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Prosecutors to look into Navalny's accusations against Bastrykin

A letter by opposition leader Alexei Navalny stating accusations against Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin was delivered to the Kremlin administration and will soon be forwarded to the Prosecutor General's Office for review.

13:40 02.08.2012

Deripaska sues Russian news agency for defamation

On Wednesday, the Moscow Commercial Court has registered a defamation lawsuit by Basic Element (BasEl) holding company owner Oleg Deripaska against Agentstvo Politicheskikh Novostey, the founder of the eponymous online political news site.

13:14 02.08.2012

MMK minority shareholder suit to dispute purchase of Flinders Mines dismissed

The Chelyabinsk Regional Commercial Court has dismissed Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) shareholder Elena Yegorova's lawsuit disputing the company's planned purchase of a 100 percent stake in Flinders Mines Limited.

12:45 02.08.2012

Pussy Riot trial stalled due to anonymous bomb threat

The Moscow courthouse hosting the highly anticipated and heavily scrutinized Pussy Riot trial has been evacuated due to its receipt of an anonymous bomb threat during the fourth day of hearings.

12:27 02.08.2012

United States help Russian embassy to investigate adoption case

The U.S. Department of State is assisting the Russian Embassy in Washington with working together with Virginia's authorities, who recently charged Matthew and Amy Sweeney with abusing their adopted Russian child.

12:07 02.08.2012

House postpones Jackson-Vanik and Magnitsky bills until November

The U.S. House of Representatives does not have enough time to consider the bills to withdraw the Jackson-Vanik amendment and to adopt the Magnitsky list before the presidential and congressional elections in November, said Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI).

11:36 02.08.2012

Former MP's suit against human rights activist dismissed by U.S. court

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has rejected the lawsuit by former State Duma deputy Ashot Yegiazaryan against U.S. human rights activist Pyotr Zalmayev.

10:53 02.08.2012

Google denied expedited domain name review

The Moscow Commercial Court has turned down Google Inc's motion to speed up the review of its complaint against Weblink Ltd regarding its use of Googl.Ru and Gugl.Ru domain names as the expert appraisal currently underway makes this impossible.

10:10 02.08.2012

Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Russian ship's arrest in Norway

The Norwegian charge d'affaires ad interim has been invited on Wednesday to the Russian Foreign Ministry to listen to the authorities' concerns over the Melcart-2 vessel's arrest.

17:58 01.08.2012

Lithuania commends ruling in Gazprom case

The Lithuanian Energy Ministry has commended the Stockholm Arbitration Court's decision that Gazprom cannot prohibit the government from discussing whether Lietuvos dujos management duly executes its duties in court.

17:11 01.08.2012

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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