Conflicting reports on Snowden's Russian asylum claimEdward Snowden, who is being sought by the United States after leaking classified documents on the activities of US intelligence agencies, did not apply for the political asylum in Russia.20:38 01.07.2013
Belarusian Party "The Greens" asks Lukashenko to grant asylum to SnowdenThe Belarusian Party "The Greens" has appealed to President Alexander Lukashenko to grant political asylum to Edward Snowden, who is being sought by the United States after leaking classified documents on the activities of US intelligence agencies, the party's press office said on Monday.15:33 01.07.2013
Snowden possibly to remain in Russia - WikiLeaksThe whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks said on its Twitter feed on Wednesday that former CIA employee Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking state secrets, may be permanently stuck in Russia.12:23 26.06.2013
Russia may consider granting Snowden political asylumRussia may consider former CIA agent Edward Snowden's request for political asylum if he will make an official request, says presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.12:52 11.06.2013
Man who exposed US secret surveillance program seeks political asylumEdward Snowden, 29, an employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton who has admitted to leaking secret information to the media, has told journalists that he would be asking for political asylum in a country that respects freedom of speech.10:34 10.06.2013
Investigative Committee seeks to detain Russian lawyer granted US asylumInvestigators have appealed to the Presnensky Court of Moscow to issue a warrant for detaining lawyer Boris Kuznetsov, currently residing in US, for divulging state secrets. In Russia Kuznetsov worked on many high profile criminal and human rights cases.10:25 02.04.2013
Dutch police wrap up investigation into Russian activist's deathThe Dutch police have completed the investigation into Russian national Alexander Dolmatov's death in the Netherlands. Alexander Dolmatov, a member of the Other Russia unregistered party, was involved in the case of the Bolotnaya Square rally in Moscow in May 2012. When the police began to arrest suspects in the case, he fled from Russia and sought political asylum in the Netherlands.14:37 29.03.2013
Russia to ask UK to revoke ex-Bank of Moscow CEO Borodin's asylumThe Prosecutor General's Office intends to send the UK a request to revoke the political refugee status granted to Bank of Moscow's former CEO Andrei Borodin, who is wanted in Russia for fraud.10:58 04.03.2013
Wanted ex-Bank of Moscow CEO Borodin granted asylum in UKBritain has granted political asylum to Andrei Borodin, the former head of the Bank of Moscow charged with large scale fraud. Borodin claims that the criminal cases against him and his first deputy were opened on false premises and were politically motivated.11:54 01.03.2013
Activist prosecuted for rioting in Moscow last May commits suicideAlexander Dolmatov, who was one of the defendants in the case over the Bolotnaya Square riots which occurred on May 6 last year, has committed suicide in Amsterdam, his lawyer told RAPSI.10:24 18.01.2013
Russian environmental activist seeks asylum in EstoniaEnvironmental activist Suren Gazaryan, who fears criminal prosecution in Russia, has asked for political asylum in Estonia.16:52 27.12.2012
Environmental activist seeks asylum in Europe after wanted list billingRussian environmental activist Suren Gazaryan, who announced last week that he had been placed on the federal wanted list, told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that he had left the country.14:05 21.12.2012
Assange: upwards of one million documents set to be leaked in 2013Wikileaks has prepared upwards of a million documents to be released in the new year, founder and chief editor Julian Assange announced to a crowd of supporters in London Thursday evening.12:51 21.12.2012
Probe launched over Russian opposition activist's kidnapping claimsUkrainian investigators will probe claims by opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev that he was kidnapped while seeking asylum in Kiev. While in Kiev, Razvozzhayev applied for political asylum with the UNHCR. He mysteriously disappeared after leaving the UNHCR office, and ended up in the custody of the Russian police.17:15 20.12.2012
Razvozzhayev did not ask Ukraine for asylum, officialsOpposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who is suspected of organizing mass riots in Moscow, did not ask the Ukrainian authorities to grant him asylum, Mykola Kovalchuk, the chairman of the Ukrainian State Migration Service, told journalists on Wednesday.15:55 14.11.2012
Ex-Ukraine PM seeks temporary residence in United StatesFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko has filed amotion with the San Francisco Immigration Court on granting him temporary residence in the United States.15:40 08.11.2012
Belarusian opposition figure seeks asylum in UKFormer Belarusian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov has requested political asylum in the UK. Sannikov ran for president in the 2010 election.18:14 26.10.2012
Estonia grants political asylum to Russian bloggerEstonia has granted political asylum to blogger Maxim Yefimov, who is known for his criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Agora interregional human rights organization, which represents him.17:42 19.10.2012
Wanted Russian official to remain in LithuaniaLithuanian authorities have extended the protection status of a high-ranking Moscow official, Yuri Khardikov. Khardikov is suspected of stealing $31.56 million from Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina.11:22 10.08.2012