Boris Nemtsov

Czech Republic

Russia denies plot to assassinate Prague's mayor

It’s alleged that a Russian agent was sent to Prague to poison the mayor with ricin, a highly potent toxin.

29 April 2020

Russia

Watch again: Rally to remember slayed Putin critic Boris Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov was gunned down near the Kremlin on February 27, 2015. On Saturday, people are gathering in Moscow to remember him.

28 February 2020

Czech Republic

Prague set to rile Moscow by naming square after Boris Nemtsov

To make matters worse, the square is near the Russian embassy in Prague.

12 February 2020

Russia

Nemtsov march draws thousands to Moscow

According to White Counter, an NGO that counts participants at rallies, around 7,600 people took part in the Moscow march for Boris Nemtsov, for which organisers had been granted permission by the city authorities.

25 February 2018

Russia

Chechen man sentenced for killing Russian opposition leader

A court in Moscow has sentenced a Chechen man to 20 years in jail for killing Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov two years ago.

13 July 2017

Russia

Five convicted over murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Russian court convicts five Chechens in Boris Nemtsov murder trial.

29 June 2017

Russia

Jury retires in Nemtsov murder trial

The outspoken opponent of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead as he walked across a bridge in Moscow

27 June 2017

Russia

Moscow rally for murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Thousands marched in the Russian capital to mark the second anniversary of the opposition leader's killing.

26 February 2017

Russia

Five Chechens go on trial for murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Five Chechen men accused of the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov have gone on trial in Moscow.

3 October 2016

Russia

Moscow court begins hearings in Nemtsov case

Moscow’s military court has started preliminary hearings in the case of slain Russian opposition leader and Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.

25 July 2016

Russia

Moscow marchers 'forbidden' from passing site of Nemtsov's murder

Thousands march through Moscow to honour Boris Nemtsov, but are reportedly forbidden from crossing the bridge where the Kremlin critic was murdered.

27 February 2016

Russia

Chechens charged in Nemtsov murder

Russian prosecutors have formally charged four Chechens in connection with the February assassination of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. Another man

29 December 2015

Russia

Russians mark 40 days since killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov

Dozens of people have been laying flowers at the scene in Moscow where opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed 40 days ago. Traditionally in

7 April 2015

Russia

Russian judge affirms arrests of three suspects in Nemtsov murder case

A Russian judge who has been considering the legality of three arrests in connection with the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has ruled the

6 April 2015

Europe News

MEPs urge Russia to start 'independent' probe of Nemtsov murder

MEPs on Wednesday called on Russia to carry out an independent investigation into the murder of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Parliamentarians

11 March 2015

Europe

Killing in the Kremlin's shadow who or what is behind Nemtsov's murder

Following the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov “The Network’ asks just who or what is behind the killing in the Kremlin’s shadow and

5 March 2015