Khodorkovsky partner's sentence review – live updatesThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) hosted a live text broadcast from the Velsk District Court of the hearing of Platon Lebedev’s appeal to mitigate his sentence.14:46 07.08.2012
Chief military physician guilty of office abuse and bribe-takingThe Moscow District Military Court has found former Chief Military Physician Alexander Belevitin guilty of abusing his power and large-scale bribe-taking.14:10 25.07.2012
Khodorkovsky partner's appeal to mitigate punishment to be heard on Aug.7The Arkhangelsk Regional District Court will hear on August 7 former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's duplicate application to mitigate his punishment.16:05 16.07.2012
Former YUKOS co-owner's sentence to be announced on August 1The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow will announce on August 1 former YUKOS co-owner Vladimir Dubov's sentence after his trial in absentia.15:54 12.07.2012
IKEA executive receives 5 years behind barsMoscow's Dorogomilovsky District Court has reviewed a case of attempted commercial bribery combined with large-scale extortion and sentenced head of IKEA MOS leasing division Swedish national Okan Yunalan to five years in prison.11:11 11.07.2012
Russia hopes for fair sentence to its citizens in LibyaRussia hopes the Libyan authorities will fairly consider the appeal against the sentences of several Russian citizens detained in the country.13:42 05.07.2012
Opposition leader gets 240 hours of public service on battery chargesThe Leninsky Magistrates Court in Ulyanovsk found opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov guilty of striking local student Anna Pozdnyakova.18:17 27.06.2012
Khodorkovsky's partner appeals sentence in second caseThe counsel for ex-Menatep CEO Platon Lebedev submitted to Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev an appeal under supervisory procedure on Thursday.16:43 14.06.2012
Seselj will be sentenced before March 2013, ICTY chairman saysInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) chairman Theodor Meron expects the court to pass sentence on Vojislav Seselj, the founder and president of the Serbian Radical Party, charged with war crimes, before March 2013.10:43 08.06.2012
Russia urges United States to improve pilot's confinement conditionsRussia has urged the United States to improve the living conditions of convicted pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving time in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.18:03 07.06.2012
Sentence in notorious shares fraud case upheldThe Moscow City Court has validated the sentence of entrepreneur Alexei Kozlov, who was earlier sentenced to five years in prison for committing fraud with shares.15:33 07.06.2012
Khodorkovsky seeks to cancel sentence in second YUKOS caseFormer YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky has asked Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev to cancel the sentence in the second case against him, according to his press center.14:28 07.06.2012
Interior Ministry general convicted for fraud appeals sentenceInterior Ministry Gen. Alexander Bokov, sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding a Moscow businessman of almost $10 million, has appealed his sentence.10:20 07.06.2012
Former Liberian leader gets 50 years for war crimesThe Special Court for Sierra Leone has sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity.19:03 30.05.2012
Russian pilot convicted in U.S. complains about discriminationRussian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, sentenced in the United States to 20 years in prison, complains of discrimination against him on racial and religious grounds.10:29 24.05.2012
Bout's accomplice sentenced to 5 years in prisonA U.S. court has sentenced a South African pilot who testified against his former associate and jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to five years in jail.09:28 24.05.2012
Employee convicted of supplying secrets to foreign intelligence agentsOn Friday, a regional court gave a eight-year custodial sentence to an employee of a restricted organization charged with supplying information on a new Russian weapon to foreign intelligence agents.11:27 18.05.2012
No grounds to review sentence against former Ukrainian interior ministerThe defense has not provided any facts that would serve as a basis for reconsidering former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko's sentence.16:15 16.05.2012
Tomsk ex-mayor sentenced to 12 years appeals to ECHRFormer Tomsk mayor Alexander Makarov, who has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for official offences, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights, stating that his right to a fair trial had been violated.13:23 15.05.2012
Tymoshenko's sentence appeal hearings postponedThe hearing of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, sentenced to seven years in the notorious "gas" case, appeal against the sentence to be heard by Ukraines Supreme Specialized Court on June 26.13:02 15.05.2012