Kidnapping investigation into Russian tycoon Ismailov’s nephew, ex-driver completedInvestigation into a kidnapping case against a nephew of Russian businessman Telman Ismailov and ex-manager of Moscow's famous Prague Restaurant Zaur Mardanov and ex-driver of the tycoon Vladimir Gusakov has been completed.17:53 24.12.2018
Investigators to check reports on alleged kidnappings in Moscow regionInvestigators are checking information distributed by one of the federal TV channels on kidnapping incidents allegedly occurred in the Moscow region.15:59 18.09.2017
Prison terms proposed for bride kidnapping in RussiaPeople’s Assembly of Russia’s Republic of Ingushetia has submitted a bill fixing penalty of up to 3 years in prison for marriage by capture to the State Duma.12:50 26.04.2017
Ukrainian national to be expelled from Russia for staged kidnappingMoscow’s Meshchansky District Сourt ordered expulsion of Ukrainian national Yana Dubova, who took part in faking her abduction.18:12 18.04.2016
Russia claims its pilot abducted, opens criminal case against US, Liberian agentsRussia's Investigative Committee announced on Monday that a criminal case has been opened against employees of US and Liberian law enforcement agencies for their alleged role in abduction of Russian national Konstantin Yaroshenko.12:37 06.04.2015
Chief of Ukraine's Security Service suspected in abduction of Russian journalistsRussian investigators suspect chief of Ukraine's Security Service Valentyn Nalyvaichenko of being the mastermind behind the abduction of two Russian journalists, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.14:53 19.12.2014
Russia opens case following disappearance of journalist Stenin in UkraineThe Russian Investigative Committee has opened a case on the kidnapping of Russian journalist Andrei Stenin in southeastern Ukraine.11:30 12.08.2014
Ukrainian pilot’s attorneys file kidnapping lawsuitThe attorneys of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda (Nadiya) Savchenko, who is awaiting trial in Russia on charges of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, have requested that Russia’s Investigative Committee open a case on kidnapping, attorney Nikolai Polozov told RIA Novosti on Friday.16:03 18.07.2014
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko arrested in Russia claims she was kidnappedThe attorneys of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was arrested in Russia for complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, intends to present arguments on her alleged kidnapping.15:55 17.07.2014
Case opened on Russian national’s abduction in UkraineRussia’s Investigative Committee has opened a case after a Russian national, mistakenly believed to be a serviceman, was abducted in Ukraine, the committee’s official spokesman, Vladimir Markin, told journalists on Tuesday.13:10 08.07.2014
Russia to investigate the capture of TV journalists in UkraineRussia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on the capture of Zvezda TV network journalists Andrei Sushenkov and Anton Malyshev in Ukraine, said the official committee spokesman, Vladimir Markin.17:00 11.06.2014
Nigerian government refuses to swap schoolgirls for militants - reportThe Nigerian government on Monday rejected Boko Haram’s offer to exchange captive schoolgirls for imprisoned militants, Agence France Presse reports.11:02 13.05.2014
Three people suspected of abducting Euromaidan activists detainedThe police have detained three people suspected of involvement in the abduction of Euromaidan protestors Ihor Lutsenko and Yuriy Verbytskyi and the murder of the latter in January 2014, UNUIAN news agency announced on Wednesday citing Vasyl Paskal, head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s Criminal Investigations Department.10:38 24.04.2014
Russian lawmakers approve children retrieval legislationThe State Duma Committee on Criminal Law on Monday supported a draft bill amending the provisions concerning the retrieval of kidnapped children.15:12 10.02.2014
Number of abducted journalists doubles this yearThe number of journalists abducted around the world more than doubled this year, reads the 2013 Press Freedom Annual Round-up published by Reporters Without Borders.11:23 18.12.2013
Russian NHL player Varlamov arrested on US domestic violence charges - reportSemyon Varlamov, the Russian goalkeeper for the US National Hockey League (NHL) team the Colorado Avelanche, was arrested Wednesday night on various domestic violence charges including kidnapping.12:30 31.10.2013
Moscow court refuses to reduce sentences for Rosneft executive son’s kidnapperThe Moscow City Court has refused to reduce sentences for Rosneft executive son’s kidnapper, who got 14 years in jail.13:38 04.10.2013
Belarus probes Syrian kidnap videoOfficials are looking into video footage apparently showing a Belarusian woman among hostages captured on Syrian territory, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.16:34 14.08.2013
Kidnappers of Kaspersky's son found guiltyThe Khoroshevsky District Court in Moscow convicted four men of kidnapping the son of businessman Yevgeny Kaspersky on Monday, RAPSI reports from the courtroom where the verdict was announced.13:13 03.06.2013
Syrian president increases punishment for kidnapping, murderSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a law setting the penalty for kidnapping to life imprisonment, his press office reported on Tuesday.17:05 02.04.2013