Magnitsky allegedly masterminded fraudulent sale of Gazprom sharesHermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow investigative isolation ward in 2009, may have helped to devise a scheme to sell Gazprom shares to foreigners, which was illegal.16:37 01.02.2013
Amnesty International urges Russia to end Magnitsky's prosecutionAmnesty International has called on the Russian authorities to end the prosecution of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in custody in November 2009 at the age of 37 and whose death triggered a public outcry.11:41 29.01.2013
Attorney appointed for deceased defendant Magnitsky in tax evasion caseMoscow's Tverskoy District Court on Monday ruled to appoint an attorney for the tax evasion case against deceased Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died while in pre-trial detention in 2009.13:39 28.01.2013
Millions in Magnitsky case allegedly laundered through Estonian banksAn inquiry conducted in Estonia into the alleged embezzlement of Russian budgetary funds as reported by late Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has revealed that roughly $10 million was allegedly laundered through Estonian banks. However, the Prosecutor General's Office has opted against opening a case, Prosecutor Piret Paukstys told the Eesti Paevaleht daily.14:54 24.01.2013
Lithuania freezes bank accounts related to Magnitsky caseThe Lithuanian authorities have frozen several bank accounts as part of the case of embezzled budget funds, exposed by Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in the Matrosskaya Tishina prison in 2009.13:04 22.01.2013
Pipeline adoptions hang in the balance as Russia, US dispute adoption ban protocolRussia’s ban on the adoption of its orphans by American citizens was fast-tracked in the aftermath of the US decision to impose sanctions against certain Russian individuals believed to have violated human rights in the context of the 2009 death of attorney Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow pre-trial detention center.17:06 10.01.2013
Magnitsky's mother appeals former detention center official's acquittalThe mother of the late Hermitage Capital fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky has disputed the acquittal of Dmitry Kratov, former deputy head of the Butyrka pretrial detention center, accused of negligence which resulted in the death of Magnitsky, her attorney Nikolay Gorokhov told the Russian Legal Information Agency.18:50 09.01.2013
Swiss prosecutors freeze local bank accounts in quest for Magnitsky fundsSwiss federal prosecutors have imposed freezes against local bank accounts in the amount of millions of francs as part of an investigation into the money laundering case connected with Hermitage Capital fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky's death, Swiss media outlets reported Wednesday.17:52 09.01.2013
Former detention center official acquitted in Magnitsky death caseA Moscow district court has acquitted the former pretrial detention center official, accused of negligence which resulted in Sergei Magnitsky death.12:54 28.12.2012
Case against Magnitsky to be examined on Jan. 28 behind closed doorsA Moscow district court will hold preliminary hearing on January 28 in the case against Sergei Magnitsky whose death in a Moscow pretrial detention center in 2009 evoked an international public outcry.15:00 27.12.2012
Magnitsky and Browder attorneys refuse to participate in trialThe attorneys for Sergei Magnitsky’s family and William Browder, Hermitage Capital Management CEO, have refused to take part in a trial which they claim to be politically motivated.12:55 26.12.2012
Prosecutor seeks acquittal of defendant in Magnitsky caseThe prosecutor has asked a Moscow district court to acquit Dmitry Kratov, former deputy head of the Butyrka pretrial detention center, accused of negligence which resulted in the death of Sergei Magnitsky.14:16 24.12.2012
Duma retaliates against US with adoption ban, NGO restrictions, blacklistIn retaliation for the US Magnitsky Act, the Russian State Duma adopted the Dima Yakovlev Act in the third reading today, a bill that takes aim at the US by imposing a series of dramatic sanctions.15:07 21.12.2012
No attempts made to resuscitate Magnitsky at isolation ward, witnessA witness who testified at the Tverskoy District Court on Thursday in the case against Dmitry Kratov, the former head of a Moscow investigative isolation ward, said no attempts were made to resuscitate the late Sergei Magnitsky.14:56 21.12.2012
Magnitsky's case to be considered in Moscow on December 27The Moscow Tverskoy District Court will start hearing the case regarding lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in an investigative isolation ward in 2009, on December 27.15:18 20.12.2012
Putin: State Duma reaction to Magnitsky Law appropriateThe State Duma's reaction to the adoption of the Magnitsky Law is "an emotional, but appropriate response", Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an annual press conference in Moscow. This refers to the amendment that will close adoption agencies and will terminate the U.S.-Russian agreement on the child adoption.14:29 20.12.2012
Magnitsky warden's case witnesses compelled to take standThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court has decided to compel a number of witnesses to appear before court in the criminal case against former deputy head of the Moscow pretrial detention ward Butyrka Dmitry Kratov.14:37 19.12.2012
Magnitsky did not sign detention treatment waiver, expertAn expert stated on Tuesday in the Tverskoy District Court that Sergei Magnitsky did not sign the consent form to be taken to the Matrosskaya Tishina detention ward for treatment where he later died.17:38 18.12.2012
Russian lawmakers to consider response to Magnitsky Act on December 19The State Duma will consider a bill on measures against U.S. citizens who have violated the rights of Russians in the second reading on December 19.15:57 17.12.2012
Putin slams US Magnitsky law as 'unfriendly'Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the United States adoption of the Magnitsky Act is a consequence of intrigue in domestic politics, saying that the U.S. authorities speak of the reset in Russian-U.S. relations, but in fact only worsen them.17:18 13.12.2012