Russian court refuses to change Navalny’s suspended term to imprisonmentThe Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has refused to change a suspended term for opposition politician Alexei Navalny in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case to imprisonment.13:56 01.08.2016
Businessman convicted in case against ex-head of Russian penitentiaryThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow has sentenced businessman Nikolai Martynov to 3 years and 8 months in prison in the large-scale embezzlement case related to Russian Federal Penitentiary System.13:47 30.06.2016
Russian Penitentiary Service expects Ukraine to uphold sentence for SavchenkoThe Russian Penitentiary Service is going to proceed with transfer of Ukrainian national Nadezhda Savchenko to her homeland only under the condition that Ukraine takes an obligation of upholding her sentence.14:10 04.05.2016
Russian Penitentiary Service asks judges to limit number of arrests – reportRepresentatives of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) have asked judges and investigators to limit the number of arrests due to overcrowding in detention centers.12:26 04.05.2016
Russian penitentiary service asks court to collect $42.8 mln from its ex-headRussia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has asked the court to recover about 3 billion rubles (about $42.8 million) from the former head of the service, Alexander Reimer, and other people who stand charged with embezzlement.16:43 17.03.2016
Investigation into case against ex-head of Russian penitentiary service completeInvestigation into the criminal case against ex-head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), Alexander Reimer, who stands charged with embezzling 3 billion rubles (about $45.4 million), has been completed.10:32 25.02.2016
Ex-head of Russian penitentiary service to stay in jail until late MarchThe Presnensky District Court in Moscow has extended until March 31 the detention of head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer who stands charged with embezzling 3 billion rubles (about $45.4 million) allocated for the purchase of electronic monitoring bracelets.15:59 27.01.2016
Inmate dying of cancer released from Russian prisonAdministration of a penitentiary tuberculosis clinic in the Chelyabinsk Region by decree of a court released a prisoner, Victor Sufyanov, who is dying of cancer.14:41 08.12.2015
Ex-head of Russian penitentiary service to stay in custody until FebruaryThe Presnensky District Court in Moscow has extended until January 31, 2016 the detention of head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer who stands accused of embezzling 3 billion rubles (about $45.4 million) allocated for the purchase of electronic monitoring bracelets.14:33 24.09.2015
Estonian spy Kohver transferred to Moscow prisonEston Kohver, an Estonian security officer who was sentenced in Russia to 15 years in prison for espionage, has been transferred to Moscow’s Butyrka Prison.10:19 23.09.2015
Opposition activist Razvozzhayev appeals Federal Penitentiary Service actionsDefense for Russian opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, filed an appeal against the Federal Penitentiary Service which has failed to deliver him to a prison to serve sentence.16:43 17.08.2015
Russian businessman suspected of $51 mln prison service fraud put under house arrestMoscow’s Presnensky District Court has placed businessman Nikolai Martynov, who stands charged with embezzling 3 billion rubles ($51million) allocated for the purchase of electronic monitoring bracelets for Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), under house arrest.11:42 28.07.2015
About 100 prisons to be closed in Russia – human rights ombudsmanUp to one hundred prisons will be closed in Russia, according to Human Rights Commissioner Ella Pamfilova.13:38 05.06.2015
Ex-head of Russian penitentiary service to remain in jail until July 31Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday extended until July 31 the detention of former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer who stands accused of embezzling 3 billion rubles (about $60 million) allocated for the purchase of electronic monitoring bracelets.16:45 27.05.2015
Russian lawmaker proposes broadening job opportunities to prisoners - reportParliament member Alexander Khinshtein proposes broadening job opportunities to prisoners to allow them working outside prison facilities, Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday.10:34 25.05.2015
Bolotnaya activist Udaltsov to serve sentence in Tula RegionOpposition activist Sergei Udaltsov who received a 54-month sentence for inciting riots at Bolotnaya Square in central Moscow has been transferred to the Tula Region to serve sentence.10:32 22.05.2015
Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak, his sons to be released from prison - reportEgyptian prison authorities are waiting for an order of the Prosecutor General’s Office to release former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons as they have served their time, Masrawy reported on Thursday.10:35 14.05.2015
Moscow court denies motion to jail opposition politician NavalnyA court in Moscow on Wednesday denied a motion by the Federal Penitentiary Service seeking to jail opposition politician Alexei Navalny.18:46 13.05.2015
Ex-Ukrainian pilot Savchenko charged with complicity in murder moved to hospitalEx-Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands charged with complicity in the murder of two Russian journalists has been transferred from a pre-trial detention center to a Moscow hospital.17:32 28.04.2015
Russian prison authorities’ request to jail Navalny set for May 13The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow on May 13 will consider a request filed by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to send opposition politician Alexei Navalny to prison.13:21 23.04.2015