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Strasbourg court dismissed Moscow protesters' complaint

The European Court of Human Rights dismissed a complaint filed by a group of protesters who were detained in 2005 for taking part in an unauthorized rally in central Moscow.

13:54 10.07.2012

Investigation finished into Moscow airport 2011 bombing

Investigators finished probing into the case of the four individuals suspected of organizing a terror act at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in January 2011.

13:36 10.07.2012

Tymoshenko trial in second case rescheduled for July 23

Kharkiv's Kievsky District Court postponed the hearing of the second criminal case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko until July 23 at the prosecution's request.

13:28 10.07.2012

Russian Space Systems suspected of diverting $17 mln of GLONASS funds

The Interior Ministry has stated that funds for developing the Global Navigation Satellite System or GLONASS were misspent and has opened a criminal case in this regard.

12:43 10.07.2012

Gazprombank $98 mln claim dismissal upheld by court

The Far Eastern Federal Commercial Court left in force the lower court decision, which dismissed Gazprombank's lawsuit to recover $98.37 million from Amurmetall.

12:11 10.07.2012

State Duma to exclude Orthodox Church from foreign agent roster

State Duma deputies proposed to withdraw religious nonprofit organizations from United Russia's initiative on the status of noncommercial organizations.

11:48 10.07.2012

Cherney v Deripaska: plaintiff makes opening statement

The counsel for businessman Mikhail Cherney, who is suing Russian aluminum giant owner Oleg Deripaska in London's High Court of Justice, have stated the plaintiff's position, claiming that their client was a partner of Deripaska in the aluminum business.

11:17 10.07.2012

$14mln theft charges against VEB deputy chairman withdrawn

Investigators have withdrawn the charges facing Vnesheconombank (VEB) Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo for involvement in the theft of $14 million from VEB subsidiary Evraziyskiy.

10:28 10.07.2012

Business rights ombudsman to handle Khodorkovsky case on request only

Businessmen's rights commissioner Boris Titov will only deal with the case against former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky if he submits a formal request.

10:08 10.07.2012

Candidate appeals mayoral election result with ECHR

Former Astrakhan mayoral candidate Oleg Shein will appeal the court's decision in his lawsuit to invalidate the mayoral elections in the European Court of Human Rights in September.

18:02 09.07.2012

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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