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Preliminary Savchenko hearing scheduled for September 15

The Donetsk City Court in the Rostov Region has set September 15 for a new preliminary hearing of a case against ex-Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands charged with complicity in the murder of two Russian journalists.

17:00 04.09.2015

Prisoner in Crimea charged for showing swastika tattoo

The Crimean prosecutor’s office has charged a local inmate with an administrative offence for showing his swastika tattoo.

15:46 04.09.2015

Memorial NGO fined $9,000 for violating foreign agent law

A magistrate court in Moscow has fined Memorial, a human rights NGO, 600,000 rubles (approximately $9,000) for violating the foreign agent law.

14:57 04.09.2015

Russian Supreme Court upholds denial of access to election for Putin’s namesake

Russia’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Vladimir Putin, a namesake of the Russian president, against the authorities’ refusal to register him as a candidate for the parliamentary elections in Bryansk.

13:07 04.09.2015

Jehovah’s Witnesses literature declared extremist

A court has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor’s office of Kurgan in the Urals to declare the Jehovah’s Witnesses book Keep Yourselves in God’s Love and the booklet Resist the Spirit of a Changing World extremist.

12:00 04.09.2015

Romanian court prohibits Lukoil from liquidating Petrotel refinery - report

A court in Romania has decided that Russian oil company Lukoil cannot liquidate or shut down one of Romania’s largest refineries Petrotel Lukoil, before November 1.

11:09 04.09.2015

Assets of art dealer accused of defrauding Russian billionaire unfrozen in Singapore – report

The High Court of Singapore unfroze assets of an art dealer accused of defrauding Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.

10:39 04.09.2015

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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).

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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.

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