Life sentencing in Russia is not discriminatory – ECHRThe Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that certain categories of Russian criminals are legitimately exempt from life imprisonment.13:15 24.01.2017
Russian Supreme Court upholds life sentence for Dagestan ex-mayor AmirovRussia’s Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence passed on Said Amirov, the former mayor of Dagestan's capital Makhachkala, for terrorism.15:59 24.03.2016
Russian Supreme Court upholds life sentence for nationalist GoryachevRussia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the life sentence handed down to Ilya Goryachev, one of the leaders of "militant organization of Russian nationalists" known as BORN, for masterminding murders.18:56 16.02.2016
Dagestan ex-mayor’s appeal against life sentence set for February 24Russia’s Supreme Court on February 24 will consider an appeal filed by Said Amirov, the former mayor of Dagestan's capital Makhachkala, against life sentence.15:28 26.01.2016
Russian nationalist Goryachev appeals life sentenceIlya Goryachev, one of the leaders and ideologue of "militant organization of Russian nationalists" known as BORN, has appealed a life sentence he received for masterminding murders.16:34 28.07.2015
Russian nationalist Goryachev gets life in prisonThe Moscow City Court sentenced Ilya Goryachev, one of the leaders and ideologue of "militant organization of Russian nationalists" known as BORN, to life in prison for masterminding murders.11:37 24.07.2015
Three members of BORN extremist group appeal against sentenceThree members of the extremist group BORN, who were found guilty of homicide and attempted murder, filed an appeal against their sentences.12:37 05.05.2015
Last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader sentenced to life in prisonThe Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for 17 years, to life in prison.10:27 30.04.2015
Son of ousted Kyrgyz president given life sentence for embezzling $63 millionThe son of the former president of Kyrgyzstan, Maxim Bakiyev, has been given a life sentence in absentia for embezzling $63 million from the shareholders of AsiaUniversalBank (AUB), the Supreme Court’s press service announced on Thursday.18:02 23.10.2014
Leader of infamous Russian 90's murder syndicate gets life in prisonThe leader and a member of the infamous Orekhovo organized crime group, which spreed throughout Moscow and the Moscow Region in the 1990s, were sentenced in Moscow, a court told RIA Novosti.16:02 23.10.2014
French court to hear new case against Carlos the JackalA court in France will soon hear a new case against international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez also known as Carlos the Jackal who is serving two life sentences in a French prison, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday.16:26 07.10.2014
Russian nationalist sentenced to life gets 18 extra years in prisonThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday sentenced Nikita Tikhonov, a leader of the BORN extremist organization, who is already serving a life sentence for double homicide, to 18 years in prison, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:34 24.09.2014
Prosecutors demand extra 20 years for nationalist Tikhonov sentenced to lifeProsecutors requested 20 more years in prision for Nikita Tikhonov, a leader of the BORN extremist organization, who is already serving a life sentence for double homicide.14:52 18.09.2014
Two Khmer Rouge leaders sentenced to life in CambodiaA court in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh handed down life sentences to two former leaders of the Khmer Rouge party that orchestrated the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s. It is the toughest possible punishment in the country.12:33 07.08.2014
Ex-president of Kyrgyzstan sentenced to life in absentiaA court in Kyrgyzstan on Friday handed down a guilty verdict in absentia to former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and sentenced him to life imprisonment for helping mastermind the murder of protesters during the 2010 coup.14:21 25.07.2014
Politkovskaya murder mastermind and killer sentenced to lifeThe Moscow City Court on Monday sentenced Lom-Ali Gaitukayev and Rustam Makhmudov to life in prison for the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.12:20 09.06.2014
Prosecutor demands life sentence for Politkovskaya murder mastermindProsecutor Boris Loktionov on Tuesday demanded a life sentence for Lom-Ali Gaitukayev who has been found guilty of organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.15:56 27.05.2014
Supreme Court upholds life sentence for notorious North Caucasus warlordRussia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a life sentence for Ingush terrorist Ali Taziyev, known as Magas, RAPSI reports from the courthouse.10:21 19.02.2014
Indian court commutes Rajiv Gandhi’s killers death penalty to life termThe Supreme Court of India commuted the death sentences of the three convicted killers of the former prime minister of India, Ranjiv Gandhi, to life terms, NDTV reports.12:26 18.02.2014
Lukić sentenced to life by ICTY, taken to EstoniaThe press service of the Estonian Ministry of Justice reported Monday that a prison convoy delivered Milan Lukić to Estonia. Lukić was sentenced to life by the International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for military crimes.11:32 11.02.2014