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Former YUKOS shareholder's case to be heard in absentia on August 10

Еhe Simonovsky District Court in Moscow will hear on August 10 the case against former YUKOS shareholder Leonid Nevzlin.

14:58 03.08.2012

Journalist deprived of Olympic accreditation to return to London

Journalist Andrey Mitkov may return to London on August 6 after his accreditation was revoked by the International Olympic Committee. Mitkov was arrested by the police after an alleged conflict with a pregnant female volunteer.

14:26 03.08.2012

Organ donation draft law to be introduced this year

The draft law on organ donation which is being put together at the Healthcare Ministry in collaboration with leading specialists will be submitted to the federal authorities for agreement this year and also posted on the ministry's website for public discussion.

14:01 03.08.2012

$155 mln debt claim against PiN Telecom to be heard in September

In September, the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court will hear creditors' requests to enter claims totaling over 5 billion rubles ($155 million) into the PiN Telecom schedule of creditors.

13:42 03.08.2012

40 extremist crimes registered in Moscow since start of 2012

Around 40 terrorist and extremist acts were registered in Moscow in the first six months of 2012.

13:07 03.08.2012

Serbian nationalist leader appeals contempt of court sentence

Leader of the Serbian Radical Party Vojislav Seselj has disputed the sentence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia's (ICTY), which sentenced him to two years in prison for contempt of court on June 28.

12:20 03.08.2012

Free Pussy Riot, says Danny DeVito

Hollywood actor Danny DeVito has urged the Russian authorities to release the Pussy Riot members accused of hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral and who have been in custody for almost six months.

11:47 03.08.2012

Putin disapproves of Pussу Riot but hopes for reasonable court judgment

President Vladimir Putin has disclosed that although he has no good word to say about Pussу Riot's actions, he believes they should not be judged "too severely" and is counting on a reasonable court ruling.

11:29 03.08.2012

Pussy Riot's fifth day of trial - live updates

RAPSI is hosting live text coverage of the heavily anticipated Pussy Riot trial as it progresses. The hooliganism trial of three members of Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot began Monday in a Moscow court in a case that has attracted heated controversy worldwide.

11:15 03.08.2012

US Congress may vote on Jackson-Vanik amendment in September

The House of Representatives will discuss the draft law granting Russia normal treatment in trade and will vote on it in September if it receives guarantees from the Senate that it will adopt it in the same month, Republican Eric Cantor, the House of Representatives Majority Leader, said.

10:48 03.08.2012

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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