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Punishment for torture legislatively toughened in Russia

A bill on tough sentence of up to 15 years in prison for torture became law after it was signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

17:03 14.07.2022

Russian President Putin signs law on control over foreign agents’ activities

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill prohibiting those who have a foreign agent status from conducting any sort of educational activities aimed at minors and producing any information products for that target group into law.

16:04 14.07.2022

Russian President equates adhering to enemy with treason

President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill equating adhering to the enemy in wartime with treason into law.

15:06 14.07.2022

Russian minors’ ombudsman pushes for creation of Donbass orphan database

Russia’s child rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova has proposed to create a database of Donbass orphaned children during her meeting with head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin.

14:00 14.07.2022

Putin approves ratification of protocol on foreign trade zone between EAEU and Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law on the ratification of a protocol to the Temporary Agreement on the Free Trade Area between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran.

13:27 14.07.2022

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

Sovereignty of Lugansk People’s Republic recognized by DPRK

The independence of the Lugansk People’s Republic was recognized by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday.

17:58 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