Investigators from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office have completed their investigation into the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya , Russian news agencies reported Thursday. Three men, Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, and brothers Dzhabrail...
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Russia searching for evidence of Georgia war crimes in South Ossetia
Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, said Wednesday that his staff is collecting evidence of war crimes allegedly committed by Georgian forces in the breakaway region of South Ossetia . European Union leaders are...
South Ossetia conflict prompts discussion of creating genocide tribunal
Russian legislators on Monday adopted a measure calling for the establishment of an international tribunal charged with investigating allegations of genocide in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia. Russia's Prosecutor General, Yury Chaika , responded to...
Doctors Without Borders must repay Holland for ransom: Swiss high court
The Supreme Court of Switzerland Monday ruled that Doctors without Borders (MSF) must repay the Dutch government for its share of a ransom paid to secure the release of a MSF official. MSF's...
Suspect in Russia journalist murder hiding in Western Europe: investigator
The man suspected of killing Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has fled to Western Europe, an investigator at the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said Tuesday. In May, Russian authorities named Chechen...
Russia charges three Chechens with murder of journalist covering separatists
Russian authorities have formally charged three men in the killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya . Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, and brothers Dzhabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov, all from Chechnya , were among those arrested last...
Russia justice system wrongly charging thousands: chief prosecutor
Russian authorities are wrongly indicting thousands of citizens every year, Russian Prosecutor-General Yury Chaika said Tuesday at a Moscow meeting held to discuss compensation for those falsely charged. Chaika said that in...
Russia prosecutors open murder investigations after 2 journalists killed
Russian prosecutors have opened separate murder investigations after two journalists were found dead Friday. Ilyas Shurpayev , a correspondent for Russia's state-run Channel One , was found dead with stab wounds and a belt around...
Russia prosecutors know identity of Politkovskaya killer: lead investigator
Russian prosecutors know the identity of the person who shot Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , but have yet to arrest or bring charges against the suspect, lead investigator Petros Garibyan said in an interview ...
Russian prosecutors have charged a suspect as an accomplice in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , Russian news agency Interfax reported Friday. Shamil Burayev, a one-time district head in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya...