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Hunger striking politician's appeal to annul mayoral elections dismissed

The Astrakhan Regional Court dismissed Wednesday an appeal of a lower court's ruling not to annul the city's mayoral elections which had been brought by Oleg Shein, leader of Astrakhan's A Just Russia branch who made international headlines last Spring for a 40-day hunger strike.

13:24 30.08.2012

US disappointed with Ukraine high court's dismissal of Tymoshenko's appeal

The United States is disappointed with the dismissal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of a sentence imposed for signing illegal gas deals, according to US Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

12:55 30.08.2012

Appeal of $56.5 mln suit against Finance Ministry to be heard in September

On September 24, the Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will review Sodexim's appeal of the dismissal by a lower court of its $56.5 million claim against the Finance Ministry.

12:29 30.08.2012

TNK-BP minority shareholders legal fee recovery appeal to be heard soon

The Western-Siberian District Federal Commercial Court has registered an appeal by TNK-BP Holding minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov against the court ruling obligating him and other minority shareholders who joined him in the case to pay the legal fees involved in the lawsuit against BP board members Peter Anthony Charow and Richard Scott Sloan.

11:53 30.08.2012

Investigation into Politkovskaya's murder extended until December

Investigators have extended their probe into journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder until December 7, says the counsel for one of the defendants Alexei Mikhalchik.

11:22 30.08.2012

Political experts criticize bill targeting anonymous online postings

Political experts regard a bill proposing to impose administrative and criminal liability for statements posted anonymously on the Internet as dubious, saying that a great part of the society would be angered by it.

11:02 30.08.2012

Reopening of Kirovles case against Navalny declared legal

On Wednesday, the Moscow Basmanny District Court found that it was within the law to resume the Kirovles case against renowned oppositionist Alexei Navalny. Thus the court dismissed the oppositionist's appeal against the investigators' actions.

10:38 30.08.2012

Due process flaws marred US activist bulldozer death case, attorney

The verdict handed down Tuesday absolving the Israeli army of responsibility for the crushing death of 23-year-old pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie was the end result of a trial deeply marred by procedural issues, says member of the Corrie family legal team.

19:45 29.08.2012

Proposals on nonprofit organization projects submitted to government

The Agency of Strategic Initiatives has submitted to the government proposals on state support for projects implemented by non-profit organizations.

17:55 29.08.2012

Khodorkovsky film copyright infringement case to be heard in high court

The Supreme Commercial Court has registered Pravda.Ru's repeat application to conduct a supervisory review of the court's refusal to grant its claim for a $37,290 recovery from RuTube for distributing Andrei Karaulov's film, "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".

17:25 29.08.2012

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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