots under house arrestThe lawyers have asked the Zamoskvoretsky district court of Moscow to place nine suspects standing trial on charges of having organized riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, under house arrest, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI Tuesday.13:50 06.08.2013
NGO complaints about prosecutors' inspections to be considered in JulyIn July the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow will consider several complaints filed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) challenging the rights of prosecutors to conduct inspections, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Friday.14:47 28.06.2013
Twelve 2012 Moscow Riot suspects plead not guiltyAll 12 suspects standing trial on charges of having organized riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, have pleaded not guilty, RAPSI reported from the courtroom.11:54 26.06.2013
Twelve Moscow 2012 Riots case suspects to stand trial on June 6The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow has scheduled the hearing on last year's Bolotnaya Square riots for June 6. The court will hear a case against 12 activists involved in the riots.17:15 28.05.2013
Prosecutors prep for trial against 12 protestors in 2012 Moscow RiotsA criminal case against 12 people suspected of provoking mass unrest in Moscow on May 6, 2012 has been filed with the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, the court's press secretary Yevgenia Pazukhina told RAPSI Monday.15:53 27.05.2013
Memorial NGO inspections declared lawfulThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow has upheld the legitimacy of an unscheduled inspection by the prosecutors of the Memorial Human Rights Center.12:54 24.05.2013
Next trial over Bolotnaya riots participant postponedThe Moscow Zamoskvoretsky District Court will not be able to hear the criminal case concerning Mikhail Kosenko, an individual involved in the May 6 riots in Bolotnaya Square.13:19 17.12.2012
Freed Pussy Riot member Samutsevich appeals extremism rulingFreed Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich appealed the verdict declaring a video montage of Pussy Riot’s punk rock prayer extremist, and thus imposing a Russia-wide ban on the footage.18:31 30.11.2012
Pussy Riot video deemed extremist, banned in RussiaA Moscow judge held Thursday that a video montage that spread across the Internet like wildfire of Pussy Riot's now infamous punk rock prayer qualifies as extremist material, thus upholding prosecutors' efforts to have the footage banned in Russia.12:34 29.11.2012
Pussy Riot video extremism trial. Part 2 - live updatesThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) hosted a live text broadcast of the Pussy Riot extremism trial, a hearing to determine whether video footage of the punk rock prayer that sent shockwaves around the globe should be declared extremist and thus banned in Russia.10:30 29.11.2012