Former top manager of Russian auto plant acquitted of fraudA court in Yekaterinburg has acquitted ex-head of the Automobiles and Motors of the Urals factory (AMUR) Pavel Chernavin of fraud and illegal obtaining of credit.10:56 07.08.2017
Convicted Pokemon Go player added to terror blacklistVideoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky sentenced for playing Pokemon Go in a church was added to the list of active terrorists and extremists.14:55 14.07.2017
Pokemon Go player’s sentence reduced by more than one yearA court in Yekaterinburg on Friday reduced suspended sentence of videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky for playing Pokemon Go in a church from 3.5 years to 2 years and 3 months.12:31 07.07.2017
Pokemon Go player appeals suspended sentence for inciting enmityVideoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a 3.5-year suspended sentence for playing Pokemon Go in a church, has appealed his sentence.12:16 22.05.2017
Pokemon Go player receives suspended sentence for inciting enmityA court in Yekaterinburg on Thursday gave videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had been playing Pokemon Go in a church, a 3.5-year suspended sentence for inciting enmity and hatred.11:28 11.05.2017
Investigators seek to arrest Chelyabinsk Region ex-governor in absentiaInvestigators have filed a motion with a court in Yekaterinburg demanding to arrest in absentia former governor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevich suspected of taking 26 million rubles ($451,600) in bribes.12:08 05.05.2017
Prosecutor asks court to give blogger 3.5 years for playing Pokemon Go in churchProsecutor has asked court to sentence videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app, to 3.5 years in prison.10:53 28.04.2017
Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church insists on his innocenceVideoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app pleads not guilty to all charges.14:50 13.03.2017
Kindergarten ex-teacher sentenced for repost turns to ECHR - reportFormer kindergarten teacher Yevgeniya Chudnovets convicted of child pornography distribution by repost on social media has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).10:50 27.02.2017
Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church appeals his detention in ECHRVideoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app has appealed his detention in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).10:50 20.02.2017
Russian court releases cancer patient from jail after he turns to ECHRA court in the city of Yekaterinburg had ruled to free Alexander Izyurov, 60, on the grounds of his serious illness.14:47 26.08.2016
“Gandalf” Ian McKellen accused of smoking at Russian airportA lawyer from Yekaterinburg, a Russian Ural city, appealed to the police demanding to bring administrative action against British actor Ian McKellen for smoking at the doors of the local city airport.12:05 29.06.2016
Case against Ukrainian national suspected of industrial espionage returned to prosecutorsA court in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday returned a criminal case against Ukrainian national Sergei Skirta, born in 1981, who stands accused of an attempted acquisition of technical information that could result in damages worth hundreds of millions of rubles.15:52 06.10.2015
Google ordered to pay $742 to Yekaterinburg resident for scanning e-mailThe Moscow City Court ordered Google to pay 50,000 rubles ($742) to Yekaterinburg resident Anton Burkov in compensation for violating his privacy rights.17:37 16.09.2015
Russian photographer sentenced to 10 years for killing his model wifeThe Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg on Wednesday found Urals photographer, Dmitry Loshagin, guilty of killing his wife, model Yulia Prokopyeva, and sentenced him to ten years in a high security prison.11:15 24.06.2015
Ukrainian national suspected of industrial espionage to remain in Russian detentionA court in Yekaterinburg has extended until August 18 the detention of Ukrainian national Sergei Skirta, born in 1981, who stands accused of an attempted acquisition of technical information that could result in damages worth hundreds of millions of rubles.13:09 17.06.2015
Russian court refuses to seize $7.1 million in assets from banker Gitelson, accomplicesA commercial court in Yekaterinburg upheld a lower court ruling that declined to seize the assets totalling 350.2 million rubles ($7.1 million) belonging to former owner of the VEFK bank Alexander Gitelson and his two assistants.13:55 20.05.2015
Second McDonald’s restaurant suspended for 80 days in YekaterinburgA court in Yekaterinburg ruled Tuesday to shut down for 80 days McDonald’s restaurant in the center of the city over sanitary violations.17:30 09.09.2014
Deportation order upheld for Polish rock band BehemothThe Sverdlovsk Regional Court has rejected an appeal filed by Behemoth, a Polish rock band, against a court decision to deport the musicians for breaching visa regulations, according to the court’s website.11:53 09.06.2014
Attorneys allowed to visit clients in prison hospitals despite quarantineThe Supreme Court has supported the complaint of three inmates of a Yekaterinburg prison who claim that their attorneys were not allowed into the prison hospital, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.17:03 06.06.2014