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Russian Ombudsman’s Office works on over 3,500 applications

Specialists of the Office of Russia’s Federal Ombudsman are currently working on 3,501 submitted complaints, according to Tatiana Moskalkova’s press service.

18:11 29.04.2021

Number of forensic expert institutions must be increased in Russia – official

Russia’s Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko considers necessary to augment the number of forensic expert institutions in Russia and to provide them with modern criminalistic equipment.

17:00 29.04.2021

Sentence of former Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk for bribery upheld

The Seventh Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday dismissed appeals against sentence given to ex-Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Yevgeny Teftelev for bribery.

16:18 29.04.2021

Use of insider information about athletes to be defined as wrongdoing in Russia

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved an initiative of the Russian Ministry of Sports aimed at combating match-fixing and corruption in sports.

14:54 29.04.2021

Navalny’s sentence for defaming Great Patriotic War veteran upheld

Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court on Thursday upheld an 850,000-ruble fine ($11,500) imposed on Alexey Navalny as a punishment for defaming veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko.

13:38 29.04.2021

Trial of suspended Tomsk Mayor accused of abuse of office to continue in late May

Consideration of a case against suspended Mayor of Tomsk Ivan Klyain will continue on May 26.

12:27 29.04.2021

Nine appeals against bankruptcy of Promsvyazbank ex-owner Ananyev dismissed

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed nine appeals against a lower court decision to declare bankrupt former owner of PJSC Promsvyazbank (PSB) Dmitry Ananyev.

10:48 29.04.2021

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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

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.

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