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Russia court upholds sale of Yukos production arm
A Russian court on Friday upheld the 2004 sale of the top production unit of now-bankrupt oil company Yukos . Yuganskneftegaz was auctioned off after Yukos was held liable for over $20 billion in back taxes . Yukos sued in 2005 to challenge the sa (More) |
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Russian prosecutors insist Khodorkovsky charges not politically motivated
Russian prosecutors said Friday their case against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] and his business partner, Platon Lebedev , is solely a criminal matter and not politically motivated. A spokesperson for (More) |
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New Khodorkovsky charges a miscarriage of justice
Robert Amsterdam : "The new proceedings against Mr Khodorkovsky are a miscarriage of justice in the context of a system of total injustice. There is nowhere in Russia that this defendant can have a fair trial, because those who have the power to (More) |
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Khodorkovsky lambastes latest 'absurd' indictment
Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday condemned new charges [MBK statement; JURIST report] brought against him by the Russian government earlier this week, calling the indictment "absurd and ungrounded." Prosecutors (More) |
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US says Khodorkovsky charges raise 'serious questions' about Russia rule of law
Efforts by Russian prosecutors to bring new charges [MBK statement; JURIST report] against jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] raise "serious questions about the rule of law in Russia," US State De (More) |
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Russia prosecutors file new money laundering charges against Khodorkovsky
Russian prosecutors have brought new money laundering charges [MBK statement; JURIST report] against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive], his lawyers said Monday. Khodorkovsky was convicted in May 2005 of ta (More) |
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Russia prosecutor confirms new Khodorkovsky charges pending
Russian Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika confirmed Tuesday that his office is preparing new money laundering and embezzlement charges against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky [advocacy website; JURIST news archive]. Lawyers for Khodorkovsky fir (More) |
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Khodorkovsky transferred to remand prison ahead of new charges
A defense lawyer for imprisoned former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] said Friday that he and former business associate Platon Lebedev have been transferred from their Siberian penal colony in Chita Oblast (More) |
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ECHR rules Russia responsible for three Chechnya disappearances
In the latest string of judgments against Russia, the European Court of Human Rights Thursday held the country responsible for the deaths and disappearance of three people in Chechnya . In the first case [judgment; press release], the body of Nura (More) |
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German leader denounces Khodorkovsky prison conditions
German Chancellor Angel Merkel called the conditions in the remote Siberia prison holding former Yukos Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky [MosNews profile; JURIST news archive] "unacceptable" in a letter published Thursday, and sai (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
