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Russia presidential rights council to examine Khodorkovsky verdict
Russia's Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights will look into the verdicts handed down against former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] and his business partner Platon Lebedev . During (More) |
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Russia former deputy PM sentenced to 15 days in jail over New Year's rally
Liberal Russian political activist and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov [advocacy website, in Russian; BBC profile] was sentenced Sunday to 15 days in jail for his part in an unauthorized protest march in Moscow on December 31. Nemtsov, le (More) |
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Khodorkovsky appeals extended sentence
Lawyers for jailed former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense profile; JURIST news archive] and his business partner, Platon Lebedev , filed an appeal Friday challenging their six-year extended sentences for embezzlement and fraud. U (More) |
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Khodorkovsky sentenced to six additional years
The Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow on Thursday sentenced former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense profile; JURIST news archive] and his business partner, Platon Lebedev , to six additional years in prison, extending thei (More) |
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Khodorkovsky verdict draws international criticism
International human rights organizations and numerous governments criticized Russia's justice system following Monday's guilty verdict against Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] and his business partner Platon Lebedev on e (More) |
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Russia court finds Khodorkovsky guilty of embezzlement
The Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow found former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense profile; JURIST news archive] and his business partner Platon Lebedev guilty of embezzlement Monday. Khodorkovsky, the former owner of Yuk (More) |
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Khodorkovsky gives closing statement in money laundering trial
Imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] linked the fate of Russia with the outcome of his trial in his closing statements on Tuesday in his trial for money laundering and embezzlement . Prosecutors (More) |
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Russia prosecutors seek 14-year sentence in second Khodorkovsky case
Russian prosecutors asked Friday for a 14-year prison sentence in the second case against former oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive], though his sentence could be reduced based on time served for a prior convict (More) |
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US lawmakers seek to ban visas for Russia officials linked to lawyer's death
US lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prohibit the US State Department (DOS) from issuing visas to individuals, or their family members, who are connected to the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Magnitsky, who was arreste (More) |
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Russia ex-PM testifies Khodorkovsky arrest politically motivated
Former Russian prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov on Monday testified that former president Vladimir Putin [official website; JURIST news archive] ordered the arrest of former oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] f (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
