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Putin increases legal protection for Russian Technologies State Corporation

President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law expanding the possibilities of legal protection of the Russian Technologies State Corporation, with particular regard to the period when assets have not yet been incorporated into its charter capital.

12:59 12.07.2012

Siberian utility's $140 mln claim against authorities to be heard on Sep.6

The Krasnoyarsk Territorial Commercial Court postponed until September 6 its hearing of the Siberian Interregional Grid Company's lawsuit against the territorial finance ministry to recover $140 million in damages.

12:35 12.07.2012

Libel is not cause for imprisonment says State Duma

The State Duma will remove imprisonment from the punishments stipulated by the draft law on introducing a criminal penalty for libel. The draft law was adopted by the State Duma in the first reading on Wednesday, July 11.

12:03 12.07.2012

Pussy Riot case still held in prosecutor's office

The criminal case against Pussy Riot female punk group members charged with disorderly conduct in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral is still in the prosecutor's office and has not yet been referred to court.

11:25 12.07.2012

Parliamentary investigation says Magnitsky's arrest and detention were lawful

The arrest of Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky and the decision to hold him in custody were lawful; however the circumstances surrounding his death and the reasons for which he was denied medical aid must be scrupulously investigated, according to a report on a preliminary parliamentary investigation presented in Washington by a group of Federation Council members.

10:51 12.07.2012

Russian Euro 2012 fans deported from Poland

Two Russian fans Dmitry Abramov and Pavel Lepikhov, whose imprisonment was replaced with a probationary sentence by the Polish court of appeals, were deported from Poland on Wednesday.

10:19 12.07.2012

Deripaska's defense to fight back over Rusal stake

Rusal aluminum giant owner Oleg Deripaska will begin responding on Thursday to Mikhail Cherney's claims for compensation for his role in the aluminum business in the 1990s.

02:00 12.07.2012

Russia's lower house approves Internet blacklist bill

The lower house of Russia's parliament approved on Wednesday legislation to give the state powers to block blacklisted websites, a move criticized by internet freedom activists who say the law could be used to crack down on dissent.

18:44 11.07.2012

Gazprom subsidiary files suit against US company over film shooting

The offshore company Encatto Ltd., which is controlled by Gazprom, has filed a lawsuit with a U.S. court to recover funds paid to a local company to produce an advertising film for the gas giant's subsidiary.

17:30 11.07.2012

Prosecutor seeks eight years for YUKOS co-owner

A prosecutor has asked for an eight-year prison sentence for former YUKOS co-owner Vladimir Dubov. He has been charged with a large-scale embezzlement.

17:08 11.07.2012

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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