Slander

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Russian BKF bank CEO asks court to put end to massive slanderous campaign in Telegram

CEO of BKF bank, Olga Mirimskaya, has filed a complaint with a Moscow district court challenging inaction of Russia’s Investigative Committee as concerns the authority’s refusal to investigate an alleged fact of a massive slander campaign on a Telegram channel.

11:16 01.08.2022

Current sanctions for libel do not meet modern threats – expert

The current assessment of danger posed to the society by actions, which can ruin lives of the concrete people, destabilize public order, and cause public outrage through dissemination of certain information, has become absolutely obsolete, Doctor of Jurisprudence, Professor, Chair of the Moscow Lomonosov University Department of Criminal Process Leonid Golovko believes.

17:52 24.11.2020

Case over slander of Great Patriotic War veteran against Navalny shelved

A justice of peace on Monday suspended hearing of a case against Alexey Navalny over his statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko because of the defendant’s illness.

16:28 24.08.2020

Slander action against Navalny to begin on August 17

A magistrate court will conduct preliminary hearing of a case against Alexey Navalny over his statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko on August 17.

12:09 13.08.2020

Navalny to be tried over statements about Great Patriotic War veteran

The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office has approved indictment against Alexey Navalny in a case the blogger’s statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko.

10:54 10.08.2020

Navalny charged with slander of Great Patriotic War veteran

Investigators have brought slander charges against Alexey Navalny over the blogger’s statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko.

10:27 23.07.2020

Navalny receives ninth fine for refusal to remove video about Usmanov

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has again, for the ninth time, upheld an obligation of Alexey Navalny to pay a fine for failure to delete parts of a video about businessman Alisher Usmanov.

15:59 13.11.2018

Russian pop star accuses French artist Didier Marouani and his lawyer of slander

Russian pop star Filipp Kirkorov has turned to police seeking to open a libel case against lawyer Igor Trunov and French musician Didier Marouani.

15:41 24.01.2017

Navalny files defamation suit against Novosibirsk Mayor

Opposition politician Alexei Navalny and the Novosibirsk branch of the RPR-PARNAS party have filed a lawsuit against Novosibirsk Mayor Anatoly Lokot for slandering Navalny’s honor, dignity and business reputation.

15:17 03.07.2015

Russian Red Cross filed defamation suit against 18 US, Ukrainian media

The Moscow branch of the Russian Red Cross has filed defamation suit with a Moscow court against 18 Ukrainian and US media outlets for defamation seeking 170 million rubles (about $2.6 million) in damages.

12:47 14.01.2015

London police detective awarded GBP 60,000 in libel suit on Russian extradition

London’s High Court of Justice awarded GBP 60,000 in damages Thursday to a police detective that sued The Times for libel over a 2006 article accusing him of having accepted “bribes from Russian exiles” in exchange for information on Russian extradition requests.

20:35 19.12.2013

Former Kyrgyz president's son to sue opposition leader

Former Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva's son Atay Sadybasakov will sue the Ata-Zhurt opposition party leader for slander.

16:54 18.06.2012

Major insurer fined $3,400 for slander

The court of appeals upheld the decision to fine Russia's largest insurance company Rosgosstrakh $3,400 for disseminating false information about its competitor.

12:38 30.03.2012