Two members of the feminist rock group Pussy Riot , Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, were released from prison on Monday after the Russian government's approval of sweeping new amnesty laws [414081-6, 414076-6, 414060-6, 414142-6...
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Russia high court orders review of case against feminist rock group Pussy Riot
The Russian Supreme Court on Friday ordered the review of the case against two members of the feminist rock group Pussy Riot . Band members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were...
Russia court allows government to seize assets of Putin critic
A Moscow court ruled Tuesday that the Russian government can seize the assets of Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin. Charges for theft and money laundering were filed last month against Navalny and his...
The Council of Europe on Tuesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend preliminary reforms of the judicial system of the Russian Federation in order to strengthen the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. The...
Russia court upholds opposition leader's conviction, suspends sentence
A Russian appeals court on Wednesday upheld the embezzlement conviction of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's chief political opponent, but suspended his five-year jail sentence, allowing him to walk free. Navalny was sentenced to five years for...
Pussy Riot member launches hunger strike to protest prison conditions
A member of the Russian feminist rock group Pussy Riot , Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, launched a hunger strike Monday in protest of living conditions and death threats from the deputy head of the prison in...
Member of feminist rock group Pussy Riot sues former defense lawyer
A member of the controversial feminist rock collective Pussy Riot filed a lawsuit Tuesday against her former defense lawyer. Group member Yekaterina Samutsevic accused her former lawyer Violetta Volkova...
Russia court rejects appeal by member of feminist rock group Pussy Riot
A regional court in Russia on Wednesday denied an appeal by Maria Alekhina, a member of the feminist rock band Pussy Riot . Alekhina filed the appeal after a court denied her parole ...
Russia's constitutional order is being threatened by the current government practices, according to an open letter signed by more than 50 of Russia's leading legal experts on Tuesday. The letter accuses the government of...
Russian political activist and lawyer Alexei Navalny was freed from jail on Friday, less than 24 hours after he was sentenced to five years for embezzling 16 million rubles (USD $500,000). Navalny and his co-defendant,...