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A Moscow court has handed a four-year suspended sentence to Leonid Stepanov, a senior programmer at Russia’s federal communications regulator Roskomnadzor, on charges of financing extremism for a donation to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.
A Moscow court has ruled to cancel the registration of Viktor Bystrov, a Yabloko party candidate, effectively preventing him from running in the State Duma elections.
A Moscow court has sentenced a Lithuanian citizen in absentia for damaging a memorial dedicated to Soviet soldiers. The individual was found guilty of removing plaques from the burial site.
A Moscow court has upheld the arrest of a visiting businessman accused of treason, with investigators alleging he committed the crime by paying mandatory taxes into the Ukrainian state budget.
A Moscow court sentenced Russian blogger Sonya Marmeladova, whose real name is Sofia Vershinina, to a three-year suspended prison term and a 4.8 million ruble fine on charges related to the online distribution of pornography.
A Moscow military court has reduced the prison sentence of former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov from 19 years to 10 years, a decision welcomed by his attorney.
A Moscow court has ordered the detention of Dmitry Kolobov, former head of a Ministry of Industry and Trade department, on suspicion of large-scale fraud involving 50 million rubles.
A Moscow court on Thursday rejected Euroclear's appeal against a decision ordering it to pay 18.2 trillion rubles ($233 billion) to Russia's central bank in a case involving frozen assets. Russian media reported the court's decision.
Russian blogger Diana Shurygina, known from a 2017 rape case, has been moved from house arrest to a pretrial detention center in Moscow. A court jailed her on charges of distributing pornography of herself.
A Moscow court has extended the detention of Alina Dzhikaeva, editor-in-chief of Sapa, despite her having two young children, refusing to place her under house arrest.
A Moscow court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Latvian information systems specialist Viesturs Kavacs in a criminal case concerning damage to a Soviet monument.
A Moscow court has upheld the 'extremist' designation for Almaz Capital, a venture capital fund. The fund was accused of sending $50 million to Ukrainian companies involved in producing weapons, ammunition, and drones.
Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin has reportedly received a favorable decision from a Moscow court concerning his ongoing divorce proceedings. The details of the ruling were not immediately specified.
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest in absentia of Denis Butsayev, a former deputy natural resources minister, on charges of large-scale fraud, though his lawyer states he temporarily left Russia and is not evading investigators.
A Moscow court has banned the distribution of content from the entertainment website 'YaPlakal' in Russia, citing alleged racist jokes, a ruling flagged by independent Russian news outlet Verstka.
A Moscow court has ordered the pre-trial detention in absentia of veteran activist Lev Ponomaryov, who fled to France in 2022 after being detained for protesting the invasion of Ukraine.
Alexei Venediktov, the former editor-in-chief of the now-shuttered Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy, has been administratively charged by a Moscow court. The charges relate to violations concerning an 'undesirable organization'.
A Moscow court has sentenced Artyom Chekalin, the former husband of blogger Valeriya Chekalina (Lerchek), to seven years in a general-regime penal colony after finding him guilty of conducting illegal currency transactions.
Düsseldorf artist Jacques Tilly was found guilty in absentia by a Moscow court for "spreading false information and insulting believers." Tilly reiterated his rejection of the accusations, stating he would not be intimidated.
Moscow courts have fined TikTok 3 million rubles and Telegram 35 million rubles for their refusal to remove content as requested by Russian authorities.
A Moscow court has convicted 19 individuals for their involvement in the 2024 concert hall shooting, which resulted in 149 deaths and over 600 injuries.
A Moscow court has sentenced Meduza military analyst Dmitry Kuznets to 2.5 years in prison in absentia, on charges of participating in the activities of an "undesirable organization."
A Moscow court sentenced exiled comedian Semyon Slepakov in absentia to 400 hours of community service for violating 'foreign agent' requirements, following a song mocking President Putin.
Conor Kennedy, son of RFK Jr., has been placed on Russia's most wanted list after a Moscow court charged him with acting as a 'mercenary' for his brief volunteer service with Ukrainian forces.
A Moscow court has sentenced a Russian citizen to 23 years in prison for treason, specifically for allegedly spying for Polish intelligence. This severe verdict comes amid an increase in treason convictions in Russia.
A Moscow court has sentenced scientific journalist Daria Shipacheva to 12 years in prison and a fine of 300,000 rubles for treason, according to a Russian exile portal.
Russian journalist Daria Shipacheva has been sentenced by a Moscow court to 12 years in a penal colony after being found guilty of treason, following a secret trial with no public details released by authorities.
A Russian company, identified as a Shell company, has won a $194 million lawsuit against Euroclear in a Moscow court.
Russian rapper David Nuriyev, known as Ptakha, was fined 80,000 rubles by a Moscow court on an administrative charge of drug propaganda, despite his public support for Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
A Moscow court has rejected former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov's bid to sign a military contract and fight in Ukraine, a common path for Russian convicts seeking early release from corruption charges.
A Russian opposition politician has been sentenced to seven years in prison for social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine. The conviction highlights the ongoing crackdown on dissent in Russia regarding the conflict.
A Moscow court has affirmed the prison sentence for German satirist Jacques Tilly, who was penalized for mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin in Germany.
A Russian court has sentenced a Walt Disney manager to 2.5 years in prison on drug-related charges.
A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov and his family, totaling 5.5 billion rubles. This move represents a significant blow to the former official.
A Moscow court has ordered Euroclear, the Belgian financial services company, to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in compensation to Russia's central bank. This ruling comes in response to the freezing of Russian assets abroad.
Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has requested a Moscow court to seize assets worth 5.5 billion rubles from former Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov and his close relatives, who are accused of corruption.
A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of a stake in the farming giant Rusagro. This development follows the arrest of Vadim Moshkovich, Russia’s 51st-wealthiest person, in March 2025 on fraud and bribery charges.
Russian prosecutors have requested a Moscow court to sentence film critic and journalist Anton Dolin in absentia to one year and 10 months in prison for allegedly failing to fulfill his obligations as a foreign agent.
Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov has been sentenced in absentia to eight years in a penal colony by a Moscow court for "military fakes about the Russian army," according to Mediazona. The charges reportedly stem from an interview with Novaya Gazeta Europe where Smolyaninov made critical statements.
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A Moscow court has sentenced German carnival sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight-and-a-half years in prison in absentia for creating carnival floats that depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in sexual situations, which was deemed insulting.
Russia on Thursday sentenced 15 men -- including four gunmen -- to life in prison over the Crocus concert hall attack which left 150 people dead, the deadliest onslaught in Russia in more than two…
A Moscow court has convicted 19 individuals for their involvement in the 2024 concert hall shooting, which resulted in 149 deaths and over 600 injuries.
Alexey Kostylev, founder of the pro-war Telegram channel Readovka, has been ordered to pretrial detention by a Moscow court on charges of large-scale fraud involving a $13 million Defense Ministry contract for military drones.
Russian tech company VK has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a Moscow court, challenging the removal of its applications from the App Store. The legal action comes after Apple delisted VK's apps, citing compliance with UK sanctions.
Sergei Petrov, founder of the Rolf car dealership and former State Duma deputy, has been sentenced to nine years in prison in absentia by a Moscow court over an alleged 4-billion-ruble scheme.
A Moscow court has ordered the in-absentia arrest of comedian Sasha Dolgopolov on charges of rehabilitating Nazism. Mediazona had previously reported a request for his arrest.
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest in absentia of Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of assassinated Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The decision comes nearly a decade after her father's murder, further escalating pressure on critics of the Kremlin.
France has ordered the expulsion of Russian media commentator Xenia Fedorova, citing concerns over disinformation and threats to public order. This action comes as Russia continues to tighten its control over information, with a journalist recently sentenced to 12 years for treason.
A Moscow court sentenced Magomed Magomedov to five days in jail on a petty hooliganism conviction for walking a goat on Red Square and swearing.
A Moscow appeals court has upheld an order for Euroclear, the Belgian securities depository, to pay 18.17 trillion rubles in a case related to Russia's frozen funds.
Lev Ponomarev, an 84-year-old Russian human rights activist, has been sentenced in absentia to five and a half years in prison by a Moscow court for founding the 'undesirable' Andrei Sakharov Institute.
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian dissident artist known for satirizing Vladimir Putin, was shot and killed in Poland. Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder, which Polish officials are investigating as a potentially unprecedented case.
A Moscow court has sentenced former oligarch and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky to 10 years in prison in absentia, finding him guilty of spreading 'false information' via a tweet and online recording.
Andrei Dymov, a professor at the Higher School of Economics (HSE), has been sentenced to 3.5 years in a Moscow court for "financing extremist activities" after donating less than $49 to the banned Anti-Corruption Foundation.
Euroclear stated it has rejected a Moscow court ruling seeking massive damages and confirmed that assets of Russia’s central bank, frozen under international sanctions, remain blocked at the Belgian depositary.
A Moscow court has sentenced Moldovan journalist and NewsMaker founder Vladimir Solovyov in absentia to three years in prison for his alleged involvement in an "undesirable organization."
A Moscow court has sentenced Tikhon Dzyadko, the editor-in-chief of independent Russian TV channel TV Rain (Dozhd), to eight years in prison in absentia. The conviction was based on charges of spreading 'false information'.
A Moscow court has transferred over half the shares of the Russian agribusiness giant Rusagro to state control, following a lawsuit against the company's founder.
A Moscow court has fined Russian rapper Alisher Morgenshtern seven million rubles in absentia for failing to comply with his obligations as a designated foreign agent.
A Moscow arbitration court has officially declared Microsoft's Russian subsidiary bankrupt and initiated liquidation proceedings as of April 14.
A Moscow arbitration court has partially ruled in favor of Rosnano's lawsuit seeking damages from its former chief executive, Anatoly Chubais, and several other ex-managers. The lawsuit concerned losses related to a flexible tablet project at the state nanotechnology company.
A Moscow court has banned a venture capital fund belonging to Galitsky, labeling it 'extremist,' and has seized approximately $100 million worth of assets belonging to Galitsky and associated individuals.
A Moscow court has sentenced 19 individuals for their involvement in the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack, which killed 149 people and injured over 600. Fifteen of the accused received life sentences for their participation in the deadly concert hall assault.
A Moscow court on Thursday sentenced 19 people for their involvement in the 2024 armed attack.
Dusseldorf-based satirist Jacques Tilly is currently on trial in a Moscow court for his Carnival floats mocking Vladimir Putin. The trial continues to drag on.