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Russia's once richest man Khodorkovsky has been found guilty of stealing 218 million tons of oil from his own company, Yukos, and laundering the proceeds, worth around $100 million.

02:12   10/01/2011  

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The European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights will discuss on Monday the verdict to Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

• Russia's foreign minister lashes out at criticism over Khodorkovsky verdict (Update 2)

  14:53   31/12/2010  
  The Russian judiciary system is completely independent from the positions of the Russian Federation and any other foreign government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

• Human Rights Watch says Khodorkovsky sentence shows Russia's justice system soiled

  12:30   31/12/2010  
  The 14-year jail term imposed on former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, Platon Lebedev, shows a politically motivated trial and deep-seated problems with Russia's justice system, Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization said on its website on Friday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev lawyers appeal new 14-year sentence (Update 1)

  12:19   31/12/2010  
  The lawyers of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, recently sentenced by a Moscow court to 14 years for embezzlement and money laundering, have appealed the sentence.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev lawyers appeal new 14-year sentence

  11:54   31/12/2010  
  The lawyers of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, recently sentenced by a Moscow court to 14 years for embezzlement and money laundering, have appealed the sentence.

• Khodorkovsky's son says family took harsh verdict stoically

  06:17   31/12/2010  
  The family of ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky was morally prepared to hear a harsh prison sentence delivered to him by a Russian court on Thursday, his eldest son said.

• EU blasts second Khodorkovsky trial as unfair

  01:01   31/12/2010  
  The European Union has expressed serious concern over alleged violations during the second trial against Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

• Khodorkovsky to stay in jail until 2017 (Wrapup)

  22:04   30/12/2010  
  Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were sentenced on Thursday to 14 years behind bars, including time already served.

• Moscow official claims media 'pressure' during Khodorkovsky trial

  20:42   30/12/2010  
  A Moscow court official said on Thursday that the court where ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to 14 years in jail, including time served, came under “unprecedented media pressure” during the trial.

• Russia's non-parliamentary parties blast Khodorkovsky verdict

  19:38   30/12/2010  
  Russia's non-parliamentary parties have slammed the guilty verdict in the second trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky as an "abuse of the judicial system."

• No chance of parole for Khodorkovsky and Lebedev say experts

  19:19   30/12/2010  
  The former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have no chance of being released on parole after being sentenced to a total 14-year jail term on Thursday, Russian leading lawyers said.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev not to seek pardon - lawyer

  17:51   30/12/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev will not seek a pardon after being sentenced to a total 14-year jail term, Khodorkovsky's lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said on Thursday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev sentenced to 14 years in prison (Update 1)

  17:13   30/12/2010  
  Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev will serve another six years in jail after being sentenced to 14 years detention at the culmination of their trial.

• Opposition activists brand Khodorkovsky's sentence as ruthless

  17:00   30/12/2010  
  The total 14-year jail term given to former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev is ruthless and unfair, Russia's leading rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva said on Thursday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev sentenced to another six years in prison

  16:20   30/12/2010  
  A Moscow court sentenced Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev to another six years in prison.

• Moscow court rules Khodorkovsky's guilt fully proven

  15:27   30/12/2010  
  Moscow's Khamovnichesky District Court said on Wednesday the guilt of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his partner Platon Lebedev charged with oil theft and embezzlement was totally proven.

• High-profile testimonies in defense of Khodorkovsky 'false' - judge

  13:14   30/12/2010  
  The testimony of Russia's former primer minister Mikhail Kasyanov in defense of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was false, a judge has said, as day four of the verdict draws on.

• Russia's ex-oil tycoon Khodorkovsky says 'doesn't care'

  11:01   30/12/2010  
  Day four of the verdict being delivered, and jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky says he "doesn't care" when his sentence will be handed down.

• U.S. concerns over Khodorkovsky verdict no obstacle to cooperation with Russia

  05:21   30/12/2010  
  Concerns expressed by the U.S. administration over the guilty verdict to Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will not prevent the two countries from strengthening their cooperation.

• Court to continue verdict reading in new Khodorkovsky case

  20:57   29/12/2010  
  Moscow's Khamovniki Court will on Thursday continue reading the verdict in the trial of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

• Journalists allege harassment at Khodorkovsky trial

  18:33   29/12/2010  
  A group of Russian journalists covering the trial of the country's former richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, alleged on Wednesday that court security personnel have attempted to prevent them from working.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev 'lied' to shareholders

  11:29   29/12/2010  
  Jailed ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky "lied" to the shareholders of his oil firm Yukos, a judge said on Wednesday, two days after a Moscow court found him guilty of embezzlement in a politically tinged trial.

• Khodorkovsky verdict reading to continue on Wednesday

  21:22   28/12/2010  
  Moscow's Khamovniki Court on Wednesday will continue reading the 250-page verdict in the second trial of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

• Moscow court reads guilty verdict in second trial of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev

  14:29   28/12/2010  
  On Monday, the main court of Moscow’s Khamovniki district began reading the guilty verdict against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev. The session was attended by dozens of journalists, whom Lebedev wished a Happy New Year.

• Russia hits back at criticism of Khodorkovsky verdict (Update 1)

  14:26   28/12/2010  
  Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called international criticism of the guilty verdict in the trial of tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky an "unacceptable attempt to exert pressure on the court".

• Russia criticizes international reaction to Khodorkovsky verdict

  13:30   28/12/2010  
  International condemnation of the guilty verdict in the trial of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner is an "unacceptable attempt to put pressure on the court," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

• Khodorkovsky verdict reading continues

  11:19   28/12/2010  
  The reading of the 250-page verdict in the second trial of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev resumed on Tuesday, a day after they were found guilty of embezzlement.

• Mikhail Khodorkovsky found guilty in second trial (WRAPUP)

  21:00   27/12/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were declared guilty at the culmination of their second new trial in Moscow's Khamovniki Court on Monday.

• Khodorkovsky's guilty verdict 'no surprise' - experts

  16:19   27/12/2010  
  Russian experts said on Monday that the guilty verdict to jailed ex-Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky was predictable, given the current political situation in the country, but suggested that punishment for Russia's most renowned oligarch may be less strict than prosecutors had demanded.

• Khodorkovsky's website attacked amid announcement of sentencing

  15:30   27/12/2010  
  Ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodokovsky's press service website was hacked on Monday amid the announcement of the former oil tycoon's sentencing.

• Khodorkovsky at verdict announcement and rally outside Moscow court

  14:30   27/12/2010  
  Ex-Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were taken to the Khamovniki Court in downtown Moscow early on December 27. The court began announcing the verdict of the new trial against them for embezzlement and money laundering.

• The Rise and Fall of Mikhail Khodorkovsky (Update 1)

  14:02   27/12/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were declared guilty by a judge at the culmination of their second new trial in a Moscow district court on Monday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev found guilty of embezzlement in second trial

  13:22   27/12/2010  
  The reading of the verdict in the second case of ex-Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, former head of Menatep Group, is now underway in the Khamovniki district court in Moscow. This RIA Novosti video comes direct from the courtroom.

• Rise and fall of Mikhail Khodorkovsky (Factbox)

  12:55   27/12/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were declared guilty by a judge at the culmination of their second new trial in a Moscow district court on Monday.

• Supporters of jailed Khodorkovsky detained at Moscow rally

  12:47   27/12/2010  
  Police detained 12 participants of an unsanctioned rally in support of jailed ex-Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky near a downtown Moscow court building on Monday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev found guilty of embezzlement in second trial (Update 2)

  12:06   27/12/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were declared guilty at the culmination of their second new trial in Moscow's Khamovniki court on Monday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev found guilty of embezzlement in second trial (Update 1)

  11:33   27/12/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were declared guilty by judge Victor Danilkin at the culmination of their second new trial in Moscow's Khamovniki court on Monday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev declared guilty in second trial

  11:12   27/12/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were declared guilty by the judge at the culmination of their second new trial in Moscow's Khamovniki court on Monday.

• Moscow court to announce verdict in Khodorkovsky trial

  00:34   27/12/2010  
  The Khamovniki district court in Moscow is expected to begin the announcement of a verdict on Monday in the new trial of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

• Khodorkovsky wife says no hope for husband's acquittal

  15:12   26/12/2010  
  The wife of jailed ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said she has no hope that her husband will be acquitted in the second criminal case against him.

• Final Khodorkovsky verdict delayed until mid-January (Update 2)

  11:36   15/12/2010  
  The announcement of the final verdict in the new trial of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev is likely to end after New Year holidays, Lebedev's lawyer, Konstantin Rivkin, said on Wednesday.

• Khodorkovsky's lawyer not informed of verdict postponement (Update 1)

  09:14   15/12/2010  
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky's lawyer said on Wednesday he had not been informed of the decision to postpone until December 27 the verdict announcement in the second trial of the former oil tycoon and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

• Announcement of Khodorkovsky verdict postponed till Dec. 27

  08:19   15/12/2010  
  Moscow's Khamovniki district court has postponed the announcement of the verdict in the new trial of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev until December 27.

• Court to announce verdict in new Khodorkovsky trial

  02:46   15/12/2010  
  The Khamovniki district court in Moscow will begin on Wednesday the announcement of a verdict in the new trial of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

• Western political figures appeal to Medvedev on Khodorkovsky

  11:15   14/12/2010  
  A number of Western politicians urged Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to "end the persecution" of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky in a letter published by the Financial Times on Tuesday.

• Facebook closes Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky's account

  20:53   22/11/2010  
  The social network Facebook closed the main account of former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the defunct company's official website said on Monday.

• Lebedev, Khodorkovsky to remain in pretrial detention cell until court ruling

  16:28   09/11/2010  
  Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business ally Platon Lebedev will remain in a pretrial detention cell until a verdict in a new trial against them is announced, the head of Russia's Penitentiary Service said on Tuesday.

• Third set of charges against Khodorkovsky possible - lawyers

  17:36   02/11/2010  
  New charges could be filed against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, their lawyers said on Tuesday.

• Verdict on Khodorkovsky case to be announced in December (Update 1)

  13:17   02/11/2010  
  The verdict in the new trial of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev is due on December 15, Judge Viktor Danilkin said on Tuesday.

• Verdict on Khodorkovsky case to be announced in December

  12:10   02/11/2010  
  A verdict in the new case against former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business ally Platon Lebedev is due on December 15, Judge Viktor Danilkin said on Tuesday.

• Prosecutor calls Khodorkovsky, Lebedev 'liars'

  12:54   01/11/2010  
  A state prosecutor said at a court hearing on Monday he considered defense arguments presented by the two former Yukos executives and their lawyers "obvious lies".

• Khodorkovsky's business partner says investigators faked evidence

  14:48   29/10/2010  
  Platon Lebedev said on Friday that investigators involved in bringing new charges against him and his former business partner, ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, had fabricated the evidence.

• Khodorkovsky to appeal any guilty verdict in Strasbourg - lawyer

  20:00   28/10/2010  
  Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights if he is found guilty in the ongoing second case against him and his partner, the businessmen's lawyer said on Thursday.

• Guilty verdict against Khodorkovsky would blemish Russia's judicial system - lawyer

  14:36   28/10/2010  
  A guilty verdict for former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev in a second case may blemish the entire Russian judicial system, Khodorkovsky's lawyer said on Thursday.

• Khodorkovsky says judge must acquit him

  16:56   27/10/2010  
  Former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Wednesday the judge in the trial over new charges against him and his business partner Platon Lebedev had no choice but to bring a "not-guilty" verdict.

• Khodorkovsky says prosecution fails to prove his guilt

  12:58   27/10/2010  
  Russian prosecutors have failed to produce conclusive evidence to indict Mikhail Khodorkovsky of the second set of charges against him, the former CEO of the Yukos oil company said on Wednesday.

• Russian prosecutors demand 14 years for Khodorkovsky, Lebedev in second case

  19:04   22/10/2010  
  Russian prosecutors demanded 14 years in prison for former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev in a second case against the businessmen.

• Volume of oil allegedly stolen by Khodorkovsky drops by 131 million tons

  14:56   18/10/2010  
  The prosecution has reduced by 131 million tons the volume of oil that former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev are charged with stealing, a RIA Novosti correspondent said on Monday.

• Khodorkovsky may receive lighter punishment for economic crime - prosecutor

  16:07   14/10/2010  
  The prosecution will adhere to legislation easing punishment for economic crimes concerning the case of the former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, a prosecutor said on Thursday.

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev's guilt on new charges proved - prosecutor

  13:12   14/10/2010  
  The prosecution said on Thursday it had proven without doubt the guilt of former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev on new charges of stealing 350 million tons of oil.

• Putin pledges not to interfere in Khodorkovsky case

  23:26   06/09/2010  
  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday he will not interfere in the case of former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

• Putin claims he was unaware of new Khodorkovsky charges

  12:00   30/08/2010  
  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he was unaware of new charges brought against former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and did not back the businessman into a corner, Russian daily Kommersant said on Monday.

• Moscow court extends custody for Khodorkovsky, Lebedev

  12:22   16/08/2010  
  A Moscow court extended on Monday the custody of former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev for another three months.

• Nobel Prize winner starts campaign to release Khodorkovsky

  11:31   25/06/2010  
  Nobel Prize winner, author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, has begun a global campaign in a bid to free jailed Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Radio Liberty reported Friday.

• Russian trade minister testifies for Khodorkovsky

  14:39   22/06/2010  
  The Russian Trade Minister on Tuesday told the court hearing a case against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky that he knows nothing about the theft of millions of tons of oil, of which the former tycoon is accused

• Russian business daily editor testifies for Khodorkovsky

  15:30   26/05/2010  
  The chief editor of a Russian business daily said on Wednesday accusations that former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky stole 350 million tons of oil were groundless

• Ex-PM Kasyanov says Khodorkovsky case absurd, politically motivated

  15:12   24/05/2010  
  Russian former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov said on Monday new charges against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky were ludicrous and politically motivated. 

• Khodorkovsky defense to take case to European court

  15:20   21/05/2010  
  A court ruling extending former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business companion Platon Lebedev's detention in a Moscow prison will be appealed at the European Court of Human Rights, the defense counsel said on Friday

• Ex-Yukos CEO Khodorkovsky under the scrutinous eye of the camera

  15:06   20/05/2010  
  Jailed ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky who faces charges of stealing $9.6 billion from the $15.8 billion profit generated by Yukos between 1999 and 2003, as well as 350 million tons of oil, was brought to Moscow’s Khamovniki court for questioning. The video footage shows Khodorkovsky after spending six years in prison. 

• Court refuses to summon Putin as witness in Khodorkovsky case

  16:47   19/05/2010  
  A Moscow district court hearing a new case against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday refused to summon Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a witness. 

• Russian trade minister summoned as witness in Khodorkovsky case

  15:20   19/05/2010  
  A Moscow district court hearing a new case against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday summoned Russian Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko as a witness. 

• Khodorkovsky defense summons Putin to court as witness

  14:03   19/05/2010  
  Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky's defense on Wednesday asked the court hearing a new case against him to summon Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a witness.

• Khodorkovsky ends his hunger strike

  12:34   19/05/2010  
  Ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky ended his hunger strike on Wednesday, his lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said.

• Khodorkovsky goes on hunger strike, challenges judge

  17:34   18/05/2010  
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky has gone on hunger strike in protest against the latest court ruling against him that he says violates Russian law, the defense team for the former Yukos CEO said on Tuesday.

• Lawyers confirm ex-Yukos head Khodorkovsky's hunger strike

  10:50   18/05/2010  
  The defense of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former head of the Yukos oil giant, confirmed Tuesday that he is on a hunger strike

• Jailed Yukos head Khodorkovsky announces hunger strike - radio

  02:36   18/05/2010  
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia's jailed former head of the Yukos oil giant, who is facing new charges of oil and oil revenue embezzlement, went on a hunger strike, a radio station reported.

• Khodorkovsky confused by paradoxical accusations

  18:12   15/04/2010  
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil giant who is facing new charges of oil and oil revenue embezzlement, said on Thursday the prosecution's accusations were paradoxical and devoid of logic

• Khodorkovsky says oil theft as far-fetched as alien encounter

  14:47   12/04/2010  
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil giant, said on Monday new charges of oil and oil revenue embezzlement against him were as implausible as an encounter with aliens.

• Khodorkovsky says charges contradict each other

  19:38   07/04/2010  
  Former head of Yukos oil giant Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is being tried for grand theft, told the court on Wednesday that charges against him were absurd because he could not steal both oil and its profits.

• Khodorkovsky plays with fire in court

  18:11   06/04/2010  
  Ex-Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky under a new trial on grand theft charges on Tuesday suggested the court hold an investigative experiment to make it more comprehensible how he could have stolen oil.

• Brutal Russian legal system will bring down state - Khodorkovsky

  12:09   03/03/2010  
  Violence and corruption in Russia's legal system could ultimately spell the end for the Russian state as it is today, the jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in a newspaper article published on Wednesday.

• Russian court extends pretrial detention of Khodorkovsky, Lebedev

  16:17   12/02/2010  
  A Moscow court ordered on Friday that Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev spend another three months in pretrial detention rather than return to regular jail.

• Khodorkovsky’s daughter accepts literature prize on his behalf

  22:31   14/01/2010  
  On January 13, Anastasia Khodorkovsky, the daughter of former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, accepted the Znamya literary magazine’s prize on her father’s behalf. 

• Khodorkovsky's daughter, lawyer receive his literary award

  03:09   14/01/2010  
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky's daughter Anastasia and lawyer Yelena Lukyanova have received a literary prize, awarded to the jailed Yukos founder for his correspondence with a Russian Booker Prize winning author.

• Khodorkovsky rules out life in politics

  17:04   22/10/2009  
  Jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in an interview published on Thursday that he has no plans to go into politics after his release from prison.

• Jailed oligarch Khodorkovsky mocks Russia's 'tandemocracy'

  17:19   21/10/2009  
  Jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky has dismissed President Dmitry Medvedev's modernization program as a farce and an attempt to preserve what he labeled 'tandemocracy.'

• Russian ex-PM Kasyanov ready to testify in Khodorkovsky trial

  18:16   28/09/2009  
  Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said on Monday he was ready to give evidence as a witness in a new trial of Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

• Strasbourg court to hear Khodorkovsky's appeal in fall - minister

  15:20   13/07/2009  
  The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights will consider a complaint from jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky in the fall this year, the Russian justice minister said on Monday.

• Moscow police detain 10 Khodorkovsky supporters

  11:03   08/07/2009  
  The police have arrested 10 protesters attempting to hold pickets in support of jailed ex-Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky in central Moscow, a local police spokesman said on Wednesday.

• Khodorkovsky supporters arrested at birthday bash

  21:38   26/06/2009  
  At least 16 supporters of jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky were detained in downtown Moscow on Friday after they gathered to celebrate the businessman's birthday and protest his imprisonment, police said.

• Khodorkovsky says no regrets over Yukos purchase

  18:22   26/06/2009  
  Jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said that he took an enormous risk acquiring the oil firm in the turbulent 1990s, but never regretted the move, he told Gazeta.ru in an interview published on Friday.

• Moscow court rejects Khodorkovsky, Lebedev appeals

  21:02   01/06/2009  
  The Moscow City Court ruled on Monday against the appeals of jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev in the second case against the business partners, a lawyer said.

• Khodorkovsky accuses Russia's security service of wiretapping

  21:21   25/05/2009  
  Jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky accused Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday of listening in on his lawyers' telephone conversations.

• Khodorkovsky appeal date against fresh charges postponed

  17:51   20/05/2009  
  The Moscow City Court has postponed the hearing of an appeal by jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev against a second set of criminal charges against them.

• Kremlin critic Kasparov condemns new Khodorkovsky trial

  16:46   29/04/2009  
  

• Kremlin critic Kasparov condemns new Khodorkovsky trial

  16:46   29/04/2009  
  

• Court rejects Khodorkovsky defense plea over new charges

  20:31   27/04/2009  
  

• Khodorkovsky defense asks court to return case to prosecutors

  15:16   24/04/2009  
  

• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev deny all charges in Moscow trial

  13:52   21/04/2009  
  Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev denied all the charges against them in a trial in Moscow on Tuesday. 

• Medvedev says must not make predictions in Khodorkovsky case

  12:37   15/04/2009  
  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that officials - and especially the head of state - should not comment on the potential outcome of trials, such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky's new case.