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Navalny’s suit against Prosecutor General’s Office, Roskomnadzor set for October

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court has set October 11 as a date for the consideration of an administrative lawsuit filed by Alexey Navalny against the Prosecutor General’s Office and Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.

12:56 23.09.2021

Tax service seeks for bankruptcy of wanted Russian restaurateur Beloivan

A Moscow inspection of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) filed a bankruptcy application against the owner of Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain Yury Beloivan, who had been put on the international wanted list in a tax evasion case.

11:36 23.09.2021

Extended detention of businessman involved in Penza Governor’s case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of detention of the head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel involved in a bribery case against ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev until November 20.

18:42 22.09.2021

Russian ex-footballer files suit against Facebook over blocking posts with his last name

A court in Moscow is to hear a lawsuit of football coach and former football player of the Russian national team Dmitry Khokhlov seeking to recover from Facebook 150 million rubles ($2 million) in compensation for non-pecuniary damage suffered due to the blocking of posts and comments, which mention his name.

17:37 22.09.2021

Ex-Transport Minister of Russia’s Altai Krai faces bribery trial – Investigative Committee

A court in Russia’s Altai Krai is to hear a criminal case over the receipt of a bribe by the region’s ex-Minister of Transport Alexander Dementyev in return for patronage in the state procurement transactions.

15:28 22.09.2021

Ex-Mayor of town in Russian Republic Adygea gets 2.5-year suspended term for fraud attempt

Ex-Mayor of the town of Maikop in Russia’s Republic of Adygea Andrey Getmanov has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for deal compulsion, large-scale fraud attempt and illicit ammunition storage.

10:54 22.09.2021

Russian investigators open case over yet another Nazi photo on Immortal Regiment website

The Russian Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case over rehabilitation of Nazism against a resident of the Republic of Bashkortostan, who posted a photograph of Nazi Field Marshal Paul von Kleist on the Immortal Regiment website.

17:35 21.09.2021

Navalny’s associate Sobol appeals sentence in sanitary code breach case

Lyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, has challenged her sentence for abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.

16:18 21.09.2021

Recovery of over $800 from Navalny’s ally in favor of businessman Prigozhin upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling ordering Vladimir Milov, one of the allies of Alexey Navalny, to pay businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin 60,000 rubles (over $800) as part of a defamation dispute.

15:56 21.09.2021

Lawmaker loses defamation dispute with Russian TV star

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld dismissal of the Moscow City Duma Communist lawmaker Pavel Tarasov’s defamation lawsuit against famous Russian TV and radio host Vladimir Solovyev.

13:13 21.09.2021

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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