Mikhail Khodorkovsky
latest news & developmentsMikhail Khodorkovsky verdict ordered from above
The guilty verdict against the tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky was ordered from above and written by a judge who did not try the case.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky sentenced to 14 years in prison
Jailed former oligarch given seven more years for theft and money laundering after widely condemned trial.
Khodorkovsky’s conviction condemned by Britain, US
Britain and the US led condemnation on Monday after the Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner were found guilty.
Khodorkovsky found guilty in test for Russia
Jailed Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was found guilty of money laundering and theft of billions of dollars on Monday.
Khodorkovsky faces verdict in test for Russia
A Russian judge began reading the verdict on Monday in jailed former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s politically charged second trial.
Russia to detail new charges against jailed tycoon
Prosecutors on Tuesday were to present new charges against Russia’s former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy
Russia’s next president Dmitry Medvedev pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin’s policies on Monday after a big election win that critics said was stage-managed to let the outgoing…
Russia says it will move Aids prisoner to hospital
Russia’s prison service bowed to international pressure on Thursday by saying it would transfer Vasily Alexanian, an inmate gravely ill with HIV/Aids, to a specialist clinic. A…
Russian court refuses to release sick oil boss
A Russian court refused bail on Wednesday to a jailed oil executive who is gravely ill with HIV/Aids, the latest ruling in a case that has put Russia in breach of an order from…