Appeals against detention of three illegal rally participants set for early MarchThe Moscow City Court will consider appeals against detention of three defendants in a case over attacks against law enforcement officers and other violations during unauthorized rallies in Moscow on March 3.17:43 19.02.2021
Ex-top manager of major Internet provider Rostelecom detained in bribery caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday placed former top manager of Russian major digital service provider Rostelecom Andrey Levakov in a bribery case until April 17.17:41 18.02.2021
Judgement dismissing case of ex-contractor of St. Petersburg detention facility upheldA judgement terminating criminal proceedings against an ex-CEO of a company contracted for construction of a detention facility in St. Petersburg Viktor Kudrin has been upheld by a higher court.17:38 12.02.2021
St. Petersburg court detains Uzbek citizen charged with financing terroristsThe Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg has detained a citizen of Uzbekistan Rafikzhon Akhmedov charged with terrorism funding until April 7.12:38 10.02.2021
Six defendants in Moscow choreographer murder case put in detentionMoscow’s Cheremushkinsky District Court on Monday ordered the detention of six defendants in a case over the murder of choreographer Natalya Pronina in December.13:47 08.02.2021
Former St. Petersburg vice-governor denied release from detention in embezzlement caseThe of former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan charged with bribery and embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium was denied release from detention.17:24 28.01.2021
Lawyer from China detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriotsA Chinese citizen having in Russia the status of a lawyer and registered with the Baltic Bar Association of St. Petersburg has been detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots.16:19 28.01.2021
Navalny to stay in detention upon court orderThe Moscow Regional Court on Thursday dismissed Alexey Navalny’s appeal against his 30-day detention.16:00 28.01.2021
Navalny’s appeal against detention scheduled for January 28The Moscow Regional Court will hear an appeal filed by Alexey Navalny aginst his detention on January 28.15:52 26.01.2021
Navalny files appeal against detentionAlexey Navalny and his defense have filed an appeal against a ruling of the Moscow Region’s Khimki Town Court to detain the blogger for 30 days.18:42 21.01.2021
Ex-penitentiary official charged with abuse of office to stay detained for 3 more monthsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday extended the detention ex-Deputy Chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Valery Maksimenko charged with abuse of office until April 25.16:36 18.01.2021
Blogger accused of secret data access to stay detained until MarchThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh, who stands charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret, which had been earlier extended until March 5.13:59 14.01.2021
Bill on compensation for illegal detention submitted to State DumaA bill on the non-pecuniary damage award for illegal detention of a person for up to 48 hours has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s parliament.14:57 12.01.2021
Five defendants in 2000s race hatred murder case detained for two monthsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday detained five defendants in a case over racial hatred murders in the 2000s until February 22, 2021.15:17 24.12.2020
Former Russian Minister for Open Government ordered to stay detained until late MarchThe Moscow City Court has extended detention of ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov charged with embezzlement until March 25.10:59 23.12.2020
Russian rights advocates seek to ease detention and prison conditions amid pandemicThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has requested the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to mitigate detention and prison conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the advisory body’s member Eva Merkacheva.17:07 18.12.2020
Detention of Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov charged with murders extended until February 24A court in Krasnoyarsk on Wednesday extended detention of local businessman Anatoly Bykov until February 24 as part of a double murder case.14:13 16.12.2020
Detention of blogger accused of secret data access extended until spring 2021Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has prolonged detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret until March 5.10:52 01.12.2020
Ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason to remain detained until MarchMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Monday extended detention of ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason until March 7 upon an investigator’s motion.13:27 30.11.2020
Detention of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor in murder case extended until springMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended detention of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 until March 9.17:58 25.11.2020