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NGO law tailored to browbeat human rights activists - U.S. State Department

The United States believes that the new Russian law on non-profit organizations is intended to intimidate and persecute human rights and civil society activists.

10:17 25.07.2012

Watchdog's lawsuit on lease of land plot for ferroalloy plant postponed

The Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court has postponed until September 24 the property watchdog's lawsuit against local administration to invalidate the lease agreement regarding a land plot intended for a ferroalloy plant.

17:57 24.07.2012

Patent chamber rejects Adidas' complaint about trademark registration

The Patent Disputes Chamber has refused to satisfy Adidas International Marketing B.V.'s complaint and approved the Editex trademark's registration.

17:50 24.07.2012

Tax authorities win 60.2 percent of cases in first half of 2012

The tax authorities have won 60.2 percent of their cases in the first six months of 2012.

17:29 24.07.2012

IKEA appeal against decision in $15.3mln tax dispute to be heard in August

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals put off until August 22 the consideration of IKEA Mos' appeal against the court decision which dismissed the company's lawsuit to invalidate the Federal Tax Service's tax claims amounting to $15.3 millionю

16:58 24.07.2012

Consumer rights activists request audit of Christ the Savior Cathedral fund

The Consumer Rights Protection Society has asked the prosecutor's office and the Moscow real estate inspectorate to audit the Christ the Savior Cathedral Fund's application of city subsidies.

16:33 24.07.2012

Hearing of oppositionist complaint against money seizure accelerated

The Basmanny District Court has rescheduled from August 8 to July 26 its hearing of Ksenia Sobchak's complaint that her cash was unlawfully seized by investigators who searched her apartment.

16:18 24.07.2012

Bashneft lawsuit on major oil field license to be heard on August 31

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on August 31 Bashneft-Polyus' lawsuit disputing the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use's decision to revoke its license to the Trebs and Titov oil fields in the Nenets Autonomous District and to return it to Bashneft.

15:18 24.07.2012

S-300 missile supply claim "standard procedure" - Iran's Foreign Ministry

Iran's claim against a state-run Russian company over an S-300 missile supply contract is nothing more than a standard contractual procedure, says Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast

14:48 24.07.2012

Lebedev prosecutorial inaction appeal dismissed

The Tverskoy District Court has refused to consider former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's appeal against Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika's inaction.

14:15 24.07.2012

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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