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Russian opera singer sentenced to 10 years for rallying against anti-COVID-19 measures

The Rostov Regional Court has sentenced opera singer Vadim Cheldiev to 10 years in a strict regime colony for his calls to participate in a rally against anti-COVID restrictions in April 2020 in the city of Vladikavkaz.

10:33 20.07.2022

Ex-head of Yugoria company sentenced to 7.5 years for embezzlement of $3.2 mln

The Khanty-Mansiisk District Court has sentenced Vladimir Volkov, former CEO of Yugoria company, to 7.5 years in a penal colony for embezzlement of 183 million rubles ($3.2 million) from the insurer.

11:23 19.07.2022

Russian court fines Google subsidiary $390M for repeated content violation

Google's Russian subsidiary on Monday was fined 21.8 billion rubles (about $390 million at the time of writing) by Moscow’s Tagansky District Court for repeated refusal to remove content prohibited by Russian law.

15:32 18.07.2022

Ex-top manager of major Internet provider Rostelecom faces corruption trial

Ex-top manager of Russian major digital service provider Rostelecom Andrey Levakov will stand trial on corruption-related allegations.

14:30 15.07.2022

Investigators establish facts of genocide in Bryansk region during WWII

The facts of genocide of civilians during the Great Patriotic War have been established in Russia's Bryansk Region.

12:29 14.07.2022

Moscow court detains man accused of treason

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has detained Valery Timofeyev, a defendant in a treason case, until September 12.

12:09 14.07.2022

Ex-deputy head of Russian Emergency Ministry put in detention on abuse of office charges

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has ordered the detention of ex-deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency of Russia Andrey Gurovich on charges of abuse of power.

11:59 14.07.2022

Municipal lawmaker detained in Russian army fake case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has placed municipal lawmaker Ilya Yashin in a case over fakes about Russian army in detention until September 12.

10:45 14.07.2022

Former deputy governor of Tomsk region charged with embezzlement

Embezzlement charges have been brought against a former deputy governor of the Tomsk region Yury Gurdin.

15:56 13.07.2022

Ex-judge and attorney get suspended terms in $70k fraud case

Ex-judge of the Moscow Commercial Court Igor Korogodov and attorney Alexander Mosin have received 3- and 2-years’ suspended sentence, respectively, for $70,000 fraud attempt.

13:22 13.07.2022

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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