Opposition leader Alexei Navalny ordered to wear tracking braceletFederal Penitentiary Service has put a tracking bracelet on the renown opposition activist and anti-corruption pundit Alexei Navalny, to monitor his compliance with the imposed house arrest, service official told RIA Novosti on Thursday.10:32 04.03.2014
Opposition activist Navalny appeals house arrestThe defense team of renown anti-corruption crusader and opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny has filed an appeal against his house arrest, attorney Olga Mikhailova told RAPSI on Monday.16:23 03.03.2014
Russian investigators launch criminal case against Ukrainian far-right leaderRussian investigators have initiated a terrorism case against the leader of ultra-nationalist, far-right Ukrainian movement “Right Sector” Dmitry Yarosh, official Spokesman for the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told reporters Monday.12:47 03.03.2014
Russian lawyer charged with $110 mln tax return theftInvestigators have charged a St. Petersburg-based attorney Alexander Shved with running an organized criminal enterprise and conspiracy to steal 4 billion rubles ($110 mln), official spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told the press on Monday.10:35 03.03.2014
Opposition activist Navalny placed under house arrestOn Firday, Basmanny District Court of Moscow has ruled to place renown anti-corruption crusader and opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny under house arrest, in connection to the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, RAPSI reports from the court room.13:46 28.02.2014
Russian national arrested for child porn in US after alleged John Kerry plotRussian national Vladimir Romanov was arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts on child-pornography possession charges, according to a statement released by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.13:08 27.02.2014
Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office begins unrest murders investigationThe main investigative department of Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened an official investigation into the murders during the mass protest action in November 2013 – February 2014, according to the statement posted on the office’s website on Wednesday.15:43 26.02.2014
Ukraine moves for ICC investigation of “crimes against humanity”The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution requesting that the International Criminal Court (ICC) conduct an independent investigation into the “crimes against humanity” allegedly committed in Ukraine.15:59 25.02.2014
Russian police nab two for ‘fishing’ money out of ATMsTwo suspects were detained by the police in the Moscow region town of Ivanovo for ‘fishing’ money out of an ATM in a major mall, regional police reports on Tuesday.14:45 25.02.2014
Russian billionaire’s estranged wife detained in Cyprus over alleged ring theftYelena Rybolovleva, the estranged wife of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, will be questioned in Cyprus within 24 hours to determine the need to keep her in custody.11:10 25.02.2014
Detention of former Dagestan mayor Amirov extended until April 28Russia's Supreme Court on Monday extended the detention of former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator, until April 28, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.17:46 24.02.2014
Lawyers detained in Kazakhstan banking sabotage caseThe individuals who have been detained in the ongoing banking sabotage case were employed by a law firm, a spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kazakhstan told journalists on Thursday.16:45 20.02.2014
Case pending against US man who warned Russian stepson may attack SochiBoth parties moved Wednesday for an extension in the federal criminal case against an American father who stands accused of having falsely reported to the FBI that his Russian stepson was planning a terrorist attack targeting the Olympic Games in Sochi.16:11 20.02.2014
Over 40 ciminal cases initiated amid escalating clashes in KievUkraine's Interior Ministry has initiated nearly 40 new criminal cases following the violence that escalated in Kiev Tuesday, and reports that 58 persons have been detained.16:28 19.02.2014
Eco-watchdog seeks poaching probe against opposition activist NavalnyPan-Russian Nature Conservation Society will file a motion with the law enforcement authorities to initiate a poaching investigation against renowned anti-corruption crusader and opposition activist Alexei Navalny, the deputy head of watchdog's legal department Lyubov Duyko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.16:10 18.02.2014
No criminal wrongdoing found in Schumacher ski accident probe – reportFrench investigators have ruled out criminal wrongdoing in the ski accident suffered by seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, the AP reported Monday citing state prosecutors.15:56 17.02.2014
Co-pilot of hijacked plane detained in Geneva - reportThe co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to ground in Geneva Monday morning has been detained by Swiss police, The Guardian reports.13:17 17.02.2014
Ukrainian judge reviewing protesters' cases killedUnknown assailants in the Poltava region of Ukraine have shot the judge who ruled on the arrest motions for the pro-Eurozone protesters, Ukrainian Interior Ministry reports on Wednesday.12:54 12.02.2014
Gunman charged with murder after Russian church attackThe investigators have officially charged the man who opened fire on the chruch congregation in Russian Far East, the Investigative Committee reported on Monday.13:39 10.02.2014
Controversial Russian lawmaker keeps his parliamentary immunityRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has refused to grant a request filed by the Investigative Committee to strip controversial State Duma lawmaker Alexei Mitrofanov of his parliamentary immunity, Kommersant newspaper writes on Friday.11:27 07.02.2014