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Appeals against sentence of nine terrorist group members set for September 25

The Supreme Court of Russia will consider appeals against sentence of nine members of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia on September 25.

18:22 19.09.2019

Russia’s culture official charged with fraud

Deputy Director of the Culture Ministry’s department on the state protection of cultural heritage Pavel Mosolov has been charged with large-scale fraud.

15:06 19.09.2019

Copyright infringement suit against IKEA dismissed by Moscow Region court

A court in Khimki, a town in the Moscow Region, has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Swedish furniture corporation IKEA.

14:54 19.09.2019

Ex-chair of republican election commission gets 6 years for bribery

Ex-chair of the election commission of Russia’s Republic of Komi Yelena Shabarshina has received 6 years in colony for taking bribes.

13:50 19.09.2019

Prosecutors seek to release actor jailed in Moscow rally case on travel restrictions

The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a motion to release actor Pavel Ustinov, an alleged participant of riots during a Moscow unauthorized rally, from detention on travel restrictions until his case is considered by an appeals court.

12:40 19.09.2019

Russian business ombudsman pushes for creation of blacklist of judges

Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov proposes to set a special expert group to assess judges’ decisions and rulings and create the so-called blacklist of Russian judges.

11:35 19.09.2019

Journalist convicted of inciting terrorism, extremism freed from Russian prison

Journalist Boris Stomakhin, who had been convicted of inciting terrorism, was released from prison in a Saratov Region on Thursday morning.

10:44 19.09.2019

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