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Seizure of $1.5-billion assets of ex-Promsvyazbank owner upheld

The Moscow District Commercial Court has upheld the seizure of monetary assets and other property in the amount of more than 113 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) belonging to the former owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev.

10:27 15.09.2021

Court in Moscow again fines Facebook, Twitter for for failing to remove banned content

A Moscow court has fined social media companies Facebook and Twitter for failing to delete content prohibited by Russian law.

16:06 14.09.2021

Request of Paul Whelan to be transferred to US forwarded to Russian Justice Ministry

The Supreme Court of Russia’ Republic of Mordovia forwarded a request of an American citizen Paul Whelan, sentenced to 16 years in jail for espionage, to the Justice Ministry.

13:38 14.09.2021

Russia's Supreme Court backs women's right to self-defense against domestic violence

Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a woman who stabbed her partner with a knife saying that it was justified self-defense.

10:38 14.09.2021

Moscow court orders continued pre-trial detention of ex-official of North Ossetia Takoyev

The Moscow City Court on Monday ordered continued pre-trial detention for former chairman of the North Ossetia government Sergey Takoyev facing charges of embezzling more than 180 million rubles (about $2.5 million).

17:48 13.09.2021

Moscow court upholds sentence for ‘trash streamer’ guilty of beating model

Moscow's Presnensky District Court on Monday upheld the conviction and sentence of ‘trash streamer’ Andrey Burim (a.k.a Mellstroy) who mocked and violently abused a model during a live broadcast.

10:44 13.09.2021

Businessman to go on trial for siphoning $76 mln from self-regulating construction organizations

Businessman Alexey Eliseyev will face trial for alleged siphoning 5.6 billion rubles (about $76 million) from self-regulating construction organizations.

17:56 10.09.2021

Google challenges dismissal of its claim against Russian communications watchdog

Google LLC has filed an appeal against the dismissal of its claim against Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor seeking to establish that the agency unlawfully restricted access to 12 YouTube links it said demonstrated illegal content.

10:53 10.09.2021

YouTuber to stand trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine

Anton Myslivets, owner of a channel on YouTube and VKontakte social network, will face trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine.

16:05 09.09.2021

Moscow court orders seizure of former minister's $22 mln property

Moscow's Gagarinsky District Court has ordered that a $22 million property owned by former government minister Mikhail Abyzov be seized.

10:48 09.09.2021

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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