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Moscow riots activist Belousov released from prison

13:39 08/09/2014 Yaroslav Belousov, who was convicted of participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots and sentenced to 30 months in a penal colony, has been released.

Convicted opposition activist Udaltsov ends hunger strike after 26 days

15:44 19/08/2014 Jailed opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for organizing mass riots in central Moscow in May 2012 has put an end to his hunger strike.

Convicted Moscow riots activist transferred to Southern Russia

17:08 06/08/2014 Yaroslav Belousov convicted of participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots has been transferred to the Stavropol Territory for serving his sentence, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.

Opposition-minded online newspaper loses appeal against blocking its site

14:23 06/08/2014 The Khamovnichesky Court in Moscow on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by the online newspaper Kasparov.ru challenging the decisions of the Prosecutor General’s Office and Roskomnadzor, which led to the blocking of the newspaper’s website, the plaintiff’s attorney Damir Gainutdinov told RAPSI.

Navalny supporter denied registration as election candidate

15:35 05/08/2014 Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld denial to register Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, as a candidate for the Moscow City Duma election scheduled for September 14, 2014, the court told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

Opposition activist Navalny to remain under house arrest in Yves Rocher embezzlement case

15:52 01/08/2014 Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday rejected a request to detain opposition activist Alexei Navalny in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, the court told RAPSI.

Navalny supporter charged with fraud to remain under house arrest until October

13:42 30/07/2014 The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a previous court decision to extend the house arrest of Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, until October 17, the court’s press office told RAPSI.

Opposition activist Razvozzhayev appeals verdict in Moscow 2012 riots case

15:13 29/07/2014 Defense of opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev who was convicted for organizing riots in May 2012 appealed the verdict, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Tuesday.

Moscow City Court upholds blocking Navalny’s blog

13:42 28/07/2014 The Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling that blocked opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s Live Journal blog, a RAPSI correspondent reports from courtroom.

Convicted opposition activist Udaltsov goes on hunger strike

13:31 25/07/2014 Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for organizing riots in May 2012 declared a hunger strike, Federal Penitentiary Service spokesperson Sergey Tsygankov told RIA Novosti.

Russian opposition activists found guilty of organizing Moscow riots

13:32 24/07/2014 The Moscow City Court on Thursday found Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev guilty of organizing riots in May 2012, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

Malasiya Airlines to send envoys to crash site in conflicted Ukrainian region

09:06 18/07/2014 Malasyia Airlines will dispatch its representatives to the Ukrainian eastern region of Donetsk to investigate the crash of Boeing 777, and will try to contact the rebels, according to the company's press release issued on Friday.

ECHR accepts complaints from two amnestied Bolotnaya defendants

14:56 16/07/2014 The European Court of Human Rights has accepted complaints from two amnestied defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Kovyazin, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.

Ukrainian minister fires 585 Donetsk police officers for breaking oath

11:38 15/07/2014 Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said he had fired 585 police officers in Donetsk after reviewing their loyalty. Another 242 police officers, who are currently on an extended leave, will be reviewed later.

Opposition activist Navalny appeals suspended sentence

16:27 11/07/2014 Defense of previously convicted opposition activist and mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny has appealed the extension of suspended sentence issued in the timber embezzlement case, attorney Vadim Kobzev told RAPSI on Friday.

2012 Bolotnaya rioter released from mental hospital

14:24 11/07/2014 Mikhail Kosenko, who was convicted in the May 6, 2012 Bolotnaya Square riot case, has been released from the mental hospital where he was placed by decision of the court, his sister told RAPSI.

Prosecutor demands guilty verdict for Russian opposition activists

13:17 07/07/2014 The prosecutor on Monday asked the court to find Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev guilty of organizing riots in May 2012, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.

Navalny appeals warrant for apartment search

16:34 03/07/2014 Thursday, opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s attorney, Vadim Kobzev, filed an appeal against the Basmanny District Court of Moscow that issued a warrant to search Navalny’s apartment, Kobzev told RAPSI.

Judicial investigation into Russian opposition activists' coup case completed

12:59 03/07/2014 The Moscow City Court on Thursday completed judicial investigation into the case against Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who face charges of organizing riots in May 2012, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI.

Navalny’s suspended sentence under Kirovles case extended

12:34 02/07/2014 The Lyublinsky District Court in Moscow has extended the suspended sentence of opposition leader Alexei Navalny under the Kirovles case by three months, RAPSI has reported from the court.

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