Magnitsky Act - TASS

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EU to approve sanctions regime similar to Magnitsky Act shortly

Russian State Duma deputy speaker notes improvement of dialogue with Scandinavian MPs

Watchdog censures plans to slap Magnitsky Act sanctions on Russian prosecutor general

Browder links Russia’s new prosecution to Magnitsky Act

Latvia bans entry to three high-ranking Russian officials

The list includes the head of Russia’s constituent Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, the chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, and the Duma deputy Andrei Lugovoi

Kremlin vows to respond to US sanctions against Chechen leader

The US Department of the Treasury announced Kadyrov has been placed on the sanctions list under the Magnitsky Act

Russia's top prosecutor asks US attorney general to explore rationale for Magnitsky Act

According to Yuri Chaika, the act in question had been adopted without any reason, while it had been lobbied by some interested parties

Diplomat urges not to speculate on prospects of cancelling Magnitsky Act under Trump

The Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act was adopted in December 2012

Analyst warns expansion of Magnitsky list may pose hindrances to Trump administration

On Monday the US government expanded the list of Russian citizens to which sanctions apply under the so-called Magnitsky Act

Diplomat says Washington ‘indecently revengeful’ towards Russia

"During the remaining 10 days of its stay in power, the Obama administration may mess things up," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov noted

Kremlin: Magnitsky List extension aimed at further deterioration of Russian-US relations

On January 9, the US Department of the Treasury blacklisted five Russian individuals in connection with the Magnitsky Act for human rights abuses

Moscow says global nature of Magnitsky Act prompts US to undermine relations with world

Using human rights as a pretext for exerting pressure on states the US does not favor seems to be a long-standing tradition of Washington, according to the Russian diplomat

US Congress votes to make Magnitsky Act applicable to other states

The document is yet to be signed by Barack Obama

Moscow court finds libel criminal case against opposition activist Navalny legal

The case concerns alegations of former investigator Pavel Karpov's involvement in the death of Hermitage Capital fund employee Sergey Magnitsky in 2009