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Ural region ex-mayor gets 5.5 years for corruption

Viktor Shchekotov, former mayor of Troitsk, a town in the Chelyabinsk Region, has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for corruption and abuse of office.

17:00 30.09.2015

Former Mezhprombank executive’s suspended sentence changed to jail term

The Moscow City Court granted an appeal filed by prosecution and changed former Mezhprombank executive Alexander Didenko’s suspended sentence to real jail term.

15:30 30.09.2015

Refusal to issue Navalny foreign passport upheld

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday upheld the Federal Migration Service’s refusal to issue opposition politician Alexei Navalny a foreign travel passport.

11:21 30.09.2015

Russian IT specialist to spend 4.5 years in U.S. prison

Russian programmer Dmitry Belorossov has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison by the U.S. court for online fraud.

10:41 30.09.2015

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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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