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May 6 riot suspect's detention upheld

On Wednesday the Moscow City Court upheld the arrest of Nikolai Kavkazsky, a suspect in the Bolotnaya Square riots in downtown Moscow investigation.

13:01 05.09.2012

Pussy Riot sentence does not infringe fundamental freedoms

Konstantin Dolgov, Russia's Foreign Ministry's envoy for Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law takes the position that the Pussy Riot case, which provoked a wave of criticism in the West, did not infringe upon free speech and self-expression, according to the Foreign Ministry's press office.

12:26 05.09.2012

European Commission launches Gazprom antitrust probe

The European Commission has opened an investigation against Gazprom on suspicion of breaching EU antitrust legislation, the commission reports.

12:01 05.09.2012

"Casino case" suspect released

Former prosecutor Roman Nishchemenko, charged with accepting bribes in exchange for illegal gambling protection.

11:27 05.09.2012

Investigator cleared of businesswoman's prison death

A criminal case pending against investigator Sergei Pysin on suspicion of having negligently contributed to the death of a businesswoman has closed; Pysin had been investigating the activities of Vera Trifonova, who died in a Moscow's pretrial detention center.

11:05 05.09.2012

Share transfer from Bank of Moscow to VTB upheld

The Moscow Commercial Court dismissed Sergei Devyatkin's suit to nullify transactions in which Bank of Moscow stock owned by the city of Moscow was transferred to VTB Bank.

10:16 05.09.2012

No retrial for Karadzic

Accused war criminal Radovan Karadzic’s request for a retrial was denied by a panel of judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Monday, according to a statement released by the tribunal.

18:10 04.09.2012

Communist lawmaker slams police beating charges

Communist Party State Duma Deputy Vladimir Bessonov, who is suspected of having beaten a police officer during an opposition rally in Rostov-on-Don, has submitted an appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office to invalidate the case initiated against him, he said at a news conference on Tuesday.

17:43 04.09.2012

Draft law on limiting interest rates submitted to State Duma

State Duma Committee for Financial Markets Deputy Chairman Anatoly Aksakov has submitted to the Duma a bill on limiting interest rates on credit granted to individuals.

17:20 04.09.2012

State Duma recommends fining cinemas for concealing ticket sales data

The State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation has recommended to adopt in the first reading a draft law on imposing fines on cinemas that conceal ticket sales data. The committee proposed considering the corresponding draft law in the first reading on September 11.

16:45 04.09.2012

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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