Bolotnaya activist Nepomnyashchikh to remain under house arrest until February 29Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has extended until February 29 the house arrest of Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, who stands accused of participation in the Bolotnaya Square riots in 2012 and use of violence against law enforcement officials.16:44 20.08.2015
Case against Bolotnaya activist Nepomnyashchikh to be heard on August 20The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow on August 20 will begin the hearing of a case against Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, who stands accused of participation in the Bolotnaya Square riots in 2012 and use of violence against law enforcement officials.10:15 07.08.2015
Moscow 2012 riots activist Gushchin released from prisonIlya Gushchin, who was convicted for participation in the riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, has served his term and was released from the prison in the Tulskaya Region.17:51 05.08.2015
New Bolotnaya case defendant to go on trialMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will consider a case against Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, who stands accused of participation in the Bolotnaya Square riots in 2012 and use of violence against law enforcement officials.13:03 04.08.2015
Moscow 2012 riots activist Zimin released from prisonRussian opposition activist Stepan Zimin, who has received a 42-month sentence for participation in 2012 riots in central Moscow, on Tuesday was released from prison.17:59 23.06.2015
Armenia launches probe over mass protests against rising energy pricesArmenian Prosecutor General’s Office launched a criminal investigation into mass protests held in capital Yerevan over a decision to increase electricity prices.14:43 23.06.2015
Opposition activists Razvozzhayev and Udaltsov challenge plea bargain regulationRussian opposition activists Leonid Razvozzhayev and Sergei Udaltsov, who were sentenced to 4.5 years in prison each for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, have challenged plea bargain regulations in the Constitutional court.11:38 23.06.2015
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
Bolotnaya activist Udaltsov to serve sentence in Tambov Region – lawyerOpposition activist Sergei Udaltsov who received a 54-month sentence for inciting riots at Bolotnaya Square in central Moscow will serve sentence in the Tambov Region, his lawyer, Dmitry Agranovsky, told RAPSI on Friday.10:43 05.06.2015
Lithuanian court acquits former riot police officers implicated in 1991 clashesA Vilnius court has acquitted Boleslav Makutynovich and Vladimir Razvodov, former officers of riot police special unit, who were suspected of committing crimes during clashes in 1991 after Lithuania declared independence from the USSR.14:36 04.06.2015
New Bolotnaya case defendant to remain under house arrest until SeptemberThe Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, a new defendant in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, against his house arrest.12:51 01.06.2015
Moscow 2012 riots activist Zimin denied paroleA court in the Tula Region has dismissed a request filed by opposition activist Stepan Zimin, who got 42 months in prison for participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots, to release him on parole.17:30 17.03.2015
Russian inmates to stand trial over mass riotsInvestigators have sent a case against 18 participants in mass riots at the Kopeisk prison in the Chelyabinsk Region to court.14:47 17.03.2015
Appeal against Udaltsov’s and Razvozzhayev’s verdicts moved to March 18Russia’s Supreme Court has delayed until March 18 the hearing of a complaint against the 4.5 year prison sentences given to opposition activists Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev for organizing mass riots at Bolotnaya Square.13:11 04.03.2015
Two Bolotnaya case defendants appeal against sentenceDefendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Alexei Gaskarov and Andrei Barabanov, have filed cassation appeals against their sentences for using violence against a public official.15:13 03.03.2015
Charges brought against new defendant in Bolotnaya Square riot case - lawyerInvestigators have brought charges against Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, a new defendant in the Bolotnaya Square riot case.13:42 02.03.2015
Four Ukrainian riot police commanders placed under house arrestThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office accused four commanders of a special police department, Berkut, of involvement in a violent dispersion of a protest in central Kiev on November 30, 2013. All four are currently under house arrest.13:29 28.01.2015
Court orders medical treatment for Bolotnaya Square protester KosenkoMoscow's Nagatinsky District Court extended compulsory outpatient treatment to Mikhail Kosenko who was found guilty of participating in the Bolotnaya Square riots on May 6, 2012, and of using of violence against the police, RAPSI reports from courtroom on Friday.17:51 23.01.2015
Russian opposition activist Udaltsov’s application reaches ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted an application filed by Russian opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for organizing the Bolotnaya Square protests in central Moscow in May 2012.15:06 19.01.2015
Russian suspected of involvement in 1991 unrest to remain in Lithuanian detentionA court in Lithuania upheld the extension of detention of Russian national Yuri Mel (born 1968) suspected of involvement in clashes in January 1991 after declaration of independence from the USSR.15:25 30.12.2014