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Stavropol commercial court employee caught taking $15,000 bribe

Investigators opened a criminal case against a court employee at the Stavropol Territory Commercial Court for an attempt to take a 1 million ruble ($15,000) bribe.

14:59 17.09.2015

ECHR orders Russia to pay 7,000 euros to three opposition activists

The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia on Thursday to pay a total of 7,000 euros to three opposition activists who complained of their detention over mass protests in 2012 in central Moscow.

13:47 17.09.2015

Russian court fines civic activist for reposting demotivational poster

The Leninsky District Court of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, has ruled that civic activist Dmitry Semyonov is to pay 150,000 rubles ($2,275) for inciting extremism by means of reposting a demotivational poster and has amnestied him.

11:47 17.09.2015

Hockey player Voynov says he will return to Russia

Vyacheslav Voynov, defenseman of Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club, said through his attorney that he planned to return to Russia with his family.

10:40 17.09.2015

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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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