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Russian court bans Men’s State organization

The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court has granted a prosecutors’ claim to prohibit the activities of Men’s State non-governmental organization throughout Russia.

10:28 19.10.2021

Russia’s Ombudsman turns to prosecutors in defense of rights of arrested Chechens

Russia’s Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has forwarded a plea in defense of the rights of a group of Chechens arrested in Nizhny Novgorod on terrorism allegations to the Prosecutor General’s Office.

11:11 23.03.2021

Ex-Mari El head ordered to 13-year imprisonment in $3 mln corruption case

A court in Nizhny Novgorod has sentenced ex-Governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov to 13 years in high-security prison in a 235 million-ruble (over $3 million) bribery case.

12:20 24.02.2021

Ex-Mari El head to be sentenced in $3 mln bribery case in February

A court in Nizhny Novgorod will announce sentence against ex-Governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov charged in a 235 million-ruble ($3 million) bribery case on February 8.

15:20 13.01.2021

Prosecutors urge 17-year prison sentence for ex-Mari El head in $3 mln bribery case

Prosecutors asked a district court in Nizhny Novgorod to jail ex-Governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov charged in a 235 million-ruble ($3 million) bribery case for 17 years.

14:34 24.11.2020

Nizhny Novgorod Region's court fines journalist $4,000 for coronavirus fake

A court has fined journalist and admin of one of the Telegram channels Alexander Pichugin 300,000 rubles ($4,000) for distributing fake news about coronavirus.

12:05 11.11.2020

WWII murders in Novgorod Region recognized as genocide

The Soletsky District Court in the Nizny Novgorod Region on Tuesday adjudged that an act of genocide against peoples of the Soviet Union was committed in Zhestyanaya Gorka village in 1942.

19:46 27.10.2020

Ex-police officer suspected of negligence in Nizhny Novgorod shooting case

A former deputy chief of a Nizhny Novgorod police station is suspected of negligence as to a case over fatal shooting allegedly committed by the 18-year local resident Danila Monakhov.

12:13 23.10.2020

Doctor detained on negligence charges as part of Nizhny Novgorod fatal shooting case

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region detained an addiction psychiatrist charged with negligence during medical examination of the 18-year Danila Monakhov, who had allegedly shot 3 people dead and later killed himself.

13:13 19.10.2020

Case over arms permit issuance negligence opened after fatal shooting in Nizhny Novgorod

A criminal case over negligence against officials issuing permits to bear arms has been initiated after deadly shooting allegedly committed by an 18-year young man Danila Monakhov in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

10:43 14.10.2020

Former regional Transport Minister freed from house arrest in abuse of office case

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod on Tuesday released ex-regional Minister of Transport and Autoroads Vadim Vlasov charged with abuse of office from house arrest.

18:01 22.09.2020

Former police officers receive prison terms for criminal case fabrication

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod has sentenced five ex-policemen of the Republic of Tatarstan to prison terms ranging from 5 to 12 years for initiation of illegal prosecution of four persons with the use of force against them.

16:27 30.07.2020

Man convicted of falsely alleging that illegal COVID-19 vaccination is underway in Russia

The Balakhinsky City Court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region has sentenced a local resident to 300 hours of compulsory community service for disseminating false allegations that coronavirus vaccination was illegally carried out in the country.

13:30 21.07.2020

Resident of Nizhny Novgorod Region faces trial on coronavirus fake charges

A court in the Nizhny Novgorod Region is to proceed with a criminal case against a local citizen charged with distribution of a fake about existence of the coronavirus vaccine.

10:43 02.07.2020

Forfeiture of $31.5 mln from ex-Mari El governor accused of bribery upheld

The appeals instance of the Nizhny Novgorod district court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to recover over 2.2 billion rubles (about $31.5 million at the current exchange rate) from ex-governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov accused of bribery in favor of the state,.

18:37 26.06.2020

Moscow court detains former Novgorod vice-governor on fraud allegations

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday ordered detention of the fomer vice-governor of the Novgorod Region Victor Nechayev in a large-scale fraud case until August 9.

13:00 11.06.2020

Detention of ex-Mari El governor in bribery case extended for three months

A court in Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday extended detention of ex-governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov charged with corruption for three months.

19:19 01.04.2020

Lithuanian firm seeks to recover $2 mln from Volga football club

Lithuanian company MSC-Matula Sports Consulting has moved to challenge the dismissal of its claim seeking to recover 131 million rubles (about $2 million), from two ex-managers of Volga football club.

17:20 20.12.2019

Case over police torture of 9 years ago opened in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod

A criminal case has been opened in Nizhny Novgorod over alleged putting a man to tortures in the regional anti-extremism police office in 2010, Igor Kalyapin, a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights and chair of the Committee Against Torture NGO, has told RAPSI.

16:40 27.11.2019

About $34.5 mln forfeited from ex-Mari El governor accused of bribery to state

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod has recovered over 2.2 billion rubles (about $34.5 million) from ex-governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov in favor of the state.

10:52 26.11.2019