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Russian antimonopoly watchdog fines Google $34 mln for breaching competition rules

Russia's competition watchdog fined Youtube’s owner Google 2 billion roubles (about $34 million) on Tuesday for the lack of transparency, predictability and objectivity in the video sharing platform’s user and content moderation policies.

17:40 26.07.2022

Student charged in Perm university shooting case faces trial

Prosecutors have approved indictment against Timur Bekmansurov, who stands charged with shooting in the Perm State University that led to the death of 6 people last autumn, and sent the case to court for hearing.

16:18 26.07.2022

DPR Supreme Court to hear case against commander of Ukrainian neo-Nazi group

Alexander Kravtsov, the commander of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi group SS Bears will stand trial in the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

13:32 26.07.2022

Massacres in Russia’s Krasnodar region during WWII qualified as genocide by court

The Krasnodar Krai Court has held that the crimes committed by the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War on the territory of the region are to be recognized as genocide.

12:48 26.07.2022

Probe into Perm university shooting case against Russian student completed

Investigation into student Timur Bekmansurov, who stands charged with shooting in the Perm State University that led to the death of 6 people last autumn, is completed.

16:50 25.07.2022

Defendant in Moscow region convent blast case sentenced to 13 years in jail

A court in Serpukhov, a town in the Moscow region, on Monday sentenced Vladislav Struzhenko, who was found guilty of carrying out the blast on the territory of a local convent, to 13 years in a high-security penal colony.

14:55 25.07.2022

Four alleged members of terrorist cell arrested in Russia’s Astrakhan region

Four alleged members of a terrorist group have been arrested in Russia’s Astrakhan region.

11:50 22.07.2022

Prosecutor seeks 14 years in jail for ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker charged with bribery

A prosecutor has demanded 14 years in penal colony for ex-lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Roman Koval, who stands charged with receiving bribes on a large scale.

13:27 20.07.2022

Organizer of Crimean cell of banned terrorist organization gets 17 years in prison

The Southern District Military Court has sentenced Azamat Eyupov, who has been found guilty of organizing a cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir banned in Russia, to 17 years in high-security penal colony.

12:18 20.07.2022

Open Estonia Foundation declared undesirable in Russia

The Prosecutor General’s Office has recognized Avatud Eesti Fond SA (Open Estonia Foundation) as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation.

11:16 20.07.2022

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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