Corruption & Bribery

Turkish PM announces sweeping cabinet reshuffle amid graft probe

Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the names Wednesday of ten new ministers set to replace their predecessors amidst a broad reshuffling of his cabinet.

14:22 26.12.2013

Putin: tougher anti-corruption measures against officials to come

President Vladimir Putin said during his annual Q&A session with the press on Thursday that anti-corruption measures levied against officials will become stricter .

12:53 19.12.2013

Russia considers tougher punishment for foreign currency bribes

Russia’s lower house of parliament is set to consider a bill to stiffen penalties for bribes in foreign currencies, one of the legislature’s four factions said Wednesday.

11:22 19.12.2013

Final bribery charges brought against Rosbank ex-board chairman

The investigation has brought final charges against former Rosbank board chairman Vladimir Golubkov regarding corrupt business practices, according to official spokesman of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin.

10:59 19.12.2013

Russian lawmaker proposes ‘list of shame’ corruption register

A lawmaker in Russia has proposed a draft bill to parliament to create an open list of people convicted on corruption charges in an attempt to change widespread tolerance of the problem in the graft-ridden nation.

16:26 18.12.2013

Russian official pays record $29 million fine for bribery

A former public officer has been ordered to pay 950 million rubles ($29 mln), the largest ever fine in Russia, for attempted bribe-taking, the Ministry of the Interior reported Tuesday.

10:46 17.12.2013

Number of corruption cases in Russia increases in 2013 - official

The Russian Investigative Committee opened 4,000 more corruption related cases in 2013 than in the previous year, according to official spokesman Vladimir Markin.

14:42 09.12.2013

Corruption cases opened against 1,600 Russian officials in past two years

More than 1,600 Russian lawmakers and chiefs of local government bodies have been indicted for corruption in the past two years.

17:13 04.12.2013

New Presidential anti-corruption directorate created in Russia

The State Duma supports the establishment of a special department in the Presidential Executive Office to combat corruption. The department will hold much broader authority than all previous anti-corruption organizations, the parliament members believe.

17:21 03.12.2013

Russian bailiffs collect 155 mln rubles in fines for corruption in 2012

Russian bailiffs have collected only 155 million rubles ($4.7 million) in fines for corruption related offenses out of the two billion rubles ($60.3 million) ordered by the courts in 2012.

14:35 03.12.2013

Top news

Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025