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Navalny’s mayoral campaign financed from abroad – prosecutors

The Prosecutor General’s Office released a statement on Monday saying that opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s campaign for the Moscow Mayoral race has been financed from abroad.

11:49 12.08.2013

ECHR gives top priority to Moscow rioters' complaint

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has given top priority to the appeal against the lengthy term of detention and inhumane confinement conditions filed by Vladimir Akimenkov and Yaroslav Belousov, two persons involved in the Moscow riots case, their attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Thursday.

12:12 08.08.2013

37 business leaders back Navalny in Moscow mayoral race

A group of 37 CEOs and entrepreneurs from Russian internet companies and start-up businesses have announced their backing for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s bid to become mayor of Moscow, in a rare intervention in favor of opposition politics by Russian business.

15:07 07.08.2013

Defense moves to place suspects in 2012 Moscow Riots under house arrest

The lawyers have asked the Zamoskvoretsky district court of Moscow to place nine suspects standing trial on charges of having organized riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, under house arrest, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI Tuesday.

13:50 06.08.2013

Suspect in 2012 Moscow Riot case released from detention

The Moscow City Court ruled Friday to release Nikolai Kavkazsky, who has been charged with participation in mass protests in central Moscow in May 2012, and placed him under house arrest.

14:39 02.08.2013

Opposition leader Udaltsov to remain under house arrest

The Basmanny District Court has extended Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov's time under house arrest until October 6, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Thursday.

13:53 01.08.2013

Russian opposition activist's application for asylum in Ukraine rejected

The State Migration Service of Ukraine has rejected an application for asylum filed by Russian activist Philipp Galtsov who took part in riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012.

15:44 30.07.2013

Morsi supporters march in defiance of army warning

Thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi marched towards military facilities in the Egyptian capital Cairo despite a warning by the army.

10:23 29.07.2013

More Russians see Navalny trial as apolitical – poll

As more Russians learn of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, more of them believe he’s being prosecuted for wrongdoing and not as retribution for his activism, suggesting that official versions of the whistle-blowing blogger’s trial have had an effect on public opinion, according to a new poll published Friday.

17:37 26.07.2013

New searches made in three Russian cities in May 6 Moscow riots case

Russian investigators have conducted searches in Perm, Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk in last year's riots case, the Investigative Committee reported on Monday.

16:53 22.07.2013

Russian prosecutors allow Left Front opposition movement to resume activity

Moscow prosecutors have permitted the Left Front movement, headed by opposition firebrand Sergei Udlatsov, to resume its activity. The Left Front is a far-left political movement encompassing organizations that support socialist development in Russia and the post-Soviet states.

12:59 22.07.2013

Up to 250 held at opposition rallies in Russia

Between 156 and 254 people by various estimates were held at protest rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg on late Thursday and Friday, triggered by the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

17:07 19.07.2013

Opposition leader Navalny released from custody pending appeal

Opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigning blogger Alexei Navalny and his co-accused Pyotr Ofitserov who were were sentenced on Thursday, were released today by the the Leninsky District court of Kirov, satisfying a request filed by prosecutors.

11:31 19.07.2013

International reactions flood in following Navalny embezzlement conviction

Members of the international community have been quick to assert their discontent with the embezzlement verdict handed down Thursday against opposition activist and Moscow mayoral hopeful Alexei Navalny.

18:22 18.07.2013

Navalny defense team plans to appeal embezzlement verdict this month

Defense attorneys for opposition activist Alexei Navalny – who was convicted and sentenced Tuesday for large-scale embezzlement –and his co-accused Pyotr Ofitserov have received copies of the verdict against their clients, and plan to appeal the decision before the end of July, Navalny's attorney Vadim Kobsev told RAPSI Thursday.

17:35 18.07.2013

Convicted opposition leader Navalny drops Moscow mayor bid

Alexei Navalny, the opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigning blogger who was handed a five-year-jail term on Thursday, is to withdraw his candidacy for the upcoming election for Moscow mayor, his campaign office said.

16:34 18.07.2013

Opposition activist Navalny sentenced to five years

Whistleblowing blogger turned opposition leader Alexei Navalny was charged with the theft of over 10,000 cubic meters of timber, which was allegedly stolen from Kirovles company between May and September 2009. The case was initially dropped, but was revived when an inquiry was launched by Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.

13:05 18.07.2013

RAPSI to report live from Navalny embezzlement verdict hearing

The Leninsky District Court in Kirov is set to announce its verdict Thursday in the large-scale timber embezzlement case presently pending against renowned opposition activist and Moscow mayoral hopeful Alexei Navalny, and RAPSI will be reporting live as the verdict and potential sentences are handed down. The hearing will begin at 9am Moscow time (GMT + 4), and RAPSI will begin its live broadcast at 8:45am.

14:03 17.07.2013

Over 400 people arrested after overnight clashes in Cairo

Egyptian authorities have detained 401 people during overnight clashes between police and the supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. At least seven people were killed and over 200 were wounded.

16:46 16.07.2013

Turkish police files 15 Gezi Park riot cases with court

Cases concerning 15 protesters detained during a police raid of the protest in Gezi Park have been forwarded to the Izmir court.

17:46 15.07.2013