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Moscow court sets date in criminal case against Doctors’ Alliance head

A Moscow court has set September 8 as the date for hearing a criminal case against Anastasia Vasilyeva, the leader of medical workers' union Alyans Vrachei (Doctors' Alliance, an organization recognized by the Russian Justice Ministry as a foreign agent).

10:35 02.09.2021

Moscow City Court to check legality of arrest of Northwestern tax service official

17:57 01.09.2021

Russian financier convicted of market manipulation exempted from punishment

The St. Petersburg City Court has released from the imposed punishment former head of the stock exchange operations directorate for the financial markets department of Baltinvestbank Andrey Kornilov.

16:28 01.09.2021

Assets of financial group Otkrytie founder Belyaev worth $2 bln seized by court

Moscow's Commercial Court has satisfied a petition of Bank Trust PJSC seeking the freeze of property of one of the Otkrytie financial group founders Vadim Belyaev worth 156.6 billion rubles (about $2 billion).

14:18 01.09.2021

Indian python taken from negligent owner, handed over to zoo

A four-meter Indian python, abandoned by its owner in an apartment of a five-story building in the village of Naziya, has been seized by a court decision and transferred to the zoo.

10:39 01.09.2021

Detention of forensic doctor accused of forgery during culture official's autopsy appealed

The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against detention of forensic physician Alexander Pentsakov charge with negligence and forgery in office as part of a case over the death of deputy head of Moscow’s Culture Department Leonid Osharin on September 15.

17:47 31.08.2021

Russian socialist’s appeal against sentence for aiding riots set for September

The Moscow City Court has set an appeal filed by the leader of the movement For New Socialism Nikolay Platoshkin against his sentence for aiding and abetting mass riots and distribution of misleading information for September 3.

16:34 31.08.2021

Businessman Bykov found guilty of 1994 double murder organization

Jurors have found Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov guilty of masterminding double homicide in 1994.

15:02 31.08.2021

Widow of killed St. Petersburg ordered to remain in detention until late October

The St. Petersburg City Court on Tuesday extended detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, until October 30.

14:06 31.08.2021

Several minors suspected of war memorial desecration in Crimea - investigators

Crimean investigators have initiated probe into several minors suspected of desecration of the memorial complex of the lost during the Civil war in 1917-1922 in Sevastopol.

12:00 31.08.2021

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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