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Appeal against Russian man’s sentence for murder threats to judge postponed until June

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday decided to postpone appeal against sentence of a resident of town of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov for murder threats to Moscow judge Stanislav Minin until June 2.

18:05 12.05.2020

Stage company embezzlement case expected to resume in June

The Seventh Studio embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov is expected to resume on June 1.

17:23 12.05.2020

Owner of Moscow Region hospice pleads guilty in deadly fire case

An owner of a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk pleaded guilty and repented as part of a case over the fire that had led to the death of 11 patients.

13:10 12.05.2020

Probe opened into deadly fire in Moscow Region private hospice

Investigation was launched into the fire in a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk that led to the death of over 10 people.

11:59 12.05.2020

Prosecutors control inspection of St. Petersburg hospital fire circumstances

Prosecutors took the control over the check of compliance with law due to the fire in the St. George hospital in St. Petersburg that resulted in the death of 5 people, the press service of Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office reports Tuesday.

10:58 12.05.2020

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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