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Prosecutor seeks life sentence for Russian soldier accused of killing family in Armenia

A prosecutor on Friday asked court to find Russian soldier Valery Permyakov guilty of killing seven members of a family in Armenia's city of Gyumri and sentence him to life in prison.

17:06 12.08.2016

Criminal case against ex-head of Russian penitentiary service reaches court

Criminal case against the former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer and other people who stand charged with embezzlement has been transferred to Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court.

15:33 12.08.2016

Moscow court finds ATAKA movement to be extremist, bans it in Russia

The Moscow City Court had found the ATAKA movement to be extremist and prohibited it from carrying out activities in the territory of the Russian Federation.

13:44 12.08.2016

Former Russian mayor sentenced to 9 years for abuse of power

A court in Blagoveshchensk, a city in the Amur Region in the Russian Far East, has sentenced ex-mayor of the city Alexander Migulya to 9 years in prison for abuse of office.

11:42 12.08.2016

St. Petersburg court to review Transaero bankruptcy case on November 23

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has postponed hearings in the bankruptcy case against troubled Transaero airline till November 23.

10:54 12.08.2016

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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