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Google ordered to pay $742 to Yekaterinburg resident for scanning e-mail

The Moscow City Court ordered Google to pay 50,000 rubles ($742) to Yekaterinburg resident Anton Burkov in compensation for violating his privacy rights.

17:37 16.09.2015

Moscow court tosses out Savchenko’s complaint over her alleged immunity

The Moscow City Court declined to hear a complaint brought by Ukrainian national Nadezhda Savchenko who claims to enjoy immunity against prosecution as a PACE delegate.

15:51 16.09.2015

Alleged Lithuanian spy to be held until November

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has extended the arrest of suspected Lithuanian spy Arstidas Tamosaitis until November 20.

13:45 16.09.2015

Former TMK director to stay under arrest until late November

The Frunzensky District Court in Vladivostok has extended the house arrest of Viktor Grebnev, former chief executive of TMK (Pacific Bridge Building Company), a contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project.

11:11 16.09.2015

Russia asks US court to consider arguments in favor of Yaroshenko

Russia has appealed to a New York court to consider its arguments in favor of Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year sentence for alleged drug smuggling.

10:50 16.09.2015

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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).

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