Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies indicted in USDias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were indicted Thursday by a US federal Grand Jury for their alleged efforts to impede the investigation into the tragic explosions that left three dead and upwards of 200 injured near the finish line of the enormously popular and highly prestigious marathon in April.15:45 09.08.2013
ECHR gives top priority to Moscow rioters' complaintThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has given top priority to the appeal against the lengthy term of detention and inhumane confinement conditions filed by Vladimir Akimenkov and Yaroslav Belousov, two persons involved in the Moscow riots case, their attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Thursday.12:12 08.08.2013
Witnesses in Politkovskaya murder case to be questioned behind closed doorsFour witnesses in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case will be questioned behind closed doors, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Tuesday.16:36 06.08.2013
Russian mass shooter's defense team seeks new psychiatric evaluationThe state-appointed lawyer of Sergei Pomazun, the infamous 'Belgorod shooter', filed a motion to conduct a new psychiatric evaluation of his client, who is on trial for killing six people.14:54 06.08.2013
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
'Russian Breivik' to be tried without juryThe Moscow City Court will consider without a jury the case of a Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November and has been dubbed the Russian Breivik.16:52 05.08.2013
Request to remove judge in Politkovskaya murder case rejectedJudge Pavel Melekhin has rejected the request of murdered investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya's children to remove the judge and discharge the jury.13:07 31.07.2013
Pakistan's ex-president Musharraf to be charged with murder August 6A special Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan will charge former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf with the 2007 murder of deceased prime minister Benazir Bhutto.16:03 30.07.2013
More Russians see Navalny trial as apolitical – pollAs more Russians learn of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, more of them believe he’s being prosecuted for wrongdoing and not as retribution for his activism, suggesting that official versions of the whistle-blowing blogger’s trial have had an effect on public opinion, according to a new poll published Friday.17:37 26.07.2013
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova will not plead guiltyPussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova stated during her parole hearing that she will not plead guilty to her hooliganism charge, and will continue to appeal her sentence.11:21 26.07.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina denied parole, againPussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina's latest bid for parole has been denied by the Russia's Perm Region Court, RAPSI reports live from the courtroom.16:19 24.07.2013
Suspects in Politkovskaya murder case plead not guiltySuspects in the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya have pleaded not guilty in court. Earlier, the court selected a jury, but children of murdered journalist as well as suspects' attorneys remained dissatisfied with the selection.15:46 24.07.2013
Pussy Riot’s Alyokhina participates in latest parole hearing via video conferenceDespite her belief that she would be entitled to participate in-person in her latest bid for release on parole, Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina was required to participate via video conference from a pretrial detention center, RAPSI reports live from the courtroom.13:00 24.07.2013
Belgorod shooter removed from his own trial for disorderly conductSergei Pomazun, who is presently on trial for a deadly rampage in the southern Russian city of Belgorod, was removed from the courtroom because of his aggressive behavior and vocal threats to the judge.11:54 23.07.2013
Woman widowed by Belogorod mass shooting seeks $1.5 mln in damagesA woman widowed during a mass shooting in Russia’s Belgorod intends to demand 50 million rubles ($1,5 mln) in compensation for her husband’s demise.17:33 22.07.2013
7 men go on trial over Siberian hydropower plant disaster which left 75 deadThe trial over Russia's largest hydropower plant accident that killed 75 people in 2009 is scheduled to start on July 19, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.12:01 18.07.2013
Fugitive tycoon Polonsky not seeking to avoid trial in Russia - lawyerRussian Businessman Sergei Polonsky’s request for Israeli citizenship is not an attempt to avoid a criminal case in Russia, his lawyer said on Wednesday.11:41 18.07.2013
Defense of Costa Concordia’s former captain push for settlement.Attorneys for Francesco Schettino, former captain of shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, presented a second motion for settlement between the prosecution and the defendant.15:45 17.07.2013
RAPSI to report live from Navalny embezzlement verdict hearingThe Leninsky District Court in Kirov is set to announce its verdict Thursday in the large-scale timber embezzlement case presently pending against renowned opposition activist and Moscow mayoral hopeful Alexei Navalny, and RAPSI will be reporting live as the verdict and potential sentences are handed down. The hearing will begin at 9am Moscow time (GMT + 4), and RAPSI will begin its live broadcast at 8:45am.14:03 17.07.2013
Nigerian court postpones trial of Russian sailorsA Nigerian court postponed until October 8 the trial of the remaining seven of the 15 Russian sailors who were arrested near the West African country’s coast in October 2012 on arms smuggling charges.15:07 10.07.2013