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Navalny challenges prone to escape status

A court in Russia’s Vladimir Region has registered three suits lodged by Alexey Navalny against a penal colony over assignment of the status of a convict prone to escape to him.

17:20 26.04.2021

Two bankers put in detention in Moscow on suspicion of $13.5 mln withdrawal

A court in Moscow put a former chair of board of one of the commercial banks and his deputy in detention on suspicion of illegal takeaway of more than one billion rubles (about $13.5 million) through unsecured loans.

16:14 26.04.2021

Over 10,000 applications already registered in 2021 – Russia’s Ombudsman

Russian Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova received more than 10,000 incoming applications in the first quarter of 2021.

14:21 26.04.2021

Moscow court suspends activity of Navalny’s foundation and offices

The Moscow City Court on Monday suspended activities of the foundation established by Alexey Navalny, which had been declared a foreign agent, and the organization’s seats until a prosecutor’s lawsuit seeking to declare them extremists is resolved.

12:00 26.04.2021

Over 100 notarial applications submitted to Russian Ombudsman within 3 years

The Office of Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has received 103 notary related complaints since 2018.

10:53 26.04.2021

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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).

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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