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State Duma approves draft law amendments on bribery fines

The lower house of the Russian parliament (State Duma) approved amendments to a draft law on Friday proposing to introduce fines of up to 100 times the amount of corrupt payments and bribes.

19:03 19.04.2011

New Prosecutor for Moscow Region is nominated

Prosecutor-General of Russia Yuri Chaika has nominated head of Prosecutor-General’s anti-corruption department Alexander Anikin for the post of Prosecutor of the Moscow Region, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor-General’s Office Marina Gridneva told RIA Novosti.

18:58 14.04.2011

Russian Civic Chamber: 1,000 corruption complaints in 45 days

The Russian Civic Chamber summed up its “Stop Corruption” hotline activities for the past 45 days this week. According to the chamber, a total of 1,100 instances of alleged corruption were reported and more than half were attributable to the executive authorities.

16:06 13.04.2011

New British Bribery Act to trigger outflow of investments from Russia

The new Bribery Act is soon expected to come into force in the UK and will significantly deter British companies from cooperating with clouded Russian businesses, Dmitry Dementyev, an expert at the Magisters law firm, told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI). This will inevitably result in an outflow of investments from Russia.

17:53 08.04.2011

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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