Son of ex-construction chief at Vostochny Cosmodrome to stay jailed on fraud chargesThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the detention of Mikhail Khrizman who stands charged with embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome facilities.15:24 01.07.2015
Moscow court upholds Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov’s arrest in absentiaThe Moscow City Court has upheld arrest in absentia of former Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov who stands accused of embezzling over 210 billion rubles (about $4.3 billion).14:18 26.06.2015
Extension of probation period for Navalny in Kirovles embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the extension of a probation period for opposition politician Alexei Navalny.16:22 25.06.2015
Former Sakhalin governor plans to file claim with ECHR over detentionAlexander Khoroshavin, former governor of the Sakhalin Region in the Russian Far East, said at the Moscow City Court on Wednesday that he would file a complaint withthe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against his detention.15:21 24.06.2015
Energia Rocket and Space Corporation ex-chief to remain under house arrestThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the house arrest of Vitaly Lopota, former chief of Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, who stands charged with abuse of power.14:32 24.06.2015
Moscow court blocks access to online bookstore over copyright infringement allegationsThe Moscow City Court has ruled to temporarily block access to an online bookstore offering books by American sci-fi author Ray Bradbury over copyright infringement allegations.18:03 22.06.2015
Alleged Lithuanian spy to remain in Russian detentionThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the detention of Arstidas Tamosaitis, a Lithuanian citizen suspected of espionage in Russia.14:10 16.06.2015
Ex-Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to remain in Russian detention until SeptemberThe Moscow City Court extended the detention of ex-Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands charged with complicity in the murder of two Russian journalists, until September 30.12:34 10.06.2015
Goryachev identified as leader of ultranationalist BORN organizationRussian nationalist Ilya Goryachev is the leader and ideologue of "militant organization of Russian nationalists" known as BORN, according to Nikita Tikhonov, a member of the organization who was sentenced to life in prison for double homicide.12:39 08.06.2015
Moscow court raises award in libel case against Hermitage Capital to 8 mln rublesThe Moscow City Court ruled that damages award in a libel suit brought by former Russian Interior Ministry officer Pavel Karpov against chief executive of Hermitage Capital Management William Browder, managing partner at law firm Firestone Duncan Jamieson Firestone, and two affiliates of Hermitage Capital Management, be increased to 8 million rubles (about $151,000).13:39 04.06.2015
Russian nationalist Goryachev pleads not guilty to setting up gang, killingsIlya Goryachev pleaded not guilty in the Moscow City Court on Tuesday to setting up a notorious extremist movement BORN, that stands for "militant organization of Russian nationalists", masterminding multiple killings.14:51 02.06.2015
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
Ex-construction chief at Vostochny Cosmodrome to stay jailed on embezzlement chargesThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld the detention of Yury Khrizman, former manager of the construction company Dalspetsstroy who stands charged with embezzlement of 1.8 billion rubles ($34.4 million) allocated for the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome facilities in the Far East.15:09 29.05.2015
Suspect in Bashneft case Levon Airapetyan to stay under house arrestThe Moscow City Court upheld a lower court decision to keep businessman Levon Airapetyan, a suspect in the Bashneft embezzlement case, under house arrest until July 28.13:41 25.05.2015
Russian court orders block on websites over pirated Game of ThronesA court in Moscow ordered to temporarily block access to pirated copies of fifth season of Game of Thrones uploaded to five websites in a case brought by film distribution company A-Serial.16:52 22.05.2015
Criminal case against ultra-nationalist Goryachev to be heard by juryThe criminal case against Ilya Goryachev who stands charged with involvement in a notorious extremist movement BORN, that stands for "militant organization of Russian nationalists", and complicity in a number of high-profile murders to be heard by jury.17:51 15.05.2015
Wife of Russian prisoner sentenced to life files IVF requestThe wife of a Russian man who is serving a life sentence in prison on terrorism charges filed a request with the Moscow City Court asking for access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.14:34 13.05.2015
Two suspects in Total CEO plane crash to remain under house arrestThe Moscow City Court extended until July 22 the house arrest of Vnukovo airport's head of flights Roman Dunayev and dispatcher-trainee Svetlana Krivsun that stand accused in Total CEO plane crash.15:34 07.05.2015
Case against Russian nationalist suspected in high-profile killings goes to courtA criminal case against Ilya Goryachev, who stands charged with involvement in a notorious extremist movement BORN and complicity in a number of high-profile murders, has been sent to court, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Friday.14:38 17.04.2015