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Zealous Siberian Pussy Riot activist acquitted

A magistrate's court in Novosibirsk has acquitted a local artist accused of insulting the feelings of believers. The case was opened against the artist for selling "Support Pussy Riot" T-shirts, and closed after the court failed to find malicious intent in his actions.

17:09 11.02.2013

Lawmaker contests dismissal without required procedure

Former State Duma Deputy Gennady Gudkov has stated that he was unlawfully stripped of his mandate during an appeals hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday. The required procedure was not followed, he said.

16:29 11.02.2013

Prosecution appeals former YUKOS executive's property release

The Moscow City Court will consider on February 25 an appeal on lifting the arrest from the property of a late YUKOS executive. The prosecutors have filed their third appeal against the ruling to release the seized house and car that belonged to Vasily Aleksanyan, who died in 2011.

15:18 11.02.2013

Russia appeals ECHR ruling in favor of ex-YUKOS employee

The Russian government has appealed the European Court of Human Rights' decision which ruled in favor of Alexei Pichugin, the former YUKOS head of security who was sentenced for life for masterminding several murders.

14:57 11.02.2013

Russian Muslims challenge law banning hijabs in school

A court in the Stavropol Territory in southern Russia is looking into a lawsuit against the new school uniform requirements which include a ban on wearing head dresses, such as Muslim hijabs, in class.

14:05 11.02.2013

Lawyer denies witness bribery in Budanov murder trial

Murad Musayev, the lawyer of the man who has been charged with killing retired colonel Yury Budanov, has denied the rumor that witness Ruslan Sataliyev was bribed.

13:05 11.02.2013

Sudanese president pardons man who helped USAID employee killers escape

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pardoned Mubarak Mustafa, who was serving time for helping four men convicted of killing a US diplomat escape from jail.

10:59 11.02.2013

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