Navalny could be pardoned of fraud charges - business ombudsmanOpposition leader Alexei Navalny may be pardoned and the fraud charges against him may be dropped, Russian Business Ombudsman Boris Titov told reporters on Wednesday.16:43 26.06.2013
Challenge to police raid of Navalny headquarters to be heard July 4Kirov's Pervomaisky District Court will handle the complaint seeking to deem the police search in opposition activist and blogger Alexei Navalny's local headquarters illegal on July 4.18:30 20.06.2013
Court dismisses Navalny’s motion to call defense witnessesA court in the Russian city of Kirov dismissed a motion filed by opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny, who is standing trial on charges of embezzlement at timber company Kirovles, to hear the testimonies of 13 witnesses.18:52 18.06.2013
Navalny's lawyers file new motion to dismiss judge in timber embezzlement caseThe lawyers of Alexei Navalny, who is standing trial on charges of embezzlement at the Kirovles timber company, have filed a new motion to remove Leninsky Court Judge Sergei Blinov.10:41 17.06.2013
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny remains under restriction noticeRussian anti-corruption whistleblower Alexei Navalny to remain under restriction notice afterKirov's Leninsky District Court chose to turn down a motion for the activist's detainment filed by prosecutors.15:18 13.06.2013
Prosecutors finish presenting evidence in Navalny's timber embezzlement caseThe state prosecutors have finished presenting evidence to the Leninsky District Court in Kirov against renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov, who have been charged with embezzling funds from the Kirovles timber company.16:03 11.06.2013
Navalny files motion to dismiss judge in Kirovles embezzlement caseThe lawyers of Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov, who have been charged with embezzling from the Kirovles timber company, have filed a motion to dismiss Leninsky Court Judge Sergei Blinov.10:51 10.06.2013
Navalny's appeal for moving case hearings to Moscow dismissedThe Kirov Regional Court on Thursday dismissed the complaint filed by Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov against its refusal to hear the case of the alleged embezzlement at the Kirovles timber company in Moscow.15:53 30.05.2013
Opposition whistleblower Navalny moves to exclude wiretap evidenceOpposition activist and blogger Alexei Navalny’s attorneys moved at his hearing on Wednesday to exclude evidence acquired via wiretap records from the Kirovles embezzlement case.17:16 29.05.2013
Whistleblower Navalny caused no economic damage - Kirov governorGovernor of Russia's Kirov Region Nikita Belykh testified at a court hearing centering on allegations of embezzlement by timber company Kirovles that he has no grounds on which to assume that opposition activist and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny caused any damage to the region's economic interests.13:43 22.05.2013
Court allows evidence in Navalny's embezzlement case despite appealsThe Leninsky Court of Kirov on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by Alexei Navalny's attorneys to reject the investigators' evidence in the Kirovles case.12:31 21.05.2013
Opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny on trial. Day 6 – live coverageKirov district court is again being rocked by the embezzlement proceedings pending against Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny Thursday, and RAPSI is on-hand to provide of-the-moment coverage of the latest developments in the high-profile trial.19:10 15.05.2013
Opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny on trial. Day 5 – live coverageEmbezzlement proceedings are carrying on Wednesday against Russian opposition blogger Alexei Navalny and RAPSI is on-hand to provide the very latest on the drama as it unfolds in the courtroom via a live text broadcast.16:45 14.05.2013
Legitimacy of Yves Rocher case against Navalny brothers to be reconsideredThe Moscow City Court overturned a lower court's decision validating a claim by cosmetic giant Yves Rocher's Russian operation against opposition blogger Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg, RAPSI's learned in the courtroom.17:34 06.05.2013
Opposition leaders plan 30,000 strong rally for freedom in MoscowOpposition leaders have been granted permission to hold a rally for freedom in central Moscow on May 6, up to 30,000 participants are expected to show up.10:48 06.05.2013
Kirov court lets Navalny go on vacationThe Leninsky District Court in Kirov granted a motion Friday filed by blogger Alexei Navalny, who stands accused in timber embezzlement case.17:21 26.04.2013
Putin vows opposition whistleblower Navalny will receive fair trialRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke of his certainty Thursday that the trial of opposition leader Alexei Navalny will be objective and fair. "I am sure that the trial over this and other cases will be as objective as possible. I have directed the General Prosecutor's Office and other law enforcement bodies to this effect," the President said during the televised question and answer session.17:23 25.04.2013
Navalny's lawyers accuse judge of misconduct in witness QAThe 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
Trial of opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny to continue through MayProceedings in timber embezzlement case against renowned whistleblower and opposition activist Alexei Navalny will be held through May, according to the hearing schedule released on Wednesday by the presiding judge Sergei Blinov.18:07 24.04.2013
Navalny's lawyer seeks to replace judge in timber embezzlement caseThe attorneys of renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny, who has been accused of embezzlement from the Kirovles timber company, have asked to replace Judge Sergei Blinov from the Leninsky District Court15:54 24.04.2013