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Moscow rioters denied request for release on bail from pre-trial detention

18:38 15/01/2013 Investigators have refused to release two defendants in the Moscow riots case on bail.

Rumors that foreign intelligence financed Russian protests unsubstantiated

13:05 15/01/2013 Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has not found any evidence that foreign intelligence services financed the protest rallies in Russia last year, Kommersant reported Tuesday, citing opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Hunger striking opposition activist to remain in jail

17:50 14/01/2013 The Moscow City Court held that Sergei Krivov, a man suspected for his participation in the Bolotnaya Square riots that erupted in downtown Moscow last May, will remain in custody until March 6, thus rejecting Krivov's appeal for release.

Refusal to initiate case over activist's kidnapping appealed

15:00 14/01/2013 Leonid Razvozzhayev's attorney has appealed the Investigative Committee's refusal to open a criminal case over claims of the oppositionist's kidnapping.

Thousands gather in downtown Moscow to protest US adoptions ban

19:32 13/01/2013 Thousands of Russian activists gathered in the center of Moscow on Sunday to hold a protest march against a law banning US nationals from adopting Russian children.

Russian opposition blogger at center of pending pedophilia investigation

13:43 11/01/2013 Russian federal investigators will begin its preliminary investigation of reports alleging that opposition activist and blogger Rustem Adagamov engaged in pedophilia.

Opposition activist consents to closure of robbery case

12:34 10/01/2013 Opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who is involved in the case on organizing mass riots in Russia, consented to the closure of the case against him regarding robbery charges.

Russian opposition to hold protest against anti-US adoption law

12:37 29/12/2012 Russian opposition activists plan a march urging to repeal a new law banning adoptions of Russian children by American citizens and dissolve the two houses of parliament next month.

Opening of Hyde Park-inspired sites in Moscow postponed

13:12 28/12/2012 Sites similar to Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner, London's most famous place for public debate, will be opened in Moscow in spring 2013, says Alexei Mayorov, head of the Moscow City Regional Security Department.

Supreme Court can rule on Duma decisions to strip lawmakers of power

13:12 27/12/2012 The Constitutional Court ruled that parliamentary resolutions aimed at stripping lawmakers of their political power can be appealed to the Supreme Court.

Opposition activist sent away wants back to Moscow court

18:07 25/12/2012 Opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been charged with instigating mass riots across Russia and sent to pretrial detention center in Chelyabinsk, has asked for permission to attend the upcoming appeal hearing in Moscow.

Disgraced MP Gudkov to appeal loss of power in Supreme Court Jan. 16

17:02 21/12/2012 The Supreme Court on January 16 will hold preliminary hearings for former State Duma Deputy Gennady Gudkov's appeal of the loss of his parliamentary seat, his attorney Vadim Prokhorov told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) Friday. In mid-September, the Duma stripped Gudkov of his mandate after the investigative authorities accused him of engaging in commercial activities in violation of Russian law.

Probe launched over Russian opposition activist's kidnapping claims

17:15 20/12/2012 Ukrainian 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.

Opposition activists called as witnesses in alleged coup case

10:29 20/12/2012 A group of activists from Russia’s Voronezh Region were implicated as witnesses to charges arising from allegations that leaders of last year’s large-scale opposition movement were planning to wage a coup with the assistance of foreign funds in the aftermath of a search of their apartments.

Police search Russian oppostion activists' apartments

10:46 19/12/2012 Police searched the apartments of two opposition activists in the city of Voronezh on Wednesday morning over their possible connection to a high profile criminal case into an alleged coup plot.

Opposition figures detained at unauthorized rally in Moscow released

10:50 17/12/2012 The police released all individuals detained on Saturday during an unauthorized rally in central Moscow, including whistleblowing lawyer Alexei Navalny, leftist opposition figure Sergei Udaltsov, liberal politician Ilya Yashin and socialite-turned-political activist Ksenia Sobchak.

Four opposition leaders detained in Moscow

18:05 15/12/2012 Whistleblowing lawyer Alexei Navalny, leftist opposition figure Sergei Udaltsov, liberal politician Ilya Yashin and socialite-turned-political activist Ksenia Sobchak were arrested at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow on Saturday.

Opposition warned against holding unauthorized rallies

10:55 14/12/2012 The Prosecutor's Office has warned oppositionists against holding unauthorized rallies in Moscow on December 15, regarding the planned "March of Freedom".

Investigative Committee follows May 6 riots trail to Georgia

11:36 13/12/2012 The Investigative Committee will shortly be sending a request of assistance to Georgia with regards to the investigation of the case on organizing mass riots in Russia which were allegedly financed by Georgian politician Givi Targamadze.

Opposition activist blamed for coup attempt to remain under arrest

18:13 12/12/2012 On Wednesday the Moscow Basmanny District Court extended the detention of oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who was allegedly involved in preparing mass riots.

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