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Opposition stalwart Navalny refuses to testify in painting theft case

Former mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny will not provide testimony regarding the theft of a painting by Vladimir painter Sergei Sotov that was discovered during the search in the opposition leader’s apartment, attorney Olga Mikhailova told RIA Novosti.

17:41 01.07.2014

Navalny’s apartment searched, painting confiscated

The Investigative Committee and the Federal Security Service (FSB) searched the apartment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday morning, confiscating a painting presented to him by supporters, lawyer Vadim Kobzev told RIA Novosti.

11:01 20.06.2014

Prosecutor opposes mitigation of eight 2012 Moscow riots activists’ sentence

During the trial at the Moscow City Court the prosecutor asked to uphold the verdict in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case for eight activists, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

16:09 19.06.2014

Defamation case against opposition activist Navalny moved to June 30

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday postponed until June 30 the hearing of a defamation lawsuit filed by Igor Rudensky, head of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, against opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

13:51 18.06.2014

Ukraine explains Russian activist detention by Bolotnaya Square riot case

Ukrainian officials refer to the Bolotnaya Square riot case in response to any request for the release of Russian student Maria Koleda, detained on suspicion of being involved in destabilizing the situation in the Donbass Region, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky said at a news conference this Monday.

14:44 16.06.2014

Navalny’s supporter charged with fraud appeals house arrest

The defense of Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, filed an appeal against his house arrest, attorney Sergei Panchenko told RAPSI.

12:47 16.06.2014

Bolotnaya Square riot convict released from mental hospital

The Chekhov City Court of the Moscow Region has released Mikhail Kosenko, who was convicted in the May 6, 2012 Bolotnaya Square riot case, from a mental hospital to continue treatment in an outpatient clinic, a RAPSI correspondent reports from courtroom.

15:01 11.06.2014

Opposition-minded online newspaper demands that court unblock its site

The online newspaper Kasparov.ru has filed a suit with the Khamovnichesky Court in Moscow to overturn the decisions of the Prosecutor General’s Office and Roskomnadzor, which led to the blocking of the newspaper’s website, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Damir Gainutdinov, told RIA Novosti.

13:46 11.06.2014

Investigative Committee charges Navalny supporter with fraud

A member of the Moscow legislature, Konstantin Yankauskas, has been charged with large-scale fraud. Investigators have filed a motion to place him under house arrest, lawyer Sergei Panchenko told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

11:50 11.06.2014

Constitutional Court refuses to hear St. Petersburg protest ban complaint

The Russian Constitutional Court refused to hear a complaint regarding a city ordinance that bans protests in specific locations in St. Petersburg, according to a statement published on the court’s website.

14:07 10.06.2014

Opposition activist Udaltsov to remain under house arrest

The Moscow City Court has extended until September 10 the time under house arrest of Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov who stands accused of having organized riots in May 2012, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI.

16:50 06.06.2014

Appeal against verdict in 2012 Moscow riots case to be considered on June 19

The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal filed by eight activists against the verdict in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case on June 19, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.

15:40 04.06.2014

Another suspect in 2012 Moscow riots case detained

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for activist Dmitri Ishevsky, suspected of participating in the riots that engulfed central Moscow in May 2012, the court told RAPSI.

16:25 28.05.2014

Navalny’s supporters suspected of embezzling mayoral election funds

Searches are underway in the residences of lawmaker Konstantin Yankauskas and businessmen Nikolai Lyaskin and Vladimir Ashurkov, who financed Alexei Navalny’s campaign during last year’s Moscow mayoral election, the Investigative Committee spokesman said.

12:22 23.05.2014

Ukrainian authorities seek access to ex-prosecutor Pshonka’s archives

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office is in talks to obtain the archives of ex-Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka with a “paramilitary group” that took part in the Maidan protests. The prosecutors believe that the archives contain information about the authorities’ struggles against the protestors, the office’s press service announced on Monday.

10:22 20.05.2014

Prosecutors present evidence in Russian opposition activists' coup case

Prosecutors on Tuesday completed presenting their evidence in 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.

17:32 13.05.2014

Ukrainian prosecutors investigate 47 cases over protests in Kiev

Kiev Prosecutor’s Office is investigating 47 criminal cases connected with the protests on the Independecne Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) in Kiev, prosecutor Nikolai Gerasimyuk told the press on Wednesday

13:59 30.04.2014

Opposition activist guilty of inciting riots released on parole

The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday released Konstantin Lebedev who has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for organizing mass riots on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6, 2012, on parole, RAPSI reports from the courtroom .

12:25 24.04.2014

Opposition activist Navalny loses libel case against municipal lawmaker

After losing a libel case against Moscow municipal lawmaker Aleksei Lisovenko, opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny has been fined up to $8,000 by a Moscow magistrate court.

15:59 22.04.2014

Penitentiary service probes Navalny’s house arrest compliance

Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service will probe the house arrest of anti-corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny after a public post under his name appeared on the Internet, the service’s spokesman told RAPSI on Tuesday.

13:53 22.04.2014