Victor Bout to appeal court’s refusal to review his caseLawyers of Victor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans, before this Friday will appeal a court’s refusal to review his case.10:23 03.11.2015
Bolotnaya activist Polikhovich granted paroleA court in the Ryazan Region on Monday granted parole for Alexei Polikhovich who had been convicted for participation in the riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012.11:50 19.10.2015
Ex-CEO of Mira company implicated in Oboronservis case released on paroleDinara Bilyalova, ex-CEO of Mira company, who was convicted and sentenced to three years in jail on charges of embezzling state funds of in the Oboronservis case, has been released on parole.16:14 18.09.2015
Former Tomsk Mayor’s parole appealedThe Irkutsk Region Prosecutor’s Office has appealed the decision of the Kuibyshev District Court in Irkutsk to parole former Tomsk Mayor Alexander Makarov.11:05 14.09.2015
Aide to ex-defense minister Yevgeniya Vasilyeva granted paroleA court in the Vladimir Region on Tuesday granted parole for Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, an aide to former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov who has received a 5-year sentence for fraud.13:02 25.08.2015
Aide to ex-defense minister Yevgeniya Vasilyeva applies for paroleYevgenia Vasilyeva, an aide to former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov, has filed an application to be released on parole.17:20 17.08.2015
Moscow 2012 riot activist Zimin to be released on parole - lawyerRussian opposition activist Stepan Zimin, who was given 42 months in prison for participation in 2012 riots in central Moscow, will be released on parole, his lawyer, Sergei Panchenko, told RAPSI on Monday.14:37 22.06.2015
Russian terminally ill inmate granted parole after deathRussian national Vladimir Klimov, who had been sentenced to 15 years in jail and diagnosed later with cancer of kidney, was granted medical parole a month after his death.15:52 02.06.2015
Russian senator proposes cancelling parole for pedophilesAnton Belyakov, a member of the upper house of Russia’s parliament, has submitted a bill to the lower house, the State Duma, to cancel parole for people imprisoned for sexual offences against children.10:31 04.02.2015
Estonian jailed for spying for Russia denied paroleThe Tartu Circuit Court in Estonia has dismissed a request filed by Herman Simm, former head of the Estonian Defense Ministry’s Security Department, who is serving a prison sentence for treason, to release him on parole.15:48 29.01.2015
News of the World ex-editor released from jail earlyThe former editor of the British tabloid, News of the World, Andy Coulson, who was sentenced to 18 months for tapping into the phones of the royal family, has been released after five months in prison, RIA Novosti reports this Friday.14:16 21.11.2014
Russian national released from Thai prison after 12 yearsMarat Minlikeyev, a Russian national convicted and sentenced to 34 years by a Thai court for a bank robbery in which a police officer was killed in 2003, has been released on parole, RIA Novosti reports citing Head of the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy in Bangkok Vladimir Sosnov.11:30 21.11.2014
Nephew of ex-president of Kyrgyzstan released from prisonSanjar Bakiev, the nephew of the former president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiev, has completed his prison term after being convicted of organizing mass riots, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing the Kyrgyz penal service.10:42 20.11.2014
Moscow student sentenced for Metro shooting to be released on paroleThe Kaluga District Court of the Kaluga Region on Wednesday granted a motion filed by Alexandra Lotkova, who had been sentenced for shooting a non-lethal weapon in the metro on alleged self-defense grounds, to release her on parole, a source close to the case told RAPSI.17:15 19.11.2014
Prison supports parole for Moscow student sentenced for Metro shootingThe prison colony's administration in the Kaluga Region supported a motion filed by Alexandra Lotkova who had been sentenced for shooting a non-lethal weapon in the metro on alleged self-defense grounds, to release her on parole, attorney Yaroslav Pakulin told RAPSI on Thursday.13:17 11.09.2014
Eurasia Logistic manager convicted of $730 mln fraud released on paroleThe former Director General of Eurasia Logistic, Alexander Volkov, who was sentenced in a $730 million fraud case in 2012, has been released on parole, Kommersant newspaper wrote on Monday.12:09 30.06.2014
Convicted Moscow riots activist applies for release on paroleYaroslav Belousov convicted of participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots has filed an application with Moscow‘s Tverskoy District Court to be released on parole.10:40 30.06.2014
Convicted in Aeroflot DDoS-attack case released on parolePavel Vrublevsky, the co-founder and owner of ChronoPay, one of Russia's largest e-payment providers, has been released on parole, his spokesman Denis Dunyushkin told RAPSI Tuesday.14:41 27.05.2014
Parole granted less often by Russian courts in 2013Russian convicts have been applying for fewer parole hearings while the courts have been granting them less often, according to recent Russian Supreme Court Judicial Department data.14:51 30.04.2014
Opposition activist guilty of inciting riots released on paroleThe 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