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Convicted member of notorious Russian gang gets 24 more years in prison

Convicted member of notorious criminal syndicate, Orekhovo gang, Alexander Pustovalov has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing six people.

18:01 22.12.2016

Russian Press Agency’s ex-head fined $1,600 for extremism

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has sentenced ex-head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media (Rospechat) and one of the founders of “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, Boris Mironov, to a 100,000-ruble fine ($1,600) for extremism.

17:33 22.12.2016

Russian ex-student sentenced to 4.5 years for attempting to join ISIS

The Moscow District Military Court has sentenced Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a former student of the Moscow State University, to 4.5 years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.

16:15 22.12.2016

Defense seeks to adjourn convicted Russian hacker Seleznev’s sentencing until June 2017

Attorney Igor Litvak has filed a motion with a court in Seattle seeking to postpone until June 2017 sentencing of Russian national Roman Seleznev.

15:26 22.12.2016

Russian ex-student Ivanova (Karaulova) found guilty of attempting to join ISIS

The Moscow District Military Court has found Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a former student of the Moscow State University, guilty of attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.

14:30 22.12.2016

VTB bank and Gazprom contractor reach amicable agreement in $272 mln dispute

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has approved amicable agreement in a lawsuit filed by VTB bank seeking to recover 18 billion rubles ($272 mln) from one of Gazprom’s major contractors Stroygazconsulting Group of Companies (SGC).

13:52 22.12.2016

Russia's Supreme Court upholds sentence for Hizb ut-Tahrir member

The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the sentence for Abdunabi Zoidov who was found guilty of participating in activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia.

11:20 22.12.2016

Moscow school student’s sentence for joining far-right Ukrainian group reduced

The Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday mitigated a 6.5-year prison sentence given to Moscow school student Kirill Banetsky for joining Right Sector, a far-right Ukrainian group banned in Russia, and pushing for extremism, by 2 months.

10:56 22.12.2016

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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