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Investigators petition for release of two mass riots case defendants from detention

Investigators have petitioned for release of two mass riots case defendants from detention.

17:52 03.09.2019

Charges dropped against five defendants in 27 July Moscow riots case

Five defendants in a 27 July mass riots case were withdrawn from criminal prosecution due to the lack of criminal elements they have been charged with.

16:19 03.09.2019

Protester sentenced to 2 years for assault on police officer at Moscow rally

Danila Beglets charged with using violence against a police officer at an unauthorized rally held on July 27 on Tuesday received a 2-year prison sentence.

15:00 03.09.2019

Activist carrying knife at Moscow rally given 3 years in penal colony

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow passed a 3-year jail sentence on 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.

14:07 03.09.2019

Prosecutors seek over 3 years for protester accused of using force against policeman

Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded 3 years and 2 months in prison for Danila Beglets, who stands charged with using violence against a police officer at an unauthorized rally held on July 27.

13:20 03.09.2019

Blogger gets 5 years for threats against law enforcement officers' children

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Tuesday sentenced blogger Vladislav Sinitsa, who had called for violence against children of law enforcement officers, to 5 years in penal colony.

11:21 03.09.2019

Parents of prison torture victim demand $225k compensation from Finance Ministry

Parents of Sultan Israilov, who had died from tortures in a penal colony where he had been serving sentence, filed a lawsuit seeking to collect 15 million rubles (nearly $225,000) in compensation for moral injury from the Russian Finance Ministry.

10:34 03.09.2019

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Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

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Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

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