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Golos election monitoring NGO may be forced to shut down

The Golos association, which was fined on Thursday 300,000 rubles ($9,500) for violating the so-called foreign agent law may be forced to close down, Executive Director of the association Liliya Shibanova told RIA Novosti.

18:19 25.04.2013

Russia responsible for secret transfer of Tajik national – EСHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Russia responsible for the covert and unlawful transfer of a man to Tajikistan where he was later prosecuted and sentenced to imprisonment for offences against national security, the judgment reads.

16:31 25.04.2013

Opposition activist gets 2.5 years for planning May 6 riots

The Moscow City Court has sentenced Konstantin Lebedev to 2.5 years in prison for organizing mass riots on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6, 2012.

15:37 25.04.2013

Public defender won't appeal Belgorod shooter's arrest

The public lawyer of Sergei Pomazun, who has been charged with killing six people and violently assaulting a police officer, does not plan to appeal the court order that will his client under arrest.

14:34 25.04.2013

Navalny's lawyers accuse judge of misconduct in witness QA

The attorneys of renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny, who is charged with embezzling more than $514,000 from a timber company have accused presiding judge of misconduct.

13:22 25.04.2013

Austria considers extradition of Russian banker in $60 mln embezzlement case

The Vienna State Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday that the possibility of extraditing Russian banker Alexander Gitelson, detained in Austria for the alleged embezzlement of nearly $60 million, will be decided by the Criminal Court of Vienna.

11:16 25.04.2013

Belgorod shooter pleads not guilty and refuses to testify

"Belgorod shooter" Sergei Pomazun has said in court that he is not guilty, that he considers his arrest illegal and that he would not give investigators any evidence.

10:38 25.04.2013

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